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Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA)

Southeast region / São Paulo / Santos

Booking and enquiries

  • Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA) Rua Oswaldo Cruz, 277, Bairro Boqueirão Santos, São Paulo
  • Get in touch with: Ms. Rosa do Carmo José +55 13 3202 7126 / +55 13 9118 6656 natacao@unisanta.br

Services

  • Available on an exclusive use basis
  • Café on site
  • Controlled access and security personnel on site
  • Dedicated medical treatment room
  • First aid room
  • Meeting / Briefing room
  • Multimedia room
  • Physiotherapy and massage room
  • Rest area
  • Strength and conditioning room
  • Team management office

The Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA) is located in the city of Santos, São Paulo state (Southeast Region of Brazil) and is experienced in hosting national sporting events. The venue is suitable for Swimming training.

The venue was founded in 1961 and provides an indoor 50m swimming pool with retractable ceiling and ventilation system. The heated pool is equipped with lanes, stainless steel beacons, and timing device with touch pad switch. The venue offers rooms for strength and conditioning, first aid, medical treatment, physiotherapy and massage. Meeting/briefing and multimedia rooms and a private team management office, a café and a rest area are also available. The venue has controlled access and security personnel on site.

Experience in sporting events:

The Universidade de Santa Cecília (UNISANTA) is experienced in hosting state and national level sporting events such as the Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto de Natação 2012 - Trófeu José Finkel (2012 Brazilian Senior Swimming Championship) and the Campeonato Paulista de Natação 2010 (2010 São Paulo State Swimming Championship). Prominent Brazilian athletes who have started their careers at this institution include aquatics marathon athlete Ana Marcela Cunha, gold medal in the 25km event at the Mundial de Xangai 2011 (2011 Shanghai World Aquatics championship) and winner of the Águas Abertas da FINA 2010 (2010 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix).

About the city:

Santos is a coastal city, located in the southeast region of São Paulo state, 507km from Rio de Janeiro. The city has a population of 419,757 (IBGE index).

SPORTS OFFERED AT THE CAMP AND SPORT VENUE SPECIFICATIONS

Olympic sports

Aquatics: Swimming

Pool
Pool length: 51.04m
Pool width: 21.04m
Number of lanes: 8
Timing device

Distance Chart

Distances
Nearest airport Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos (Cumbica) - Guarulhos/São Paulo
Distance to nearest airport (km) 74.5
Nearest port Porto de Santos
Distance to nearest port (km) 2.2
Distance to nearest major hospital (km) 4.7

Climate information - Santos


Climate information - Santos

 

Notes:
1. Daily minimum temperature may reach 10°C from May to July.
2. Relative humidity may reach 35% in June and July.
3. Average values of past 9 years.
 
Source: INMET

Climate information - Rio de Janeiro


Climate information - Rio de Janeiro

 

Notes:
1. Daily minimum temperature may reach 14°C from May to July.
2. Average values of past 10 years.
 
Source: INMET
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