US Olympic Training Center in San Diego
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.
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