Swimming. Rock Climbing. Basketball. Track and field. Sitting volleyball. And more.
The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC) at UTSC facility, which has been open since September 2014, will be home to many athletes in those sports.
More information about the TPASC, along with details about memberships, aquatics, fitness and leagues, can be found at tpasc.ca.
Observer TV News’ Alex Kamakaris has the story:
CIBC Pan Am / Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House Fact Box
Compiled by Kimberley Naipaul
Target date to complete: Open September 2014, currently the new home of UTSC Department of Athletics and Recreation.
Size: 365,000-square-feet or about five football fields.
Construction: Includes two internationally sanctioned 10-lane, 50-metre pools (including bulkheads); a 5-metre deep diving tank with 3-metre, 5-metre, 7.5-metre and 10-metre platforms; and dry-land dive training facilities.
Budget: The Government of Canada contributed $114.9 million of the $205.1 million total budget for the Aquatic Centre and Field House
Capacity:
6,000
2,000
1,000
Tickets:
$20 – $70 for the preliminary sessions
$35 – $140 for the medal sessions
Location: 875 Morningside Ave.
Accessibility: The building is 100 percent accessible. Entrances and pathways are accessible, as are dressing rooms and lockers, washrooms and showers.. The viewing area incorporates accessible seating. The pool has an accessible ramp and lifts.
Source: tpasc.ca