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Last Saturday our swimmers travelled down to Birmingham for the BUSL A final! It was an amazing event with so incredible racing.
Our swimmers amazing performance meant that we finished 11th!!!
Well done to everyone who races and a massive congratulations to Adam for breaking the BUSL 50 free record!!

Tomorrow our swimmers will be traveling down to Birmingham to take part in the BUSL A final!!!

Good luck to all our swimmers and everyone competing, it’s going to be a big one!

LETS GO DURHAM!

And that’s a wrap on LC BUCS 25!

What a weekend! We had so many amazing swims across the weekend, with pbs and broken records. Some of the highlights from the weekend include the open free relay breaking the Durham record and Talia not only getting our first BUCS points of the year but also coming 3rd in the 800 free!

Well done to everyone who competed and a massive thank you to everyone who supported our swimmers from home!

It’s that time of the year….long course BUCS!

This weekend our swimmers will travel down to Sheffield to take part in the second bucs event of the season.

We have over 20 swimmers taking in part in races across the weekend! There will be a live stream so everyone at home can follow along with our swimmers…

Good luck to everyone racing. Let’s gooo!

#durham #swimming #bucslife

Last week our swimmers competed in BUSL phase 2! An incredible performance meant that we took home the win! We are also excited to announce that we have secured our place in the A final !!!!
Well done to everyone who competed and thank you to Newcastle and Northumbria for a great competition!
Time to get ready for Birmingham……

Today our swimmers will be taking park in BUSL phase 2 against Newcastle and Northumbria. After making it to the final last year…we hoping to achieve the same success!
We’re looking forward to some great competition and racing from Newcastle and Northumbria!!
Good luck to everyone competing

Happy new year!!!

We are going to be holding another set of trials to join DUCS on Monday the 13th of January at Freeman Quay. We hope these these trails give people the chance to retrial if they didn’t quite make the team in September or for anyone who missed signing up before!

There will be trials for both the performance and development squad and it will cost £2 to trial. This can be cash or bank transfer.

If you are interested in trialling please fill out the form attached in our bio. We will then send you an email with an allocated day and time slot for your trial. Please try and leave plenty of time to get to the pool, members of the team will be there to meet you and guide you.

During your trial you will be asked to swim 50m freestyle and 50m of your choice stroke.

Don’t forget to bring your hat and goggles, don’t worry about wearing a racing suit tho!

If you have any other questions please give us a DM!

We can’t wait to meet you

Last month our swimmers raised an incredible £720 for Movember! A combined effort from the guys growing their moustaches and our 5k run in swimwear meant we over tripled our target amount. Thank you to everyone who donated, it’s amazing to raise money for such an incredible cause.

Last week our swimmers took part in their second BUSL match of the year. It was an amazing competition and was very close between the two teams. Durham had some amazing swims and come home with the win! This means we’ll be moving onto the next round of BUSL! Well done to everyone who competed and thank you to @nuswim_ for hosting.

MOVEMBER FUND RAISER

This Sunday our swimmers will be completing a fund raiser for MOVEMBER! We will be doing a 5k run starting from Freemans quay (of course) in our swimming costumes! We’re doing the run at 9am in the morning so it’s going to be nice and warm….

We’re hoping to raise as much money as possible for such an amazing cause! Any donations are greatly appreciated! The link is in our bio to donate!

Later today our swimmers are taking on Newcastle in our second BUSL match of the year! Good luck to everyone competing, let’s goooo!!

#durham #swimming #busl

Last weekend our swimmers competed at short course BUCS! It was an amazing weekend filled with pbs, finals and multiple university records were broken! A huge well done to everyone that competed and a massive thank you to everyone who supported the team and made sure the weekend ran smoothly.

***SC BUCS***

This weekend our swimmers will be travelling to Sheffield to take part in BUCS short course national championships!

36 of our swimmers will be competing in a wide variety of races. We’re excited to see some fast racing and records being broken.

Good luck to all our swimmers competing!

Keep an eye our for the BUCS live stream so you can follow along with us from home

This year DUSC is taking part in Movember to support the incredible work being done by the charity to tackle mental health, suicide, prostate cancer and testicular cancer!

We would greatly appreciate any donations, anything is appreciated! The link is in our bio

On Wednesday our swimmers took part in their first BUSL match of the season! It was great to get back to racing!

Thank you to @northumbriaswimming for the great competition and for hosting!

It’s that time of the year again…..our first BUSL match of the season is taking place this Wednesday! After a very successful BUSL season last year we’re hoping to achieve even more this year!

Good luck to everyone racing!

#durham #swimming #bleedpalatinate #teamdurham

Thank you to everyone who trialed either last Thursday or this morning! It was great to see so many of you!

We will be sending out emails this afternoon and tomorrow morning to confirm places in our performance or development squads. Due to such a high standard of trials this year we do not have enough space for everyone to join our team. If you have been unsuccessful in joining our team this time, we will have another set of trials at the beginning of second term if you’d like to try again!

Congratulations to everyone who has achieved a place on our team!! On Wednesday the 9th we will have a welcome day for all new joiners. This includes a session in the morning from 7.30-9.00am at Freemans Quay, which is exclusive to new joiners. Then in the evening we will have our first social of the year! This will start at 7.30 at Josephine Butler bar. The theme is SWIMMING so make sure to wear as much swimming gear as possible. There will be a prize for the best dressed….

We encourage all new joiners to attend both the swimming session and social as it will be a great opportunity for everyone to get to know each other and meet returning members of the team!

Any questions just send over a dm! Can’t wait to see everyone on Wednesday!

Find out more about the different types of squad we have on offer…

At DUSC we have two different squads.
Our performance squad is aimed at swimmers with a high level of swimming experience, ranging from county to national level. This squad is perfect for swimmers wanting to continue competing and would like more access to training.
Our development squad is aimed at people who have a love for the sport and have some experience, but might not of previously been competitive. This squad is ideal for people that want to continue swimming at university and improve on their technique but do not necessarily want to take part in competitions.

We hope everyone can find a squad that offers the right level of training and commitment they would like. None of our sessions are compulsory for either squad but we encourage people to come to as often as they can.

Both squads make up DUSC and we want to make sure everyone is included in all aspects of the team. Both teams are invited and encouraged to come to all social events. We want everyone to be involved in the team!

If you have any more questions about the squads please feel free to drop us a DM!

***MEET THE EXEC***

Last but certainly not least, meet James out s&c sec for next year. James joined in his 2nd year at Durham and has played a big role in BUSL competitions and even won the Great North Swim SwimRun!

As strength and conditioning coach, James hopes to run sessions that will help to improve every individuals swimming performance. James also believes this is an another opportunity to bond more with the team!

***MEET THE EXEC***

Meet our women’s welfare Fiona. Fiona joined the team last year and has been a friendly face to everyone since!

As women’s welfare Fiona wants to create a safe and supportive environment for everyone within the team

***MEET THE EXEC***

Next up we have Kenneth our mens welfare for next year. Kenneth played a big role in the team last year, taking part in the BUSL final to get our team to 4th place.

Kenneth wants to use his previous swimming experience and work alongside with our female welfare officer to provide the guidance and support the team needs. He hopes to not only help every swimmer meet their true potential but also create a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone to thrive in.

***MEET THE EXEC***

Next up, meet Amy our kit sec. Amy joined DUSC last year and has been a great addition to the team, competing at both SC and LC BUCS.

As kit sec Amy is aiming to deliver high quality training and competition kit quickly for when it is required throughout the year.

***MEET THE EXEC***

Meet Daisy our media sec for next year. Daisy has previous experience in this role as she was also media sec last year!

This year Daisy aims to post exciting content to keep everyone up to date with what DUSC is up to. She wants to show both our development and performance swimmers achievements. Daisy encourages everyone to ask any questions through email or DMs!

***MEET THE EXEC***

Meet the second half of our social secs Katy! Katy was integral part of the team last year, taking part in both SC and LC BUCS, as well as all the socials of course!

Katy has been swimming her whole life and cannot wait to help bring the team together next year. And of course most importantly plan the best socials ever!

***MEET THE EXEC***

Meet Joe one half of our socials secs for next year! Joe joined DUSC last year and has been an active and enthusiastic participant at every social!

Over the next year Joe hopes to be able to build up the swimming community within Durham and wants to encourage people to form lasting friendships in and out of the pool.

***MEET THE EXEC***

Meet our treasurer for this year, Lizzie! Lizzie was part of both our BUCS and BUSL relays last year.

As treasurer Lizzie is responsible for organising the clubs finances. Lizzie is available if anyone has any questions or needs any help with anything regarding finances. She wants to make DUSC as accessible as possible!

***MEET THE EXEC***

Next up, meet Jake our club secretary for the year! Jake is re-joining us after a placement year in Finland and has been an integral part of the team in previous years.

In this role Jake is hoping to ensure the smooth running of the club, involving mainly administrative tasks but also assisting the captain where needed. Jake wants to organise charity events throughout the year to expand on the great work done at the Great North Swim in previous years.

#swimming #durham #durhamswimming

***MEET THE EXEC***

Meet Rose the other half of our captain duo! Rose has been working alongside Adam to get ready for the start of the 24/25 year and can’t wait to meet everyone at the freshers fair!

As captain Rose wants to communicate with each swimmer to establish individual goals and targets. Rose then aims to develop personal plans and strategies to help each swimmer reach their goals.

#durham #durhamswimming #swimming #meetheexec

***MEET THE EXEC***

Meet one of our captains Adam! Adam has previous experience being on the exec as he was our secretary last year. Adam is also a large part of DUSC as he has broken made club records and competed in BUCS and BUSL finals!

Adam is aiming to ensure everyone has an easy transition into university swimming and not only reach their potential in the sport but also enjoy being part of DUSC from the minute they join the team!

#durham #durhamswimming #swimming #meettheexec

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