Multnomah Athletic Club

The Multnomah Athletic Club is a private social and athletic club in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Multnomah Athletic Club
2020 MAC Winged M
AbbreviationM.A.C.
FormationFebruary 1891
TypeSocial and recreational club
Registration no.93-0232310
Location
Coordinates45.5206°N 122.6927°W / 45.5206; -122.6927
Membership
17,158 (residential members)[1]
Key people
William Lee (president)
Marianne Brophy Ritchie (vice president)
Connie Dunkle-Weyrauch (treasurer)
Michael Silvey (secretary)
Budget (2018)
$40,047,645[2]
Revenue (2018)
$43,385,690[2]
Websitethemac.com

Located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club was founded in 1891, and the club has expanded greatly from its beginnings. It now fills two buildings totaling 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2), making it the largest indoor athletic club in the world.[3][4] It is colloquially referred to as either "The MAC Club" or simply "The MAC". Its emblem is a winged "M". It has approximately 22,000 members and employs nearly 600 staff, according to the club's website.

The club has a capped membership, and holds a lottery every few years to compensate for attrition. Other avenues for joining include a Diversity Admissions Program.[5] The initiation fee is approximately $5500 for an individual member, and monthly dues thereafter are around $298.

Facilities
The entrance to the Multnomah Athletic Club photographed in 2014.

The club's primary facility is an eight-level main clubhouse located adjacent to Providence Park, a multipurpose stadium located on land formerly owned by the club, directly behind the park's south end bleachers. Covered parking for more than 600 autos is provided across the street in the club's garage.

Athletic facilities at the club include: Nine tennis courts, Eight squash courts, Ten racquetball/handball courts, Gymnastics arena, Three gymnasiums including a rock climbing gym, Indoor track, Batting cage, Pilates studio, Exercise and conditioning room with 14,800 square feet (1,370 m2) of space, Three fitness studios with 9,430 square feet (876 m2) total space, and Four locker rooms with over 6400 lockers. The club also has three swimming pools, two with spectator galleries.

Dining facilities include three restaurants, ten private dining rooms and the grand ballroom. Areas for socializing include reading lounge, game room, stadium terrace, sun deck, and junior lounge. Amenities include concierge, the -M-porium retail shop, child care and playschool, salon, massage, and shoe shine/repair.

The club offers a swim team, synchronized swimming, basketball, cycling, dance, decathlon, golf, gymnastics, handball, karate, Pilates, personal training, skiing, squash, soccer, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, hiking, and yoga. The clubhouse is also host to a variety of local, regional, and national sporting competitions throughout the year, and has been a venue for international championships on more than one occasion.

Notable members and staff
Olympic silver medalist Suzanne Zimmerman was a Multnomah Athletic Club member.
  • Louis Balbach, Olympic bronze medalist in the three meter springboard in 1920
  • Sam Bellah, United States pole vault champion in 1911 and 1915
  • Julian Illingworth, American squash player who won a record 9 U.S. national titles and became the highest-ranked American male player of all-time after reaching no. 24 in the world
  • Alfred Carlton Gilbert, Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault in 1912 and inventor of the Erector Set
  • Arthur "Tums" Cavill, swimming and diving instructor
  • George Earle Chamberlain, Oregon Governor and U.S. Senator
  • Jack Cody, swimming and diving instructor
  • Henry L. Corbett, Oregon State Senator
  • Can Ergenekan, Turkish Olympic swimmer who currently competes in U.S. Masters Swimming
  • Martin Hawkins, Olympic bronze medalist in the 110m hurdles in 1912
  • Brenda Helser, American Olympic swimmer who won gold in the women's 4×100-meter in 1948
  • Walter Hummel, United States champion in the 440 yd hurdles in 1916
  • Herbert Kerrigan, Olympic bronze medalist in the high jump in 1906
  • Sam Lee, 1933 NCAA doubles tennis champion who later became president of the Multnomah Athletic Club
  • Thelma Payne, Olympic bronze medalist in the three meter springboard in 1920
  • Vivian Marshall, American diver who was a vaudeville performer and film actress
  • Olive McKean, American Olympic swimmer who later became the Multnomah Athletic Club's aquatic director
  • Nancy Merki, at 14 years old set the 1500-meter freestyle AAU swimming record in 1941 and made the US summer Olympic team in 1948
  • Constance Meyer, British diver who trained under Jack Cody in the 1910s
  • Maureen Murphy, American Olympic swimmer who competed in 1956
  • Chester Newton, Olympic silver medalist, featherweight wrestling in 1924
  • Paul Rader, American football player
  • Robin Reed, Olympic gold medalist, featherweight wrestling in 1924
  • Tommy Ryan, American boxer who served as the club's boxing instructor from November to December 1911
  • Rick Sanders, Olympic silver medalist in wrestling in 1968 and 1972
  • Carrie Steinseifer, Olympic gold medalist in swimming in the 100 meter freestyle and 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay in 1984
  • Charlie Uksila, American ice hockey player who competed in the 1916 Stanley Cup Finals
  • Russell Vis, Olympic gold medalist, lightweight wrestling in 1924
  • Suzanne Zimmerman, American Olympic swimmer who won silver in the 100-meter backstroke in 1948
  • Carolyn Wood gold-medal swimmer at the 1960 Olympics

References
  1. "Membership". themac.com. Multnomah Athletic Club. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. "Nonprofit Explorer; Multnomah Athletic Club". propublica.org. ProPublica. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. "History - MAC". themac.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. Anderson, Heather Arndt (2015-12-17). "Inside the Best Portland Restaurant Where You'll Never Get to Eat". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. "Membership - MAC". themac.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
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