Guildford Spectrum
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'''Guildford Spectrum''' is a leisure complex in [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], [[England]]. Owned by [[Guildford Borough Council]], it was built in January 1993 at a cost of 28 million pounds. It is the home of [[Guildford International Volleyball Club]], [[ice hockey]] team the [[Guildford Flames]], basketball team the [[Guildford Heat]] and the [http://www.ussu.co.uk/waterpolo Surrey University Swimming and Water Polo Club]. In addition to its large indoor sports arena it has an ice rink, a [[swimming pool]] and a [[bowling alley]].
There is also a sports stadium adjoining the complex which is home to [[Guildford City F.C.]] who play in the [[Combined Counties Football League]]. The stadium has 135 seats under cover as well as having a standing capacity of around one thousand.
==Facilities==
Although swimming, skating and bowling are the three activities most promoted to the public, the complex also features:
*An indoor sports arena seating fifteen hundred spectators
*Olympic ice rink with a capacity of over 2000.
*An outdoor athletics track seating four hundred spectators
*Health and fitness suites
*[[Squash (sport)|Squash]] courts
*Multi-purpose sports halls
*[[American pool]] tables
*A variety of restaurants
*A children's play area and a [[lasertag]] game called Ice Station Zero
===Pools===
There are four pools in the facility:
*teaching pool
*competition pool
*free-form beach-style "fun pool" with depths ranging from zero (beach entrance/exit) to 1.5 metres. This pool includes flumes, tyre ride, bubble beds, sprays and a wave machine, and three lane slide for racing
*deep pool with springboard and platform
The beach-style fun pool includes a [http://poseidon-tech.com/us/guidford.html computer-aided drowning detection system having eight overhead cameras].
==See also==
*[[Guildford Flames]]
*[[Guildford Heat]]
*[[Brunel Hurricanes]]
==External links==
*[http://www.guildfordspectrum.co.uk Guildford Spectrum] official website
*[http://www.guildfordcityfc.co.uk Guildford City FC] official website
*[http://www.guildfordvolleyball.org.uk Guildford International VC] official website
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[[Category:1993 architecture]]
[[Category:Sport in Surrey]]
[[Category:Basketball venues in England]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Surrey]]
[[Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in England]]
[[Category:Guildford]]
[[Category:Indoor arenas in England]]