Mountbatten Centre
Mountbatten Centre athletics track
The Mountbatten Centre is a leisure centre in Portsmouth, England, which opened in 1979.
Facilities
- 8 lane 50 m pool[1]
- 12.5 m teaching pool
- 150 station fitness gym
- 5-a-side pitches
- Eight badminton courts
- Basketball courts
- Two netball courts
- Athletics track
- Outdoor cycle velodrome
- All weather pitch
- Café bar
- Squash courts
- Dance studio
- Martial arts room
Notable sporting events
A basketball match, Portsmouth versus Crystal Palace, 26 March 1986
The Mountbatten centre has become a known venue in the UK, this is due to popular sporting events taking place there.
- Sky Sports Boxing[2]
- Robot Wars
- Snooker World Seniors Championship 2012 - 2013
- World Cup of Pool 2014
- British Cycling[3]
- SER ASA Swimming Championships
Sports teams
- Portsmouth City Smugglers - Basketball
- Portsmouth Dreadnoughts British American Football Team. The Dreadnoughts are named after the famous battleship HMS Dreadnought. The team trains and plays home games on the playing fields in Alexandra Park adjacent to the stadium.
- Portsmouth Northsea Swimming Club - Home since the pool at Mountbatten Centre opened in 2009, Portsmouth Northsea has been going since 1929 and has international reputation through the likes of Olympic swimmers Katy Sexton, Gemma Spofforth and Paralympic athlete Lauren Steadman. Click here to view website
References
Coordinates: 50°49′26″N 1°04′59″W / 50.824°N 1.083°W
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