Orlando Health- National Training Center (NTC) recently served as the host venue for the swimming event of the Department of Defense (DoD)’s annual adaptive-sports competition, the Warrior Games, The Warrior Games are designed to enhance recovery by engaging wounded, ill and injured service members outside of traditional therapy settings.
“We’re honored to have served as the host venue for the swimming portion of the Warrior Games,” said Marty Shirley, director of operations for the Orlando Health National Training Center. “This is the first time we’ve done so and it’s a privilege to provide the space, which includes the second-largest competition pool in the state of Florida, for service members to compete.”
The Orlando Health National Training Center is a state-of-the-art sports complex that includes athletic fields, an aquatic center, 400-meter outdoor track and field complex and cross-country course. It is a warm-weather training destination for hundreds of high school,
collegiate, professional and amateur athletes from around the country and the world.
The aquatics facility is used for team training and competition, and it features:
- A 70-meter X 25-yard outdoor heated pool
- Twenty-seven 25-yard lanes
- Moveable bulkhead
- Zero-depth entry
The training center is located at 1935 Don Wickham Dr. in Clermont.
