An unprecedented technicality meant it was almost a win for the opposition, but with two controversial points reclaimed Oxford secured a draw in the 126th Varsity Swimming match. The Rosenblatt pool hosted possibly the closest swimming Varsity to date with the Oxford women soaking up […]
On Friday 16th February, OUSC headed up to Sheffield to compete at BUCS Nationals, with a team of 13. Despite a temperamental minibus and the ordering having the three fastest heats of each event at the beginning of each session, meaning many swimmers had to […]
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 […]
This year varsity will take place on Saturday 24th of February at the Rosenblatt pool, Oxford. The details for the day are as follows: Swimming 09:15 – 2nds warm up 11:00 – 2nds event finishes 11:10 – Blues warm up 14:30 – Blues event finishes […]
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, […]
The Poseidon club dinner is a fantastic event celebrating the success of this years open water swimming. Anyone who has done any open water swimming with Oxford or Cambridge and particularly those who have taken part in the Channel Relay or Henley Open Water Varsity are warmly […]
2017 Freshers’ Fair –– Oxford University –– Wednesday 4th October – Thursday 6th October (0th week MT17) Held every year in the Examinations School in Fresher’ Week. Great time for people interested in trying out for the team to meet current team members, like the captains. OUSC Team Trials –– Oxford University –– Saturday […]
The OUSWPA annual alumni dinner will be held this year on the evening of Saturday 13th May (3rd week) at Somerville College. This is a lovely event where current and former members of the swimming and waterpolo clubs come together to celebrate the year’s achievements […]
Varsity will take place on the 25th February at Parkside Pool in Cambridge. The timetable for the day is as follows: 12:00 – Swimming Warm-Up and Spectator Access to Balcony 12:45 – Swimming Teams’ Parade 12:55 – Swimming Events Start 14:30 – Swimming Award Ceremony 14:45 […]
