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===Sport=== Sports membership at Bristol University totals up to 4,000 students across a wide range of unique team and individual pursuits. Its network of over 70 sports clubs and four sites are run by the university's Student Union and its Sport,Exercise and Health Department.<ref name="Sports Exercise and Heath">{{cite web |title=University of Bristol |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/student-life/health/ |website=Bristol University Sports Exercise and Health |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> Competing with other universities in the [[British Universities and Colleges Sport|British Universities and Colleges Sport league (BUCS)]], Bristol university is placed 8th in the country. The university caters to its students with sporting facilities split across four primary complexes: '''Bristol University Indoor Sports Centre'''- The Indoor Sports Centre is located at the heart of the university campus and is home to a fully equipped two-storey gym, fitness studios, sports hall and Sports Medicine Clinic. <ref name="Indoor Sports Centre">{{cite web |title=Indoor Sports Centre |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/facilities/indoor/ |website=Indoor Sports Centre |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> '''Coombe Dingle Sports Complex'''- This 38-acre site in the heart of Stoke Bishop, features the only indoor tennis centre in Bristol and is where the university's more traditional outdoor sports reside. Coombe Dingle is typically used for training and competition. Throughout the year Coombe Dingle hosts a variety of competitive fixtures, including inter-university BUCS matches, plus local and national league matches.:<ref name="Coombe Dingle Sports Complex">{{cite web |title=Coombe Dingle Sports Complex |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/facilities/coombe/ |website=Coombe Dingle Sports Complex |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> Facilities available at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex: β’ 3G pitch β’ Artificial pitches (sand dressed and floodlit) β’ Grass pitches (football and rugby) β’ Cricket squares and nets (including grass) β’ Tennis courts, indoor and outdoor (floodlit) β’ Lacrosse pitch β’ Netball courts (outdoor) β’ Olympic weight lifting gym β’ Softball and rounders facilities β’ Pavilion, lounge bar and meeting rooms β’ Sports Medicine Clinic '''Richmond Building'''- The university swimming pool is located inside the student union (Richmond Building). This six-lane swimming pool has a moveable bulkhead, creating a competition-length main pool, alongside a comfortable teaching pool for lessons. The pool is available to students, staff and the community for lane and casual swimming, or lessons, on a membership or pay-as-you-go basis. <ref name="Swimming Pool">{{cite web |title=Swimming Pool |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/facilities/swimming/ |website=Swimming pool |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> '''Saltford Boathouse'''- The University Boathouse is based at Saltford, halfway to Bath on the River Avon. Used for term-time training/competition and out-of-term recreational water sport, the Boathouse moors up the universities rowing and sailing boats.
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