Built in 1938 and named for legendary UC Davis football coach Vern Hickey, the Art Deco Gym is located next to the Memorial Union and the main Unitrans bus terminal in the heart of campus. There are practice spaces are configured for basketball, wrestling, volleyball and fencing teams. The Lower Hickey Gym was remodeled in 2005 to accommodate the UCD Women's Gymnastics Team. The UCD Swim Team practices and hosts intercollegiate meets in outdoor Hickey Pool. Ballet, jazz, and improv dance classes are held by the UCD Department of Dance in the gym's spacious mirror-walled studio.