Located in the Salinella district, this school facility has traditionally been one of the most important venues at both city and province level, for sports at large and athletics in particular. It currently offers a 400m six-lane athletics track; it will be renovated, so as to become an eight-lane track, with new services for the athletes.  Its stationary grandstands can currently sit up to 740 viewers; temporary grandstands will be installed for an increased capacity of 3,000 seats for international events.

Taranto New Swimming Stadium will be Apulia first swimming facility meeting all the requirements of Olympic standards, and – as such – and it will be the driving force for the urban regeneration of the area where it will be located. It has been designed based on state-of-the-art parameters of for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, and it will host activities and events for swimming and water polo, at both national and international level. The stadium will be equipped with an outdoor pool (50 x 21 m.) with a 1,000-seat grandstand, plus an indoor pool (35 x 25 m.) with a mobile pontoon and a 1,000-seat grandstand. If needed, the seating capacity for the outdoor pool will be further increased by installing a temporary 2,000-seat grandstand.