USA Swimming announced Thursday it will hold its domestic
training camp in San Antonio, Texas, July 13-21, 2016 at the
Northside Swim Center. It’s also the site of the 2015 National
Championships. The international training camp will be in San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Here’s the full press release from USA Swimming:
SAN ANTONIO – USA Swimming announced today
that it will hold the domestic training camp for the 2016 U.S.
Olympic Swimming Team in San Antonio at the state-of-the-art
Northside Swim Center from July 13-21, 2016.
Following the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming in Omaha,
Nebraska, athletes who qualify to represent Team USA at the 2016
Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will gather in San Antonio
and train at the Northside Swim Center, site of the 2015 USA
Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships, to begin preparations
for the Games.
“The Northside Swim Center is one of the top swimming facilities
in the United States and will provide an excellent training
environment as our athletes prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games,”
USA Swimming National Team Director Frank
Busch said. “This is where the camaraderie of our
team begins to take shape, and the staff and facility here will
play a key role in setting up Team USA for success in Rio.”
During the camp, area swimmers and sports fans will have the
opportunity to meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team, as one
practice will be open to spectators, followed by an autograph
session. The timing and details of the open practice and autograph
session will be announced next summer prior to the start of the
camp.
“Hosting the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team at the Northside
Swim Center is a tremendous honor for the Northside Independent
School District, the city of San Antonio and all of Texas,”
said Dr. Brian T. Woods, Northside
Independent School District Superintendent. “These amazing athletes
will be an inspiration for student-athletes of all ages in San
Antonio, and we look forward to helping them prepare to represent
the United States next summer.”
Completed in July 2013, the Northside Swim Center features a
50-meter, Olympic-size outdoor pool and 25-meter diving and warm-up
pool. The outdoor swim center features shaded seating for 2,400
spectators, as well as high-tech timing, lighting, sound and video
scoreboard systems. Locker room facilities can accommodate as many
as 1,200 athletes.
The facility also will host a quartet of high-level meets in
2015: USA Swimming’s Phillips 66 National Championships (Aug. 6-10)
and Speedo Junior National Championships (July 30-Aug. 3), as well
as the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championships (April
23-26) and World Deaf Swimming Championships (Aug. 17-22).
2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Schedule:
- June 26-July 3, 2016: U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming,
Omaha, Nebraska
- July 13-21, 2016: Domestic Training Camp, San Antonio,
Texas
- Dates TBD: International Training Camp, San Juan, Puerto
Rico
- Aug. 6-13, 2016: 2016 Olympic Games Pool Competition, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
- Aug. 15-16, 2016: 2016 Olympic Games Open Water Competition,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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