Category Archives: News
Old members’ dinner 2013
Thank you to everyone who came and made this a great evening! Old members’ dinner 2013 took place on the 11th May at Hertford Hall as a combined event between the swimming and waterpolo club. With good food, drink and … Continue reading
Elected OUSC committee for 2013/2014 season
OUSC had a fantastic swimming season this year (2012/2013), and as it draws to a close, a new committee must be elected to replace the old committee. They prepare for the year ahead in Trinity Term 2012/2013, so that the … Continue reading
OUSC secure 5th place in BUCS Team Division One final
Trying to improve on last years 6th position, 13 swimmers travelled up to Leeds for the BUCS Team Swimming Championship final. Competition was fierce and rife with the country’s very best but the Oxford came away with a proud 5th … Continue reading
OUSC dominate Bracknell Masters Open Meet
For the second consecutive year, OUSC took a large contingent of swimmers to the Bracknell Masters Open Meet. Having completed their training cycle for the year, this meet represents an opportunity for members of the squad to take advantage of … Continue reading
Oxford Unleash Varsity Thrashing
On Saturday the 9th of February, Oxford’s top swimmers returned for the first time to the scene of their 2011 Varsity defeat, in which Cambridge snatched victory by the finest of margins in the final race of the meet. Yet … Continue reading
OUSC qualifies for BUCS Team final
Following the Southern qualifying round held at the University of Surrey, OUSC has successfully qualified for the Division One final to be held in Leeds in March. In what ultimately proved to be one of the more straightforward qualification experiences … Continue reading
Davis Tarwater wins Olympic gold
Former OUSC swimmer Davis Tarwater has returned from the London 2012 Olympic games as an Olympic champion. Davis competed in the 4x200m freestyle relay for the United States of America, with a blistering 1:46.33 split in the prelims to send … Continue reading
Channel swim training camp
In the summer the Oxford Channel swim team will be facing Cambridge in a relay race across the channel and as part of preparation for this the team spent 5 days training in the sea in Torbay, South Devon. Training … Continue reading
New OUSC committee elected for 2012/2013 season
As a very successful university swimming season 2011/2012 comes to an end it is time to welcome the new committee so that come October 2012 they can hit the ground running. The new committee is made up as follows: President … Continue reading
6 new club records at BUCS team final 2012
Oxford break six team records and score twice as many points as Cambridge to come 6th at the BUCS team division 1 final Once again, a great performance at the South qualifying round had secured the Oxford team a position … Continue reading
