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Tip of the Week: July 7, 2007

Tucked in the southwest corner of San Diego County and another

great secret, even for San Diego residents, is the ARCO Olympic Training Center.

The warm weather ARCO Olympic Training Center is open 365 days per year and it can take 1-2 hours to get a sense of what it is all about. The 150 acre complex trains over 4,000 athletes per year. They train for archery, rowing, canoeing, soccer, softball, field hockey, track and field, tennis and cycling.

FACT: The Olympic Training Center sent 86 atheletes to the Games in Athens, Greece

Want to take the free tour? The guided public tours are at 1:30pm

Tuesday- Saturday. The tour begins with a ten minute viewing of an

inspirational video documenting Olympic history. It continues with a

45 minute walk down the Olympic Path where visitors will get to see

the different sport venues, support facilities, and, possibly athletes

training.

Self-guided tours are also available 10:00 am- 5:00 pm seven days

a week. Pick up the informational sheet located on the table in the Visitor

Center and begin the walk down the Olympic Path.

The Olympic Spirit Store, of course, sells Olympic spirit items and

proceeds go toward supporting the athletes.

Directions:

U.S. Olympic Training Center

2800 Olympic Parkway

(619) 656-1500

From I-5, take 54 East to I-805 into Chula Vista

Exit Olympic Parkway

Drive approximately eight miles and turn right into the Copley Visitor Center.