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About Us

At GCU Swim Team, we pride ourselves in being a welcoming and fun club! We compete regularly and try to get as many people involved as possible – either swimming or helping with the organisation and running of the club. Although we have a big focus on competitive swimming, our club is also open to swimmers who don’t want to compete or prefer to swim for fitness. Our twice weekly training sessions are focused on developing our swimming in all aspects so that everyone can improve.

In addition to our swimming, we love a night out! We consider ourselves to be a very sociable and fun team and can’t wait for this year! We hope to have many different socials – activities, club nights and meals out – there will be something for everyone!

Our committee members are all very friendly and approachable so if you ever have any questions or problems then feel free to come and have a chat!

 

Competing 

The team usually competes at many meets throughout the year at a range of levels. However, this year we are not planning on competing in the Scottish University League. We want to focus on building a great team for next year. We will still be attending friendly matches and are planning on competing in the Glasgow Taxi competition towards the end of the  year. 

We also take a team down for both the short course and long course British University Championships (BUCS) which are held in Sheffield. This is the main focus for many of the competitive swimmers on the team, and in recent years we have seen great success having multiple swimmers in finals and earning medals. 

 

Training 

We currently train at Strathclyde University's new facility and Maryhill GC on at the following times:

• Monday @ GC Maryhill : 8 - 9pm
• Friday @ Strathclyde University Sports Centre: 6:15 - 7:15pm

 

The team usually try to meet up in the Re:Union bar before training to travel to the pool together. This gives the team a chance to get to know each other better and to keep up to date with any meets or socials that are coming up. We believe this is how you create the tight and close friend dynamic that swim team need to thrive!

 

Find Us 

Why not keep up to date on social media? 

We're on Instagram under the handle @GCUSwimming

We also have a Facebook page – GCU Swim Team

If you have any more questions about our club, feel free to send us an Instagram DM (@gcuswimming) or send us an email at swimming@GCUstudents.co.uk. 
We will also have a stall at freshers fayre for any further questions. 

‼️A TRIAL IS REQUIRED TO JOIN THIS TEAM. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION‼️