On Saturday 22nd October 2011 Oxford hosted the universities of London, Nottingham, Southampton and Warwick for the 2011 Friendly Gala. We would like to thank our guests for the good sportsmanship and atmosphere that they brought with them. It was a successful gala for Oxford …
In the final event of day 4 of the British Gas National Championships 2011: the 50m fly, Oxford swimmer Jack Marriott once again stormed to the finish to come first. Three months earlier he had, to the surprise of many, come first in the British …
The Oxford University Swim Club (OUSC) is currently trialling a 2nd team for the rest of the Trinity term. The 2nd team sessions are open to those who have any amount of competitive swimming experience and take place at the Iffley Pool (pool membership is …
Oxon & N Bucks Counties Championships 2011 This year we had a high club attendance at the County Championships with some fantastic outcomes. Well done to everyone who swam! In twelve individuals events we had OUSC swimmers coming in the top three for their age …
On day 2 of the 2011 British Swimming Championships was the 50m butterfly final, in which Oxford swimmer Jack Marriot beat the clear favourite Antony James (who had previously competed in both Commonwealth Games and European Championships). Even after qualifying second fastest for the final …
As the university swimming season 2010/2011 comes to an end it is time to welcome the new committee so that come October 2011 they can hit the ground running. The new committee is made up as follows: President – Nick Hasle Men’s Captain – Joe …
Oxford reach the team championship finals for the fourth year running A fantastic team performance saw Oxford finish third in the southern regional round of the BUCS team championships, resulting in automatic qualification for the national finals in March. The event got off to a …
With the majority of the team focussing on the Varsity match a week later, Oxford only had one swimmer at the BUCS long course championships, held in Sheffield. Jack Marriott did the team proud, returning with two medals. Sprint fly specialist Marriott opened the weekend …
Oxford swimming club made a flying start to the season, bringing home an unprecedented haul of 4 medals and breaking 8 university records, in the British Universities swimming championships. Swimming in her first competition since picking up the prestigious NCAA sportswoman of the year award, …
The 2010 channel swim took place on Tuesday 13th July. Due to the strong winds forecast for the afternoon and the remainder of the week, the swim began at 3am. With only 5 hours notice and a five-a-side football match to contend with, very little …