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Sport Swansea“An Introduction to Sport at Swansea University”

Steve Minney

Senior Student Recruitment

Officer

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Sport at Swansea University

•Sport is a major part of Student life at Swansea

•£20m investment

•Access to first-class facilities

•Location is a major attraction

•Active, outdoor lifestyle possibility

For students who take their sport seriously, it is always

refreshing to find a university that shares their commitment

and ambition. At Swansea sport really matters.

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Sport for all

We pride ourselves at Swansea

University in that we are working

hard to cater for three different

types of sports person!

ELITE

PERFORMANCE

RECREATIONAL

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Recreational Sport

You don’t have to be an elite athlete to enjoy sport at

Swansea.

•Modern gym

•Public swimming times at pool

•Classes in the Sports Centre and National Pool

•Facilities available for recreational use such as squash,

tennis, basketball and badminton courts

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Volunteering

•Club Positions

•AU Executive

•Sports Volunteers

•Events

•Reporters

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Performance Sport

Performance sport can be

split further into three distinct

sections:

1. Focus Sport

2. AU Teams

3. Intramural Team

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The Athletic Union

All Sporting activity contained within the “Performance” bracket

are managed by the Athletic Union:

• 50 Clubs including intramural

and focus sports

• All standards

• Student President

• Volunteering opportunities

• All University fixtures

• Organises Varsity as well as

other sporting events

• Insurance to members

• Subsidises physiotherapy

• Provides equipment to clubs

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Intramural Sport

•18 Intramural football sides

•Squash and Badminton

•Interdepartmental Netball

•5-a-side football

•Range of other sporting competitions

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Athletic Union Clubs

• Aikido

• Archery

• Badminton

• Basketball

• Bodyboarding

• Boxing

• Canoe

• Cheerleading

• Cricket

• Equestrian

• Fencing

• Finswimming

• Golf

• Hiking

• Hockey

• Jiu Jitsu

• Judo

• Karate

• Karting

• Kiting

• Lacrosse

• Life Saving

• Mountain Biking

• Mountaineering

• Netball

• Rowing

• Rugby League

• Rugby Union

• Running/ Athletics

• Sailing

• Ski & Snowboard

• Skydiving

• Soccer

• Squash

• Street Hockey

• Sub Aqua

• Surfing

• Swimming

• Tae Kwon Do

• Tennis

• Triathlon

• Volleyball

• American

Football

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Athletic Union Clubs

•Every Wednesday 40 different teams represent Swansea

•Teams compete against Universities all over the UK

• Individual and team championships

• Welsh Cup

• BUCS champions in Rugby, Soccer, Surfing, Golf, Cricket, Mountain Biking, Karate, Judo, Sailing, Badminton, Canoe Polo and have won medals in most individual events

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BUCS?

“British Universities and Colleges Sport” (formerly BUSA)

•Compete in their leagues and competitions

•An honour

•Huge numbers every Wednesday

•Rugby and Football in Premiership playing Brighton, Brunel,

Oxford, Bath, Exeter, Imperial among others

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Varsity

•2nd Biggest Varsity in the UK

after Oxford Cambridge match

•Proceeds go to Charity

•15000 attended rugby in 2011

•Boat Race

•Full day of competitive sport

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Varsity

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Varsity

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Varsity

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Varsity

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Focus Sports

5 Focus Sports in Swansea University

•Men’s Rugby

•Men’s Football

•Men’s and Women’s Hockey

•Swimming

•Triathlon

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Focus Sports

Focus sports enjoy the following benefits:

•Enhanced budget for equipment

•Team Coach

•Enhanced standard of travel and accommodation if required

•Fitness sessions

•Availability of Sports Science support

•Subsidised Sports massage and Physio (free on match days)

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Elite Sport

• Alun Wyn Jones (Rugby)

– Wales and Ospreys

• Jazz Carlin , Jemma Lowe, Georgia

Davies, Tom Allen (Swimming)

– GB

• James Phillips (Badminton)

– Wales Commonwealth Games

• Katherine Lenaghan (Rugby)

– Wales

• Liz Johnson (Swimming)

– GB Disability swimming

• Rhys Priestland – (Rugby)

-Scarlets

• Dwayne Peel, Stephen Jones,

Rob Howley, Dafydd James, Paul

Thorburn, Richie Pugh, Tal Selley,

Ben Lewis & Huw Bennett (Rugby)

• James King, Phillipa Davies,

Laura Wood, Steven Evans &

Victoria Hale (Swimming)

• Daniel Caines, Phillipa Roles &

Neil Horsfield (Athletics)

• Adrian Dale, Steven Evans &

Simon Jones (Cricket)

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Elite Sport – Alun Wyn Jones

“Rugby isn’t forever. As you get older, the hits get harder and playing careers shorter, so I just want to get that piece of paper that will let me go away and get on with life after rugby. I’m not alone – there are a few guys in the squad who are thinking on similar lines.”

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Scholarships

What the Scholar Gets:

• £1000 per year towards

pursuing their sport

• Free gym membership

• Mentor to help solve any

University related issues

• Sports Science Consultancy

What the Scholar Gives:

• Contribute to the University:

– Represent through sport

– Available for marketing

– Available for open days

– Provide feedback on

sporting achievements

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Facilities

•80 Station Uni Gym

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Facilities

•80 Station Uni Gym

•Physiotherapy and Sports

Massage Suite

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Facilities

•80 Station Uni Gym

•Physiotherapy and Sports

Massage Suite

•Indoor Double Sports Hall,

Climbing Wall, Fitness Studio,

Squash, Basketball and

Badminton Courts

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Facilities

•80 Station Uni Gym

•Physiotherapy and Sports

Massage Suite

•Indoor Double Sports Hall,

Climbing Wall, Fitness Studio,

Squash, Basketball and

Badminton Courts

•Indoor Running Track and

Athletics Centre

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Outdoor Facilities

•Rugby, Football, Cricket and

Lacrosse Pitches

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Outdoor Facilities

•Rugby, Football, Cricket and

Lacrosse Pitches

•12 Tennis Courts

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Outdoor Facilities

•Rugby, Football, Cricket and

Lacrosse Pitches

•12 Tennis Courts

•2 Water Based Astro Pitches

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Outdoor Facilities

•Rugby, Football, Cricket and

Lacrosse Pitches

•12 Tennis Courts

•2 Water Based Astro Pitches

•8 Lane Athletics Track and Field

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Wales National Pool

•Wales only 50m Pool

•25m Warm Up Pool

•Built to world Governing Body

(FINA) Standards

•Home to WASA, GB Sprint and

GB Disability swimming

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Local Sport

•Coastal location – surfing, sailing, kayaking, rowing

•Cycling

•Climbing

•Golf

•Tennis

•LC2

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Local Sport

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Healthy Lifestyles

We are building an environment that not only welcomes, but can

cater for every standard of sportsperson. We want people to

achieve in their sport, live a healthy lifestyle and gain as much

enjoyment as they possibly can.

We believe in the transformative power of sport and our philosophy

is Sport For All.

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Useful links…

www.swan.ac.uk/sport www.suau.co.uk

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