"Studious attendance at lectures and laboratories will bring you a degree, but it alone will never form you a character. A student's character is moulded on the playing fields and in his association with his fellow-students, living up to the fine ideals of sport. It is a foolish man who will neglect his sport for the sake of whole-time devotion to studies, and still a more foolish man who neglects his studies for the sake of sport. The man who leaves his mark behind him in university history is he who strikes a happy medium." (Athletic Union, 1923) ![]() Should you have any questions or queries about the swimming club before your arrival please do not hesitate to get in touch with any of the following people; General enquiries- uomswimmingclub@gmail.com President James Hulbert- james.hulbert@student.manchester.ac.uk Men's Captain Rory Dougall- rory.dougall@student.manchester.ac.uk Also make sure you read our welcome pack for everything you need to know for 2017-2018. For all up-to-date news:
Recent NewsBUCS short course 2017 saw a record breaking year for the UoMSwim team; finishing 10th with 46 points, leaps and bounds ahead of previous years!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------At the 2017 AU ball the swim team came away as the most charitable team for their efforts at the annual Quest for the Crest gala held in March where they raised a huge £2200 for The Brain Tumour Charity.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------April 2017 saw a team of swimmers compete in Leeds at the Christie Cup. Whilst the swim team came 2nd; the University of Manchester came away as overall winners.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In March 2017; the University of Manchester swim team took 3 teams of swimmers to BUCS Teams. The 1st team and 2nd team came 7th and 14th in the Northern Qualifiers respectively. Our 3rd team came 5th in the Shield Cup and qualified for the national finals where they came 8th.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Those swimmers who competed at the BUCS Longcourse competition in February 2017 came away with an impressive 19 points; securing a respectable 28th place.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BUCS Shortcourse took place in November 2016; Manchester swim team came 24th with a total of 23 points which was a huge improvement from the past 2 years.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Freshers 2016-2017We're looking forward to welcoming new members and the return of existing members this coming September.To add yourself to our swimming mailing list, please email lists@manchesterswimming.co.uk. We train at the Manchester Aquatics Centre - the pool built especially for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, right in the centre of the university campus. The club is a great way to get involved with sport at the university, joining a sports team at university is highly recommend as it is a great way to keep fit, socialise and enhance your CV.
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