SCASA Open Short Course Masters Competition Preview

Facilities Pool, Car Parking, Catering, Seating, Other

Conflicts Other Competitions, Other Events

Facilities: Pool, Car Parking, Catering, Seating, Other

Facilities: Pool

This competition is held at the Barnet Copthall Sports Centre which caters for many other sports than swimming. The swimming complex has a competition pool, a diving pool and a training pool.

[Photo of pool outside]

The competition pool is 25M, Eight Lane. There are anti-wave lane lines. There is electronic timing. The deep end is at the east end and the starting is done from there.

[Photo of pool]

Facilities: Car Parking

Parking is free. The normal car park is usually adequate for all the competitors.

[Photo of pool car park]

If this fills, there is further parking on the grass behind the pool. Together these handle all competitors and spectators.

Facilities: Catering

The cafeteria is at first floor level and is partitioned off by windows and gives a good view of the three pools. It is cooler than poolside.

[Photo of pool cafe]

There is a selection of cooked foods including fish and chips, jacket potato and pasta. There are drinks, rolls, sandwiches, cakes and the usual prepackaged foods.

Facilities: Seating

The swimmer and spectator seating is all round the pool on 'ledges', and on the north side at first floor level. Be careful not to slip on a ledge when it is wet.

Facilities: Other

There is a swim shop on the first floor landing.

[Photo of swim shop]

At first floor level, there are balconies where one can sit and look down onto the competition pool, the diving pool and the training pool.

Conflicts: Other Competitions, Other Events

Conflicts: Other Competitions

There are no conflicting swimming events.

Conflicts: Other Events

There are no conflicting national events.