Over the Christmas vacation, 16 intrepid OUSC swimmers and two of their coaches travelled to Torremolinos for their annual training camp. A now familiar location with many at OUSC, Torremolinos provided a great destination for one of the most intense weeks of training in our …
On Friday 10th November OUSC packed their bags and headed up to Sheffield to compete in BUCS short course: a nationwide event with 49 universities competing, including Olympians. After an initial delay due to the door not shutting (sadly, Jamie Towner’s ego wouldn’t fit) OUSC …
OUSC has had a great start to the season, welcoming two new coaches and 8 new swimmers we are excited to see what the season can bring! On Saturday 21st October, we had our first gala of the year, with swimming teams from Warwick, Southampton, …
After a very successful year in the pool, including a varsity win in February 2017, Dr Victoria Cox and OUSC Coach Naomi Vides turned their training focus to open water swimming, with the aim of crossing the English Channel. OUSC is in awe of their hard work …
Early on a midsummer morning in June, the Oxford and Cambridge swimming teams met before sunrise on the banks of the river Thames at Henley for the annual open water varsity match. Eight Oxford swimmers braved the Thames, swimming 2.1km upstream along the famous rowing course, in …
This year the OUSWPA annual old member’s dinner was held on Saturday 13th May at Somerville college. It was a lovely evening, where current and former members of the swimming and water polo were able to catch up and have fun. The evening started off …
The varsity 2017 match report written by Lauren Burton: We came, we swam, we shoed: OUSC won back the Varsity title in style after a bitter defeat last year. The team started in style, despite not having a home advantage, by winning seven out of the …
Varsity 2017 was held at the Parkside pool in Cambridge on the 25th February. Oxford won the women’s and overall trophy, with a tie for the men’s trophy. Special mention to Zara Ryan for winning the ‘Swimmer of the meet’ award and congratulations to Tobermory Mackay-Champion for …
5 Members of OUSC; George Stannard, James Manning, Dan Manners, Naomi Vides and Tilly Ansell, and one from OUWPC, Steph Millin, were selected in early Hilary to take part in a swimming race against Cambridge. Unlike in Swimming Varsity, where each member of a relay …
Swimmers are known for their love-hate relationship with the sport, particularly the early morning training sessions. But whilst morning training typically begins around 6am, the Henley Classic takes things a step further with a start time verging on ‘middle of the night’. When your alarm …