DIVING IN

University of Florida Adding $300K Pool For Ben Sasse At On-Campus Mansion

Construction on the pool is ongoing, but is expected to be complete by Sasse's first day in February.

When former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse moves to Gainesville, Florida, to take charge of the state's flagship university, he'll be greeted with a pricy new pool at his on-campus mansion. The University of Florida confirmed Wednesday it's spending $300,000 to install a pool at Sasse's future residence—a glistening addition to the four-bedroom, 7,400-square-foot home that Sasse will get to live in for free. Gainesville's NPR station, WUFT, reported Wednesday that a university spokesperson said it wasn't Sasse's call to have the pool installed and that funding came from donors, not money generated by tuition or student fees. Sasse, who has a wife and three children, resigned from the U.S. Senate last week and is set to dive in as UF's president sometime in February.