Emory Swimming & Diving Heads to Italy for Summer Training & Sightseeing
The Emory University swimming and diving team will embark on
Thursday for a nine-day, seven night trip to Italy and Switzerland,
giving the squad an opportunity for some early-season training, in
addition to various sightseeing and cultural activities.
After arriving in Italy, the Eagles will have a day to tour the
villas and parks of Como, before beginning training in the Outdoor
Olympic Sports Centre in Gallarate the following morning. The
team’s second day in Como will consist of guided boat tour of
Lake Como, including stops at Bellagio, Menaggio, and
Cernobbio.
After a second training session in Gallarate on day four of the
trip, the team will go on a trekking excursion through the
Valtellina region of the Italian Alps.
On the fifth day of the trip, the Eagles will have one last
training session at Gallarate before spending the rest of the day
in Lugano, Switzerland, and then traveling to a new hotel in
Tuscany. Emory will have a day off from training, getting an
opportunity instead to spend all of day six shopping and visiting
the museums in the city of Florence.
The team will resume training on the seventh day at the Olympic
Sports Center in Montecatini, followed by a wine, cheese and fruit
tasting at Fattoria il Poggio, one of the oldest farms in
Tuscany. Later in the day, the team will travel to the city
of Siena for a walking tour, shopping, and coffee in the famous
Piazza del Campo.
The team will wrap up the trip in Rome, as the squad will have an
entire day to spend in the historical city, exploring the many
landmarks and famous sites, including the Vatican and the
Coliseum.
The Emory women’s swimming and diving team, which has claimed
back-to-back NCAA Division III National Championships, and
men’s team, which has claimed third in each of the last
two NCAA Championship meets, will kick off their 2011-12 season on
October 7th at home with the Blue/Gold Long Course
Meet.
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