Aquatics - Swimming, Shooting, Modern Pentathlon

Location

The Singapore Sports School is located in the north-west part of Singapore.

History

The Singapore Sports School was opened in 2004 as Singapore’s premier sports and educational training institute. Its intake is made up of students between 13 and 17 years of age. The Singapore Sports School supports its students in pursuing their sporting dreams while achieving a sound academic education.

Built on a 7-hectare site and fully-equipped with sports training, education and residential facilities, the Sports School has two Olympic-sized swimming pools, covered by a four-storey high shelter. The Sports School has hosted the 2006 Asian Swimming Championships and the Singapore Open National Swimming Championships for the past three years. In 2008, the best of the world’s swimming fraternity also competed at the Singapore Sports School during the FINA Swimming World Cup 2008.

The Sports School also has a 400-seater indoor multi-sports auditorium, a 10-court badminton training centre, a table tennis centre which can accommodate up to 32 tables, an eight-lane 400-metre synthetic rubber running track, a synthetic soccer field, and a two-storey gym and strength and conditioning centre. A total of 1,800 temporary seats are also installed for the swimming competitions.

The various components of modern pentathlon will make use of the swimming pool, table tennis hall and field within the school.

It is also the first time that the Singapore Sports School opens up its door for an international competition in shooting, which is a niche sports programme offered in the Sports School.

How to get there

Accessible via public buses and MRT, the nearest MRT station to the Singapore Sports School is Woodlands.