Undergraduate Prospectus 2011 - University of Southampton

Sporting excellence
Our impressive range of sporting facilities are
among the best of any UK university. We have
invested heavily in our Sport and Recreation Service
(SportRec) to ensure that we can provide everything
you need to develop your sporting abilities, or just to
have fun – whatever your level of interest, experience
or skill, from beginner to elite athlete.
Our facilities
The Jubilee Sports Centre is a state-of-the-art,
£8.5m complex on the Highfield Campus.
Facilities include:
−−six-lane, 25m swimming pool
−−split-level gym, with 160 fitness stations – one of
the largest facilities of any UK university
−−magnificent sports hall, with eight badminton
courts or two netball/volleyball/basketball courts
−−indoor climbing wall
−−four squash courts
−−martial arts studio
−−multi-purpose studio and activity room
−−second sports hall for five-a-side football, cricket,
handball, Frisbee and roller hockey
Our recently redeveloped outdoor sports complex,
just three miles from Highfield, includes:
−−floodlit, synthetic pitches for hockey and football
−−20 grass pitches for winter and summer sports
−−eight floodlit tennis courts
−−training grids
−−pavilion, with 24 changing rooms and a bar
We offer an unrivalled range of water sports, and have
fostered Olympic competitors and British Universities
and Colleges Sport (BUCS) champions in sailing and
windsurfing. We run a number of courses from our Boat
Hard on the River Itchen.
www.sportrec.southampton.ac.uk
Outreach facilities
If you are based at the National Oceanography Centre,
Southampton, or living at Glen Eyre or Connaught halls
of residence, you can also take advantage of on-site
fitness facilities.
The University offers a scheme for students based
in Winchester, Basingstoke or the Isle of Wight to
purchase membership at local authority sports centres
and receive a partial rebate. The resulting fees are
equivalent to the cost of SportRec membership.
Sports bursaries
The University Sports Bursary Scheme encourages
students of outstanding sporting ability to develop
their full academic and sporting potential through
financial and training support. Previous bursary
recipients competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics
and the 2006 Commonwealth Games, bringing home
a selection of medals. For information about the
Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS), please
see page 44.
Athletic Union
The Athletic Union is part of the Students’ Union, and
caters for around 80 sports clubs – both competitive
and recreational, from beginners to national level.
We provide excellent sporting activities for our 5,000
members at a subsidised cost.
Off campus
Southampton Sports Centre, close to Highfield, includes
a dry ski slope, all-weather pitches, cross-country routes,
athletics tracks and tennis courts. Southampton
Municipal Golf Course is alongside, and has two courses
and a practice ground. The Quays Eddie Read Swimming
and Diving Complex also offers a range of activities.
Southampton Football Club plays at the purpose-built,
35,000-seat St Mary’s Stadium, close to the city centre.
Just a few miles from Southampton is The Rose Bowl,
home to Hampshire Cricket Club, which hosts regular
international games.