Welcome to Swansea University Swimming Team!

The team caters for swimmers of varying abilities, from those who wish to train and race at a competitive level to those who wish to keep fit and be social. Our aim as a team is to provide a platform for everyone to enjoy their swimming, whether that means enabling swimmers to perform at national levels or revel in the social side of the sport.

In recent years the team has grown in size and strength enabling us to enter A, B and C teams competing in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 of the BUCS team championships respectively. We also send swimmers to both long and short course individual BUCS championships. Other competitons we always lookforward to taking part in are BUSL and of course varsity!

Our swimmers now benefit from Swim Wales membership (£34) allowing members to compete in open meets throughout the year.

TRAINING TIMES:

University High Performance

Distance Programme:

Mid Distance Programme:

Sprint Squad:

Fly/IM Squad:

Backstroke Squad:

Breaststroke Squad:

Competitive:

Development A:

Development B:

All swim training takes place at Swansea Bay Sports Park:

COMMITTEE 2021 - 2022:

Head coach: Hayley Baker.

Board:

• Chairperson: Verity Cook
• Vice Chairperson: Denise Jones
• Secretary: Becky Mills 
• Treasurer uni: Sarah Branch
• Treasurer accounts: Matt Ritchie
• Welfare officer: Charlotte Peters
• Lead Team Manager: Ben Pannett
• Head Coach: Hayley Baker
• University representative: Steve Joel
• Swim Wales representative: Stuart McNarry

University Committee Members:

• Male Team Captain: 
• Female Team Captain: Harriet Pugh
• Male Social Secretary: Jakub Vincelek
• Female social Secretary: Alice Hayden Jones
• Social Media/ Fundraising: Niamh Wilgar 
• Competition Secretary: 

SOCIALS:

Our social secs are working very hard to make sure we can continue to have our eagerly awaited socials safely. There are some really innovative and imaginative ideas. Socials are a really great way for the whole team to bond outside of the pool and ensure a great time for everyone involved. We also hold dry socials and charity events throughout the year, so make sure you get involved! All our social events are organised by social secs, Alice and Jakub.

MEMBERSHIP: 

Please do not get membership until asked to by our committee, so we ensure you get the correct membership. Thank you in advance!

Every student joining the swim team must purchase Sport Swansea membership (£30) along with swimming team membership (£40) via the Swansea students union website, in order to train and compete. Monthly training fees are different for each squad and our treasurer will notify you of these at the start of each month.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• BUCS 7th place overall 2019-20
• BUCS Division 1 finalists 2015/16-2016/17 (A team)
• BUCS Division 3 finalists and promotion to Division 2 2016/17 (B Team)
• BUCS Division 3 finalists and promotion to Division 2 2017-18 (C Team)
• Varsity winners 2014/15 
• Varsity winners 2015/16 
• Varsity winners 2016/17 
• Varsity winners 2017/18
• Varsity winners 2018/19
• Virtual Varsity winners 2019/20
• Sport Swansea Awards Club of the Year 2018/19

QUESTIONS:

If you have any questions please contact us or our Head Coach and Captains via email: swimming@swansea-sports.ac.uk

SOCIAL MEDIA: 

• Facebook: Swansea University Swimming News
• Twitter: SwanseaUniSwim 
• Instagram: swanseauniswim 

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