PLEASE NOTE: As of August 2021, this club is now under the support of SportBU. To find out more information and to join the club please get in touch with SportBU directly. Please contact teambu@bournemouth.ac.uk for all enquiries.
Why Join Us?
1) Fun and friendly environment.
2) Boost your swimming skills.
3) Competitive & Social
4) Social events
What do we do?
The BU swim team is a fun, friendly club that caters for all levels of swimming abilities.
We offer both a social and competitive side, so either if you want to compete, get fit or just meet new people our club is definitely for you.
On the competitive side, our main focus is towards BUCS nationals and other smaller meets across the year, so there's plenty of opportunities to compete.
The fee for BU swimming is £330 for all three semesters, roughly £2 per session. This price includes:
- FREE BU Swim Team hat with your membership
- All training costs
- Annual membership to Poole Swimming Club
- Four coached pool sessions a week
- one S&C session a week
Key Events
BUCS Nationals short course competition (25 metre)
BUCS Nationals long course competition (50 metre)
NUDL National University Development League
Activities Awards
Sports Ball
More info in the events tab!
When and Where?
We train with Poole Swimming Club at the following times and venues:
Monday 8:30-9:30 pm
Talbot Heath: Rothesay Rd, Bournemouth BH4 9NJ
Tuesday 7:45-9:15 pm
Talbot Heath: Rothesay Rd, Bournemouth BH4 9NJ
Wednesday 1:30-2:15 pm (Strength and Conditioning)
Uni S&C suit Wallisdown Rd, Wallisdown, Poole BH12 5HH
Thursday 7:45-9:15 pm
Talbot Heath: Rothesay Rd, Bournemouth BH4 9NJ
Sunday 7:15-8:15 pm
Talbot Heath: Rothesay Rd, Bournemouth BH4 9NJ
Note: During university holiday periods, swimming will be available but it will be un-coached so swimmers are encouraged to join with Poole SC Masters squads.
Meet the Committee
President: Rhys Walker
Vice President: Joseph Mclean
Captain: George Farr, Lucy Moores, Jennifer Herbert
Treasurer: Molly Stemp
Fundraising: Alice Fendere, Sarah Hiley
Social Sec: Derry Linton, Jasmine Stone
Recent Events: 2018/2019 on the Swim Team
16/03/2019 - Society Swap with the Archery Society
So it turns out hand-eye co-ordination transfers quite well from swimming to archery, who'd have thought? We had a really great time with Archery today and we're really thankful for how welcome they made us feel!
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05/02/2019 - SUBU Refreshers Fair
Swimming is at the Refresher's fair today! Come sign up!
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02/02/2019 - Bag-packing at ASDA Castlepoint
The team returned to ASDA Castlepoint to raise money for our trip to Sheffield and to commit to our five-star criteria.
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09/01/2019 - Team Photos
Today was Team BU's Official team photo day. The whole team got together to take a serious and...slightly less serious photo.
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01/12/2018 - Society Swap with BU Climbing
We sent some of our swimmers to go try out bouldering with the Climbing Society at the Dolphin Project centre. We had a great time and were made very comfortable by our friends on that society!
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29/11/2018 - Gift Wrapping
The Swim Team showed up at the SUBU Building to participate in wrapping shoeboxes for the less fortunate!
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26/11/2018 - Band-Aid Christmas Song
The swim team got together to participate in a SUBU-video rendition of Band Aid's 'Feed the World' to help support those in need. High notes were definitely struck.
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09-11/11/2018 - BUCS Short Course
The first BUCS of the academic year happened this month. Lots of PBs accross the board and a crazy night in the Sheffield Hallam Student Union. A very successful weekend all-in-all.
