The biennial channel relay involves a race between Oxford and Cambridge across the English Channel, with six swimmers from each university tackling the cold, darkness, and jellyfish in an attempt to cross the channel in the fastest time. Each swimmer takes it in turns to …
On Sunday 25th June, a team of eight Oxford swimmers gathered in Henley-on-Thames for the annual Oxbridge Open Water Varsity match. The team consisted of Sophie Lawrence, Zoé Faure Beaulieu, Liberty Hunter, Penelope Aggett, David Pugh, Chris Carnegie, Nick Ryan and Open Water Captain Joseph Read. At …
On Saturday the 25th of February, the Oxford University Swimming Club travelled to Parkside Pools, Cambridge, for the annual Varsity match. The Blues Team painted the pool thoroughly dark blue as they took a 99 – 81 point victory over Cambridge. The atmosphere was electric, and …
In the immortal words of Mia Hamm, “It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.” This is the challenge that faced the OUSC Dolphins (2s) as they journeyed to Parkside Pools in Cambridge for the first time since 2019. Despite a …
The British University Swimming League (BUSL) is a relatively new format, however, it has already established itself as a major highlight of the swimming calendar. Teams go head-to-head across several ‘dual matches’ throughout the season, followed by conference finals and concluding with a national final. …
It was a busy weekend for our Blues and Second Team swimmers at BUCS Short Course 2022, with a number of standout performances across a packed weekend. Over the weekend of 18-20th November, 33 swimmers from Oxford University Swimming Club travelled up to Sheffield once …
Oxford University Swimming Club’s annual Friendly Gala was back in 2022 for a Halloween Special on Sunday 30th October. Teams from Bristol, Warwick and Oxford Brookes travelled to the Rosenblatt Fortress to compete against Oxford University Blues and Second (Dolphins) Teams for the prestigious title …
Newly elected Open Water Captain Joe Read selected their team and the 8 swimmers from Oxford were eager to start the 2.1km swim upstream at 5:40am on Sunday 26th June 2022 after a 3 year break in the Henley Classic Open Water Varsity Match against …
Back over the Easter Weekend, 10 swimmers headed up to Sheffield for the day to race in BUCS Teams. This is where the teams swim head to head and the team with the most points at the end is crowned the winners. Going into the …
This year, the Second Team Varsity Match took place at the Rosenblatt Pool, Iffley Road, Oxford on Saturday 26th February 2022. Having not had a Varsity Competition for 2 years due to COVID, the standard of the Dolphins vs Marlins Match was the highest it …