Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, UK Elite Training and Preparation Venue
AQUATICS ELITE TRAINING CAMPS
“ Everything was perfect. It was the best training camp in the last 10 years.�
Tonu Meijel, Estonia Olympic Swimming Coach, London 2012 2
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“ Surrey Sports Park has established itself as one of Europe’s leading elite sports training venues.” Paul Blanchard, Chief Executive, Surrey Sports Park 4
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Since opening in April 2010, Surrey Sports Park has established itself as one of Europe’s leading elite sports training venues, featuring world class facilities and host to a number of professional teams, athletes and sporting events.
Unique to the venue, Surrey Sports Park also offers support services including sports nutrition, on-site accommodation, partner hotels and on-site sports performance and medical testing facilities at the Surrey Human Performance Institute.
Owned and funded by the University of Surrey at a cost of ÂŁ36 million, Surrey Sports Park provides state-of-the-art sporting facilities to students and staff at the university and the surrounding community.
We feel this combination of facilities and services offers the optimum training environment in which to prepare for major competitions and events and I encourage you to come and see for yourself what Surrey Sports Park can offer.
Set in the leafy green surroundings of Guildford just 40 minutes from London and the south coast. The Park has excellent transport links from the Capital, Heathrow and Gatwick airports, offering an event and training venue to elite athletes, teams and sporting organisations. Designated as an official Pre-Games Training Base for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, The Park played host to several swimming teams including athletes from Great Britain, Singapore, Spain, USA triathlon and China synchronized swimming.
I invite you to come and experience the warm Surrey Sports Park welcome which so many international athletes experienced during the fantastic London Games. Paul Blanchard Chief Executive, Surrey Sports Park
The Park boasts an impressive list of Governing Body standard sports facilities and equipment. The centrepiece, the 50m, 8 lane, Olympic training standard indoor swimming pool - complete with a moveable floor, Daktronics timing system, video screen and a traversable boom enabling the pool to be split at different 30m/25m/20m lengths for various purposes. The Park is also the home training base of top 5 UK club, Guildford City Swimming Club. The pool also includes fully accessible seating for 180 spectators and coaches, warm-up areas, scoring facilities and anti-doping and marshalling areas that comply to international standards.
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SSP Elite training Facilities and services • 50m Olympic standard pool that can be configured for elite and short course swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo
• 6 Glass backed squash courts • 8 floodlit tennis courts
• 700 sqm, 120 station health and fitness centre with 6 Olympic weight platforms
• Climbing Centre with 23 roped climbing lines of up to 10m high as well as an extensive bouldering area with overhanging roof
• Private strength and conditioning studio with 3 Olympic weight platforms
• External fitness trim trail
• 3 multi purpose sports arenas with spectator seating capacity of 1,000
• Close proximity to Olympic Cycle route
• 2 large multi purpose fitness and exercise studios • Spinning studio • Wellbeing studio • Two lane 60m warm up and training track • Elite athlete medical testing facility – The Surrey Human Performance Institute • Physiotherapy and massage services • 12 Outdoor Football/Rugby Pitches • 2 artificial 3G turf pitches • 1 artificial sand-dressed turf pitch
• 52 acres of grounds for cross country running • Ice baths • Sauna and Steam Room • Changing rooms • Medical and rehabilitation rooms • WIFI throughout the facility including the pool area • Pool area coach work or administration station • Range of team rooms • Full team catering facilities • Starbucks • Dedicated team Liaison Officer throughout your stay
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“ It was a true pleasure to call Surrey Sports Park our home in our lead up to the London 2012 Olympic games.”
Andy Schmitz – High Performance General Manager, USA Olympic Committee, USA Triathlon 8
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Technical Specifications of The Pool and Facilities • The pool is 51.3m long, 20m wide and 2m deep with a 20x20m moveable floor and a 1.3m x 20m x 2m traversable boom. The floor can be set at any depth between 0 and 2m and the boom can be set at 25m 33m or 50m • The water is normally maintained at 28oC using 2 plate heat exchangers supplied with low pressure hot water generated by an onsite biomass boiler • T he water temperature can vary to suit the needs of the delegation •A n atmospheric temperature of 30oC is maintained by the ventilation system to prevent condensation within the pool hall • T he diving blocks are Omega Platforms with take off timing and lane speakers • T he timing equipment is supplied by Daxtronics and includes timing pads and starter box with visual and sound start • T he equipment runs Omisport 2000 pro swimming software through an Omisport 2000 swimming console • T here is a Daxtronic Galaxypro 80X192, RGB Scoreboard which can display race time, split time, finish time and positions • I t can be used with a HY-TECH or SPORTSSYSTEM and can display swimmers and/or team names • T he Lane Dividers are Malmsten 150mm Racing Lanes
50m x 20m Olympic pool 8 x 2.5m wide lanes Traversable boom Moveable floor Daktronics timing system 4m x 2m video screen OSB12 starting platforms relay break detection UV water treatment system Wet-side changing steam facilities sauna facilities
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On site campus accomModation
Partner hotel accomModation
• The Surrey Sports Park is serviced by 1500 University of Surrey modern accommodation rooms on site (not available all year around)
The Holiday Inn Guildford is a four star hotel located on the campus just a short walk from the Surrey Sports Park via a connecting footpath. The hotel has 168 fresh, light and airy bedrooms, 15 state of the art business suites and a Spirit Health Club. Holiday Inn is part of the InterContinental Hotels Group.
• The rooms are single, en suite with internet connection • They are in clusters of 5-8 around a shared kitchen area Support Services • Laundry services
Guildford also has a wide range of alternative accommodation to suit all requirements and budgets all within 10 minutes drive from Surrey Sports Park. Please contact us for more information.
• Translation and interpreter services • Transport and Logistics support • On site security • Full on site medical and hospital services • Free car and coach parking
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Surrey Human Performance Institute At our on-site Surrey Human Performance Institute, our practitioners work daily with athletes and coaches as part of their elite performance programmes. We work in multi-disciplinary teams to provide a holistic service that supports coaches and performance directors in helping to improve and monitor the training, preparation and performance of their athletes. What we do enables athletes to optimise training and practice; assists athletes to achieve peak performance at major tournaments and events, enables athletes and coaches to prevent, reduce and manage injuries; helps athletes and coaches to manage pressure and stress; and deploys performance enhancing technology, insight and analysis to enable athletes to develop strategies to support them for competition. Performance testing: • Maximal oxygen uptake – sport specific
Sports Medicine Healthcare professionals on hand to provide
• Threshold testing (Lactate & Ventilatory) – sport specific
• History
• Submaximal testing – sport specific
• Diagnosis
• Hydration analysis
• Referral
• Nutrition analysis and consultation
• Examination
• Body composition
Testing:
• Training load monitoring and evaluation,
• X-Ray’s/MRI diagnostics
• Field testing – sport specific
• Blood testing and full county pathology services including bespoke profiles
• Isokinetic dynomometry for strength testing – performance focused • Recovery strategies – ice/contrast bathing/ biofeedback/questionnaires etc.
• Exercise induced asthma screening and management • Cardiac testing ECG/Echocardiograms – rest & exercise • Physiotherapy services • Access and referral to private consultants across numerous disciplines
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LONDON HEATHROW
GUILDFORD
GATWICK
minutes from London
Surrey Sports Park is situated in the historic town of Guildford at the University of Surrey, just 40 minutes from London. Located only 25 miles from London Heathrow Airport and 40 miles from London Gatwick Airport, Surrey Sports Park is easily accessible for international guests and athletes from around the world. Guildford is ideally situated only 10 miles from the M25, one of the UK’s best connected motorway networks, linking the London and the South East with the rest of England, Wales and Scotland.
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Silver 400m Freestyle S12 Bronze 100m Butterfly S12 and 100m Backstroke S12
“ The facilities and support provided at Surrey Sports Park was amazing.�
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Past visitors and training camps
London 2012 Hall of Fame
Athletes from the following nations and teams have trained at Surrey Sports Park.
In addition to Hannah Russell (pictured), the following teams and athletes medalled at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games:
• Great Britain • Spain • Singapore • Philippines • Estonia
Mireia Belmonte Garcia - Spain Silver 200m butterfly and 800m freestyle
• Malta • Netherlands • Sweden Paralympic • Mauritius Paralympic
China Bronze Synchronised Swimming
• USA Triathlon • Costa Rica Triathlon • Mexico Triathlon
Maja Reichard - Sweden Paralympic Gold 100m Breaststroke SB11
• Ecuador Triathlon • Great Britain Synchronised Swimming • China Synchronised Swimming
Anders Olsson - Sweden Paralympic Silver 400m Freestyle S6
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Elle Simmonds Paralympics GB (2 x gold medalist at Beijing 2008 and London 2012) “ It’s a world class sports centre, a great training environment. There is no doubt facilities such as this will do nothing but help the next generation of elite swimmers.”
MARK FOSTER Former GB swimmer “ As a training venue it’s a lovely environment – it’s got everything.“
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Ryosuke Irie Japan (2 x silver and 1 x bronze medalist at London 2012) “ The 50m pool is fantastic, but there are also all the other facilities. It is all under one roof and something quite unique for an elite swimming training venue.”
karen pickering Former GB swimmer “ The facilities at Surrey Sports Park are really impressive. It’s an amazing 50m pool and a fantastic place to train and race.”
Testimonials
“ Surrey was easily the best place to train and camp ahead of London 2012. The aquatic facilities at the Sports Park replicate the standards of international competition and have allowed my athletes to prepare perfectly.” Carlos Brosas, Philippines Swimming Coach, London 2012
“ If you ever need to do a swim camp or sports camp in this part of the world I recommend Surrey Sports Park. The kindness and professionalism of the staff has made this camp a huge success for Team Singapore. Our swimmers have had a chance to practice in state of the art facilities with very good professionals running everything. The on site accommodation is within walking distance from the pool and are a great place to stay during the camp.” Sergio Lopez Miro, Team Singapore Swimming Coach, London 2012
“ It was a true pleasure to call Surrey Sports Park our home in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic games. The staff accommodated our every need and our athletes were well looked after and very appreciative of the service and support they received. The Sport Park were great hosts and provided exceptional support throughout. The staff did a fantastic job in providing the flexibility for a few extra laps when we reached the end of our scheduled pool time and the on site performance services were of great use to our team.” Andy Schmitz, usa triathlon High Performance General Manager, london 2012
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stength and conditioning zone
station health and fitness centre
paralympic nations
accommodation rooms olympic nations
metre pool 2.5 metre wide lanes
minutes from London
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Why choose Surrey Sports Park as your next training base? • Based in Guildford, Surrey just 40 minutes from London and easily accessible from all parts of the world • State-of-the-art, National Governing Body standard facilities • 50m, 8-lane, Olympic training standard swimming pool • Suitable for long/short course swimming training, waterpolo and synchronised swimming • 120 station health and fitness centre and private strength and conditioning studio • Excellent on-site accommodation, adjacent partner hotel accommodation and catering services • On-site performance services and medical testing facilities • A dedicated Team Liaison Officer throughout your stay
For further information please contact: Rob Mitchell Events Manager Surrey Sports Park T: 01483 683915 E: r.j.mitchell@surrey.ac.uk
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Paul Blanchard Chief Executive Surrey Sports Park T: 01483 683706 E: p.blanchard@surrey.ac.uk Surrey Sports Park University of Surrey, Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7AD United Kingdom. surreysportspark.co.uk
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