26 Feb 2015

BUCS Long Course 2015

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EUSC BUCS squad travelled to Ponds Forge, Sheffield, to compete in the Long Course National Championships. The team of 18 travelled to the competition on Friday 20th February, after weeks of specific training both in and out of the pool, including a training camp in Cardiff two weeks prior to the event. The Friday night saw the Women’s 4×100 Freestyle relay team in action first, with Megan Wainwright, Lydia Smith, Seun Olusanya and Katya Zossimova setting a new club record, … Continue Reading
5 Feb 2015

Varsity Approaches its 10th Birthday

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Looking ahead to this busy term, February 28th sees the return of our annual swimming varsity at Pyramids Leisure Centre, Heavitree Road. This year, all proceeds from the event will be donated to the MS Society. We are looking for swimmers from any graduated classes to take part in a EUSC legends team, which will compete in a variety of events against current students from Exeter and other universities in the southwest. This is a great opportunity to see the … Continue Reading
5 Feb 2015

Swimming on the Continent!

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In the closing weeks of last term, EUSC had the privilege of travelling to Karlsruhe, Germany, for their annual Sprintnacht competition, along with university teams from across Germany and Europe. Travelling too with the Bath Swimming Team, our Karlsruhe hosts provided some fantastic food and drink, before getting down to the serious business of the Friday night competition. We had swimmers progress through the heats into quarter and semi finals, including Seun Olusanya in the semifinal of the 50m Freestyle, … Continue Reading
5 Feb 2015

EUSC Take BUCS By Storm

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On the 14th November, the University of Exeter Swimming Club set off for their annual BUCS short course swimming competition at Ponds Forge International Pool, Sheffield. 69 universities competed over the weekend creating an overwhelming atmosphere. We took our largest ever team of 27, with everyone swimming at least 2 events and compiling 6 different relay teams. The weekend was highly anticipated, prepared for through rigorous training led by the highly experienced Jo John of Exeter City Swimming Club, alongside … Continue Reading
29 Oct 2014

Big Waves to Kick Start the Year

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For EUSC the new season has started better than anyone could have predicted. Following a record number of members signing up at Fresher’s Fair, St. Luke’s pool has been a very busy place. Therefore, to accommodate the club’s growth it has delighted all swimmers that the club has managed to secure the larger pool at Pyramids leisure centre, for one session each week. This offers 3 extra lanes, providing much more space for our full range of abilities. Another big … Continue Reading