Cambridge University Swimming & Waterpolo Club (CUSWPC) consists of two teams which represent Cambridge University in swimming and water polo. The water polo team is further split into men’s and ladies teams who train separately. The swimmers are split into the first and second teams, who train separately but are all entitled to swim in competitions occurring throughout the year.
Throughout the year there are 3 major competitions that take place, each one in each term. In Michaelmas (the first term) swimmers will go to Sheffield to take part in BUCS, and Water Polo players will take part in the BUCS league. The Women’s first team take part in the top division, and the Men’s first team take part in BUCS Midlands region in division 1. In Lent (the second term) both swimmers and water polo players will take part in Varsity either at Oxford or Cambridge. Varsity is the high point of the year and all training is geared towards preparing for that. In Easter (the third term), there is Swimming and Water Polo Cuppers, which is an inter-collegiate competition in Cambridge.
While the teams train separately a single committee oversees the Club. The squads are very friendly and there is a lively social scene: all members, both past and present, are eligible to join the social society known as ‘the Tadpoles’.