News

OUSC Doing their Part

During these difficult and uncertain times, many members of OUSC are trying to do their bit to help the NHS and their local communities. We wanted to share some of their stories to spread some positivity and inspire you to do what you can to […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Rosenblatt Pool and the rest of Iffley Road Leisure Centre has been closed for the coming weeks and therefore all sessions have been cancelled until further notice. We hope everyone is safe and we wish everyone the best for […]

Seconds Varsity 2020

This year the Seconds Varsity Swimming match took place at the Rosenblatt Pool, Oxford. It was a very close and exciting match all the way with Oxford sneaking victory with 95-81. This marks the second time the Dolphins have beaten the Marlins with a much […]

Varsity Match Report 2020

Varsity Match Report 2020

Much like last year, this year’s Varsity match was an extremely close contest with both teams boasting tremendous depth and talent. Off the back of last year’s dramatic victory, Oxford were keen to hold on to the overall trophy.  In the first event, the women’s […]

FabulOUSC weekend in stormy Sheffield

FabulOUSC weekend in stormy Sheffield

Does battling through heavy rain count as swim training? Getting even wetter than normal, OUSC pulled off some impressive swims this weekend at BUCS Long Course with Tobermory Mackay-Champion and Sophie Lawrence putting on some great finals performances.  Tobermory’s 200m breaststroke final was a great […]

Training camp 2020: Lanz-alot-e

Training camp 2020: Lanz-alot-e

This year’s training camp (6th-13th January 2020) stood out for the impressive number of lengths endured by our incredible distance swimmers. The whole team’s endurance was also tested at the end of the week as Men’s Captain, Matt, tirelessly belted out several hours worth of […]

A successful BUCS for OUSC

A successful BUCS for OUSC

OUSC saw two club records broken this weekend at the annual BUCS Short Course Championships in Ponds Forge, Sheffield.  The 4×50 mixed medley relay team broke the club record in a 1.50.06 and then again in the final, where dream team James Towner (backstroke), Tobermory […]

A friendly win for OUSC

A friendly win for OUSC

Saturday 2nd November saw teams from Oxford Brookes and Warwick Universities join the Oxford Blues and Dolphins for a friendly head-to-head in the Rosenblatt pool, Iffley Rd. Just four weeks into this season’s training programme, OUSC showed signs of great potential for the upcoming year, topping […]

Meet the Squad

Meet the Squad

The OUSC Blues team have had some fantastic results this year with a record number of records broken and a thrilling varsity win. The team is from a variety of colleges, courses and backgrounds but in the pool they work incredibly well as a team. […]

Henley Classic 2019

Henley Classic 2019

The Thames waters were a tropical 19.2 degrees for Oxford’s 5:40am swim in the Selkie Henley Classic 2019.  A team of 7 Oxford swimmers – 3 boys and 4 girls – embraced the cold, early start and were ready to race the 2.1km course. Newly […]