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Tours

1. Athletic Facility Tour

   Join us for a tour of Bryn Mawr's athletic facilities. Go Owls!

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   1. Bern Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center

      The Bern Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center is home to the College's basketball, badminton, swimming and volleyball teams. Renovations made in 2010 through the Smart Women, Strong Women initiative created a 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility that is home to the Colleges Athletic and Physical Education Department. The Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center houses an eight-lane swimming pool; a wood floor for basketball, badminton and volleyball; and a fitness center that includes aerobic equipment, weight-training machines and a multi-purpose room. Augmenting the facility are two playing fields, a practice field, and seven tennis courts

   2. Class of 1958 Gymnasium at the Bern Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center

      Bern Schwartz Gymnasium is the center of the College’s Athletics, Recreation and Physical Education Programs.  It is also home to the College's basketball, badminton, and volleyball teams.

   3. Applebee Field

      Located adjacent to Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center, Applebee Field is home to Bryn Mawr's field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse teams. It is named for Constance M. K. Applebee, the first director of physical education at the College.

   4. Shillingford Field

      Shillingford Field, which is located adjacent to Schwartz Gymnasium and above Applebee Field, is the grass practice field for all teams, as well as a competition field for club sports. It is named for Jenepher Shillingford, former athletic director and field hockey coach at the College.

   5. Tennis Courts

      Beyond the gymnasium and the fields lie the Bryn Mawr College Tennis Courts. There courts are home to the tennis team.

   6. Whitemarsh Boat Club

      Whitemarsh Boat Club is on a three-acre riverfront property, the Hines Rowing Center (HRC), in Whitemarsh Township. This is 10 miles upriver from Boathouse Row in Philadelphia. The HRC houses the Bryn Mawr Rowing team.

   7. Rugby Pitch

      The rugby pitch is located behind the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.