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Third time lucky for Trent? Or will Uni get the hat-trick?

posted 27.02.11 at 9:24pm 16 comments

The Nottingham University Swimming Club has over 100 members, both competitive and casual swimmers training in the university’s Olympic sized pool. Swimming varsity has only been going for the last three years and both years prior to this, Nottingham University have won the competition. This does not mean that the team this year have been sitting on their laurels; intensive training and many university level competitions have been keeping the swim team on a tip top condition.

The swim teams have been going from strength to strength, with the university team this year being on top form in national competitions as a team and with swimmers who have been at the Olympics and the Commonwealth games. The team has also ascended
in the ranks of the BUCS events, both in short course and long course where Nottingham came 5th overall. With Varsity being the last big event in the swimming schedule, Uni are approaching this competition relaxed but ready to take on the challenge and to gain a win in what has so far been a disappointing start to the 2011 competition for the teams in gold.

Swimming Varsity

posted 26.02.11 at 9:55pm 14 comments

Will Uni win the Swimming varsity three years in a row?
Rhiannon May

The Nottingham University Swimming Club has over 100 members, both competitive and casual swimmers training in the university’s Olympic sized pool. Swimming varsity has only been going for the last three years and both years prior to this, Nottingham University have won the competition. This does not mean that the team this year have been sitting on their laurels; intensive training and many university level competitions have been keeping the swim team on a tip top condition.

The swim teams have been going from strength to strength, with the university team this year being on top form in national competitions as a team and with swimmers who have been at the Olympics and the Commonwealth games. The team has also ascended
in the ranks of the BUCS events, both in short course and long course where Nottingham came 5th overall. With Varsity being the last big event in the swimming schedule, Uni are approaching this competition relaxed but ready to take on the challenge and to gain a win in what has so far been a disappointing start to the 2011 competition for the teams in gold.

URN talks Korfball

posted 14.02.11 at 5:26pm 8 comments

Hijacking the Sports Show Blog to talk about my new favourite sport, Korfball. A dutch version of basketball which is growing in popularity amongst universities, Nottingham Korfball has been bolstered by having former England internationals as coaches and current internationals on the squad. Practising three days a week but still managing to be one of the top teams in the country, a select few of the current korfball teams came to URN to help others learn about the sport, and to have a go at the sports quiz!

The Korfball Interview

Korf takes on the Sports Quiz