The Mountbatten Centre is a

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, which opened in 1979, and was extended with a pool under a waveform roof in 2009. The "Mountbatten Centre" is located in Hilsea, an area in Portsmouth. The original design was by Ken Norrish the then city architect. The extension was designed by Saunders Architects.

Facilities

*8 lane 50 m pool *12.5 m teaching pool *150 station fitness

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*5-a-side pitches *Eight

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courts *

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courts *Two

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courts *

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track *Outdoor cycle

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*All weather pitch *

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courts *

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Notable sporting events

The Mountbatten centre has become a known venue in the UK, this is due to popular sporting events taking place there. *Sky Sports Boxing *

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* Snooker World Seniors Championship 2012 - 2013 *

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2014 *British Cycling *SER ASA Swimming Championships *Hampshire Open Fencing Tournament

Sports teams

*Portsmouth City Smugglers - Basketball * Portsmouth Dreadnoughts British

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Team. The Dreadnoughts are named after the famous battleship . The team trains and plays home games on the playing fields in Alexandra Park adjacent to the stadium. *

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- Home since the pool at Mountbatten Centre opened in 2009, Portsmouth Northsea has been going since 1929 and has international reputation through the likes of Olympic swimmers Katy Sexton,

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and Paralympic athlete

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References

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Facilities

Notable sporting events

Sports teams

See also

References