PERFORMANCE SWIMMING SQUAD
As the competitive element of the LUSWP swimming programme, our Performance Swimming Squad offers a variety of opportunities for swimmers who have competed with their home clubs from county level right up to and including national level. The Performance Squad train most weekdays, across 6 hours of pool time alongside an extended strength & conditioning programme including weight-based sessions and circuit training sessions.
COMPETITIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Each year the Performance Squad compete at the three core University meets: the BUCS Short Course Championships, the BUCS Long Course Championships and the BUCS Team Championships. All BUCS competitions involve a weekend visit to the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield. It is an immense experience to swim at a high-level competition, testing yourself against the nation’s best student swimmers, whilst providing a great opportunity to bond with your teammates and develop friendships in a sporting environment.
The BUCS meets are raced alongside multiple stages of
BUSL competitions, including initial qualifying phases
hosted in Lancaster, leading up to the BUSL National Final. This year our performance squad achieved a hugely respectable 1st place nationally out of 54 universities in the BUSL Final, as well as finishing 1st in our conference against other local universities.
Members of the squad also compete in the Swim England National Winter/Summer Championships and the British Summer Championships, a testament to the high individual level of many of our members.
Finally, there is the Roses Varsity meet against the University of York, one of the most exciting competitions of the year! The Roses Varsity meet is a huge event, and one which we have achieved great success in over recent years. During the 2023/24 season, our swimmers won both the men's and women's categories with scores of 84-39 and 72-48 respectively. During the 2021/22 season, our swimmers once again won across both categories, and alongside our WaterPolo teams we achieved a win across all 4 events and achieved a well earned "Red Wash". We have had many recent successes in all of these events, breaking numerous club records and enjoying our own swimmers competing against Olympians in the BUCS finals.
Each year the Performance Squad compete at the three core University meets: the BUCS Short Course Championships, the BUCS Long Course Championships and the BUCS Team Championships. All BUCS competitions involve a weekend visit to the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield. It is an immense experience to swim at a high-level competition, testing yourself against the nation’s best student swimmers, whilst providing a great opportunity to bond with your teammates and develop friendships in a sporting environment.
The BUCS meets are raced alongside multiple stages of
BUSL competitions, including initial qualifying phases
hosted in Lancaster, leading up to the BUSL National Final. This year our performance squad achieved a hugely respectable 1st place nationally out of 54 universities in the BUSL Final, as well as finishing 1st in our conference against other local universities.
Members of the squad also compete in the Swim England National Winter/Summer Championships and the British Summer Championships, a testament to the high individual level of many of our members.
Finally, there is the Roses Varsity meet against the University of York, one of the most exciting competitions of the year! The Roses Varsity meet is a huge event, and one which we have achieved great success in over recent years. During the 2023/24 season, our swimmers won both the men's and women's categories with scores of 84-39 and 72-48 respectively. During the 2021/22 season, our swimmers once again won across both categories, and alongside our WaterPolo teams we achieved a win across all 4 events and achieved a well earned "Red Wash". We have had many recent successes in all of these events, breaking numerous club records and enjoying our own swimmers competing against Olympians in the BUCS finals.
Performance Squad Training Hours:
Tuesday: 18:30 - 20:00
Wednesday: 06:00 - 07:30
Thursday: 20:30 - 22:00
Friday: 20:30 - 22:00
N.B. Training hours do not include the gym programme
To view the club records, click here.
Tuesday: 18:30 - 20:00
Wednesday: 06:00 - 07:30
Thursday: 20:30 - 22:00
Friday: 20:30 - 22:00
N.B. Training hours do not include the gym programme
To view the club records, click here.
