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Swimming and Water Polo

We swim and we polo! We are an inclusive club that caters for swimmers who want to swim for fun, swim competitively, swim for fitness, or swim socially. The same is true for water polo if you're completely new to the sport or have been playing for years as long as you know how to swim you can play water polo. Our men's and women's teams love having new faces and talent in and around the pool.

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BUCS short course and long course are the events of the year for our swimmers, but we also have BUSL confreres with different universities that are great for people who want to get back into competing after being out of it for a while.

Our water polo teams have BUCS games almost weekly against other universities and the opportunity to compete in the national cup league. On top of this, our committee set up various friendly matches throughout the year to give beginners some game experience.

As a sports society, we don't just train together. We socialise together. This includes Ocean Wednesdays (society night), dressy formals, boat balls, charity drives, watching water polo games and swim competitions, group activities (paintballing, climbing, ice skating, bowling), awards evenings, SU Saturdays, and dinners.

How to get involved

Training times

For swimmers, we train at Nottingham High School and Harvey Hadden Sports Village:

  • Monday 8 pm - 9 pm, Nottingham High School
  • Tuesday 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm, Nottingham High School
  • Thursday 8.30 pm - 9.30 pm, Harvey Hadden
  • Friday 6 pm - 7 pm, Nottingham High School

Swim for fun

  • Friday 8.30 pm - 9.30 pm, Nottingham High School

Water polo

For water polo players, we train at Nottingham High School and once a month at David Ross Sports Village (University of Nottingham):

  • Monday 9 pm - 10 pm, Nottingham High School
  • Tuesday 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm, Nottingham High School
  • Thursday 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm, Nottingham High School
  • Friday 7 pm - 8.30 pm, Nottingham High School
  • Saturday 6 pm - 8 pm, David Ross Sports Village (Once a month - dates vary)

Disabilities

We have a few para-athletes within the society come to speak to us about how we can help you get involved within our society in a way that works for you.

LGBTQ+:

We are a completely inclusive society. Harvey Hadden and the University of Nottingham have non-gendered changing villages and toilets.

Not entirely sure yet?

We offer swim-for-fun sessions on a Friday evening at Nottingham High School's pool - speak to us at the Nottingham Trent Student Union sports desk about trying out a session. No commitments, no pressure. £2 per session or free with an active gym membership!

Learn to swim

Unfortunately, we don't teach you how to swim. You will have to learn externally before joining the club. However, you are welcome to join the club as a social member and just attend social events!

How to join

Membership fees are £125 (£50 sports membership, £75 swimming and water polo membership).

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