Sports
FEBRUARY 2020
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SWIMMING NEW YEAR UPDATE
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Emma Shilton | Part 2 English Literature
Reading University Swimming Club started the new year in the best way possible, with an amazing social. The theme was white T-shirt, so the team grabbed their sharpies and started the night by decorating each other’s shirts. The aim was to fill up your t-shirt with the most writing before heading into town. The turnout was one of our best yet, so thank you to everyone that came.
“The theme was white T-shirt, so the team grabbed thier sharpies and started the night by decorating each other’s shirts.” After the re-fresher’s fair at the start of term the club held the give-it-a-go session where we welcomed many new potential members to the pool, which allowed them to get an insight into what our club is all about. At the end of January, we will have
a joint social with mixed hockey, again with a great theme of traffic lights, where a you wear a colour best matching your relationship status, after the great success of the first social, this one will be equally a night to remember. If you are worried that you have missed our first socials of the term or are a new face that is keen to get involved in swimming, we have another social on the 5th of February, the theme is yet to be announced so keep your eyes peeled on our social media pages. Looking to the near future, the competitive team are competing again in Sheffield, at the BUCS Long Course Championships, in February. We have many swimmers competing in team relays and in their individual events, so
“The competitive team are competing again in Sheffield, at the BUCS Long Course Championships in Fberuary.”
is definitely a gala to look forward too.
“The team are training hard and getting their hours in to be best prepared for the upcoming event.” The team are training hard and getting their hours in to be best prepared for the upcoming event. We have many training times to suit your busy university life, we swim twice on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in the morning and the evening, and once on Friday in the evening. Membership prices vary, you can pay annually and just for a term. The annual price for a student is £95.15 and the termly membership is £60.15. If you are interested in joining our sociable and fun club then please follow us on Instagram or Facebook and get in touch!
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Photo by: Amelia McCormack
On the other end of the spectrum we have Amelia McCormack, a former GB representative in épée, who has gone on to help coach and captain the women’s team this year bringing her wealth of knowledge to the club – and her well known plyometric warm ups!
side my fellow club members, making the fear of competing a much more fun and less intimidating experience.
As president I couldn’t have hoped for any better than the members, I have been delighted to revive this year with a mix of new and returning members, and they have helped me continue my 13 years of fencing and exercise and my love of organising people. I have been lucky enough to take my fencing to a new level with the help of the club taking part in Welsh National competitions along-
“We have a variety of backgrounds and skill levels in our club ranging from International Fencers to novices.”
So, if you’re interested in a new sport
