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Sport at Stirling
Recently designated Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence, Stirling has gained one of the best reputations for sport of any UK university. Great sports facilities, superb opportunities, a winning support network allow you to take part in physical activity and improve your sporting performance.
Sport for Leisure
The University offers an extensive range of sports and fitness classes during semester. Qualified staff deliver programmes for all ages, tastes and abilities, from golf to yoga to weight training. A great way to get involved is through clubs and societies. There are over 50 sports clubs run by the Sports Union, covering individual and team sports.
Serious about Sport
Inter-University Leagues: When it comes to competing with other universities in Britain and abroad, the sports clubs have an impressive track record. Stirling students are regular winners at golf, swimming, tennis, football, rugby, netball and hockey. The Club Performance Programme helps improve the success of our teams in national and international competitions.
Recent achievements include 11 athletes who competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, five Olympians at the 2004 Olympics, a double silver medallist at the 2004 Paralympic Games and a double silver medallist at the 2005 World Student Games.
Top Sports Performance: Stirling excels at helping students compete at high levels. For students with real potential, we offer an International Sports Scholarship Programme. This includes financial help and top-level coaching.
Facilities on Campus
- 50m six-lane pool – the National Swimming Academy
- The Gannochy National Tennis Centre (six indoor courts, two outdoor all-weather floodlit courts and two outdoor clay courts)
- Golf Academy (nine-hole, par-three golf course, putting green, driving ranges and pavilion)
- Squash courts
- Football Academy
- Fitness and strength conditioning centres (65 pieces of cardiovascular equipment and an extensive free weights area)
- Eight-badminton court sports hall
- Air-conditioned studio for aerobics and dance
- Grass pitches and artificial floodlit pitches
- Airthrey Loch for angling and canoeing
- 400-metre all-weather athletics track
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