Rotary Stadium

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Rotary Stadium
nickname = Jane & Gerry Swan Track


location = 32470 Haida Drive
Abbotsford, BC
broke_ground =
opened = 1986
owner = City of Abbotsford
operator =
surface = Natural Grass
Rubberized 400 m track
construction_cost = |$3,000,000 architect =
tenants = Valley Royals Track & Field Club
Fraser Valley Venom (RCSL)
Abbotsford Air Force (CJFL)
seating_capacity = 4,000 (3,000 covered)

Jane & Gerry Swan Track at Rotary Stadium is a fully lighted, multi-purpose stadium located in Abbotsford, British Columbia. It features a rubberized 400 metre running track ("Jane & Gerry Swan Track") with wide turns and full field event facilities. The grandstand contains 4,000 seats (3,000 covered).

Rotary Stadium is the home of the Valley Royals Track & Field Club, the Fraser Valley Venom (Rugby Canada Super League), and the Abbotsford Air Force (Canadian Junior Football League).

The Valley Royals and Rotary Stadium are lasting legacies of the efforts by Jane and Gerry Swan; shortly after Jane's death in 2004, the city of Abbotsford renamed Rotary Stadium as Jane & Gerry Swan Track, in recognition of their contributions to the sport of athletics and the Abbotsford community as a whole. [ [http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=300&searchall=1 BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - Jane Swan] ] Over the years, the Valley Royals have hosted many prestigious events at Jane & Gerry Swan Track at Rotary Stadium (see Valley Royals Track & Field Club).

For the past few years, the stadium and neighbouring fields have been used for BC Lions training camp activities.

Rotary Stadium is part of Abbotsford Exhibition Park, a 75 acre park located in the heart of Abbotsford. The park will be undergoing a revitalization project based on the Exhibition Park Master Plan.

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=abbotsford,+b.c.&ie=UTF8&ll=49.061291,-122.325844&spn=0.002854,0.007296&t=k&z=17&om=1 Satellite view of Exhibition Stadium on Google Maps]
* [http://www.valleyroyals.org/facility_records.htm Facility Records - Jane & Gerry Swan Track at Rotary Stadium]