Paralympic Training Site

In December of 2005, UCO was named a United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Training Site. UCO is also the host site for the USA Men’s and Women’s Sitting Volleyball Teams. As an official training site UCO provides training facilities, housing, access to a strength and conditioning coach, a nutritionist, athletic trainers and a sport psychologist to all sports that choose to train at the facility.

Along with men’s and women’s sit volleyball, UCO has hosted training camps in Paralympic archery, powerlifting and ambulatory field events. In preparation for Beijing, UCO will host multiple camps, including a training camp and competition with the U.S. women’s sit team, the Netherlands, and China, a rowing training camp and a qualifier for archery.

UCO is now pursuing a designation as an Olympic training site as well, working jointly with the City of Oklahoma City. With this partnership, facilities offered will include a boathouse next to Lake Arcadia, several boathouses with access to the Oklahoma River and a multi-purpose gymnasium.