St Hilda’s College’s excellent reputation in intercollegiate sports attracts many who strive to excel.
One of the best things about sport at St Hilda’s is that everyone has the opportunity to participate.
Accomplished or not, the opportunity to get involved in over 20 sporting activities is there for all residents. These are played at intercollegiate level or just for fun, and include:

• Tennis
• Rowing
• Golf
• Softball
• Basketball
• Squash
• Table-tennis
• Swimming
• Australian Rules Football
• Athletics
• Rugby
• Soccer
• Netball

Gymnasium
The College’s new gymnasium includes: weight stations, bench presses, treadmills, exercise bikes, steppers and rowing machines. Also available are TV screens for you to watch while you work out.

Table Tennis
A table tennis table is located in the Junior Common Room.

Billiards Table
A billiards table is located in the Cato Room.

Jogging and Walking Tracks
Joggers and walkers, in addition to the University Oval, can use two of Melbourne’s major parks: Princes Park and Royal Park. Both are on our doorstep and have over 10.5km of jogging track, winding around Melbourne’s Zoological Gardens through parkland.

Swimming

For swimmers there is the Beaurepaire Centre on the University’s campus, which was used for training in the 1956 Olympic Games. The Centre includes a 25 metre, six-lane heated indoor lap pool. In addition, a 25 metre outdoor pool is located at the Carlton Baths, approximately half a kilometre away and there is also a 25 metre indoor pool at the City Baths at the top end of Swanston Street.