Reports of matches and competitions
The Swimmers arrived at the Oxford pool at 8am after hopping on the coach at half five! A couple of yawns (and a significant amount of complaining about the Oxford pool) later, the seconds dove straight into their match. Ultimately, the sleepy swimmers were to be disappointed, with Oxford taking the win in both the…
⬇️Scroll down for water polo! Swimming Success in swimming has been overwhelming, with 15 records broken so far and still a term to go! Please check out our records section to see if yours are still standing…! Achievement has trickled down throughout the club, with massive increases in the size of the seconds squad. “We…
BUCS Matches Both the men and women’s water polo teams have had a strong start to the season winning their matches against Oxford Brookes 40-5 and 14-9 respectively! We look forward to playing many more matches over the next few months, so stay tuned for more results on our Instagram, or in our next update!…
Overall: 98-77 to O*fordWomen: 46-41 to O*fordMen: 52-35 to O*ford Blues Varsity did not disappoint this year. Backed by a huge home crowd, we put in a valiant performance against what remains an exceptionally strong Oxford side. However, this was a far cry from the heavy defeat we suffered last year. With numerous swimmers winning…
Overall: 115-55 to O*ford On Saturday 1st March, Parkside Pools was home to the biggest competition in the history of swimming – the annual Varsity Match. First up was the Dolphins v Marlins competition. The sun was shining, and the Cambridge team gathered together, in a sea of light blue, with posters up on the…
Results M1: 15-8 to Cambridge M2: 14-3 to Cambridge W1: 14-6 to O*fordW2: 11-7 to O*ford Men’s Water Polo 2s: Cambridge 14 – Oxford 3 The fourth fixture of the season saw a confident Cambridge 2nd team enter the pool, having convincingly won all three previous encounters. Arguably one of the strongest 2nd teams in…
After nearly a whole week of waiting for the go-ahead due to stormy conditions, the 13th Channel Varsity race started for Cambridge at 1.30am on 7th July in a rather frosty Dover car park. Following a rather nervous boat ride to the starting location, Flynn Ryan got the race off to start, diving from the…
Weiyi Tan 2022-23 Season Review: W1 had a tough season last year but made some great improvements in both individual and team play throughout the season, making for a close Varsity match that unfortunately ended with a 10-6 loss but was still a great end to the season. The team finished 5/6 in the BUCS…
25th February 2023, Parkside Pools Cambridge Cambridge: 95 Oxford: 85 Mens: Cambridge 49, Oxford 41 Womens: Cambridge 46, Oxford 44 The winning team! After two terms of hard training and pizza eating, the energised and committed Seconds team was ready to come back with a bang at the first home Varsity in four years following…
The mandatory team picture! After 4 years of absence, the much anticipated Swimming Varsity Match came back to Cambridge! The Blues were the last swims of the day. The night session started off with a wave of cheers from our home crowd during the team’s parade. Captains Giorgos Papageorgiou and Sophie O’Keeffe leading the way…