On the 16th of February, we faced off our rivals, Oxf*rd, for an exciting home Varsity at Parkside Pools, Kelsey Kerridge. The day began with the alumni match, featuring players who have graduated, including old captains. There was a great turnout of players for both teams and it was a fun start to the day,…
WATER POLO VARSITY – 16 February 2019, Parkside Pools: 13:15 – 14:15 Alumni Match 14:15 – 15:30 Women’s Seconds Match 15:30 – 16:45 Men’s Seconds Match 16:45 – 18:00 Women’s Firsts Match 18:00 – 19:15 Men’s Firsts Match SWIMMING VARSITY – 3 March 2019, Parkside Pools: 12:00 – 13:45 Seconds Swimming Varsity 14:00 – 14:15…
We are asking photos of the club from alumni and were super happy with how many replies we already recieved, there are so many great photos! This is part of a ‘vitual clubhouse’ we are trying to create so we can have the full history of the club because it would be a shame to…
On 20th October 2018, Cambridge University Swimming Club welcomed UCL, KCL, Imperial and Leicester to Parkside Pools for the annual season-opening Relays Gala. Cambridge entered two teams, named Team Alpha and Team Aleph in honour of random alphabets worldwide. With neither team selected to be stronger than the other, the stage (pool) was set for…
We have a new committee for the academic year 2018-19, with some experienced members and plenty of new ones, here are the people hoping to make this year the best yet for CUSWPC! President: Chantelle Doran Medic at St John’s, plays women’s water polo since and full of great new ideas! Secretary: Jess Payne…
Recently, a member of our CUSWPC alumni, Barry James, highlighted an important point: hard-fought victories in the past over our opposition are not displayed as a matter of public record on our website! Our club has certainly had a rich and successful history, from our fondly remembered Varsity victories in matches against our main rival…
By Leonardo Buizza Following their strong varsity win, the second team were looking for an emphatic ending to the end of the season. A 19-5 victory at home against a hapless UEA side put them in good stead for a showdown with Oxf*rd Brookes, who had won the reverse fixture 14-10, in one of the…
By Robert Gourley After a largely disappointing year in BUCS for the men’s water polo first team, the men undertook a training regime that would make Phelps shake in his boots. Co-captains Rob Gourley and Joseph Wu were determined to turn around personal scores from the Varsity match in 2016. A long day in Parkside…
By Laura Schubert The women’s varsity match of 2017 was truly enjoyable for the Cambridge team, as they retained their trophy after a 10-3 victory. Though while in the pool the match went by in a blur, memories from the stands, the bench and the pool being you the detail of an hour of action!…
Cambridge versus Oxford, a grudge match, the big one. Squads selected from hordes of budding athletes all looking for varsity glory. On the other hand Cambridge versus Oxford Brookes simply doesn’t pull in the fans. The Cambridge Water Polo Second team fielded a diminished squad due to clashes and illness taking away several key players,…