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LSE swimming is shortly turning into one of the vital widespread golf equipment at LSE and now has greater than 100 official members. We cater to a big number of ability units and talents, and have devoted lanes throughout our coaching periods for swimmers of various skills, starting from newcomers via to aggressive swimmers. 

In these periods, newcomers can select to free swim or they are often helped with their approach from one of many staff’s committee members. For the intermediate and aggressive swimmers, every session with have a structured programme created by the staff captains that everybody will observe. These will sometimes vary between 1,800m – 2,500m and can embody approach periods, short-distance periods and long-distance periods to make sure that our members enhance in all features of swimming. At the tip of every session, we’ll typically have some enjoyable relay races, which our members have actually loved! 

In phrases of competitions in opposition to different universities, the primary occasions we attend are a part of the London Swimming League. Throughout the yr, we sometimes attend three swimming galas in opposition to many different London universities together with UCL, King’s and Imperial. These are very relaxed occasions the place folks of all swimming skills can acquire some expertise of swimming competitively.

In addition, because the membership grows and extra aggressive swimmers be part of the staff, we hope to find a way attend the BUCS occasions which are organised in Michaelmas and Lent time period. These are extra severe competitions than the London League the place the main target will probably be on the aggressive swimmers within the staff. We hope to attend as many competitions as potential this yr!

Throughout the yr, we run quite a few social occasions. Every Wednesday night, the entire staff will get collectively to socialize earlier than we head to the AU’s social occasion on the well-known Sway Bar & Club. Mixed in with these weekly socials, we normally organise round 3 or 4 membership dinners all year long the place the entire staff goes out for a meal, sometimes a curry, burger or Chinese meals. We additionally attend a number of occasions organised by the AU, together with Carol and the AU ball. All of those occasions are a improbable method to get to know others inside the staff and assist to construct staff spirit!

Training Times:

All our coaching takes place at Oasis Sports Centre, 32 Endell St, West End, London WC2H 9AG – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/london/camden/oasis-sports-centre.

• Wednesday 5pm-6pm
• Saturday 4pm-5pm

 

Membership

We have 3 completely different swimming memberships to cater to each scholar’s wants:

• Competitive: This offers you entry to all of our weekly coaching periods the place you’ll be swimming in a devoted aggressive swimmers lane and following a programme created by the first staff captain. You may even be capable to participate in all the competitions we enter all year long, together with all London League and BUCS occasions
• Fitness: This offers you entry to our weekly coaching periods, throughout which you’ll observe a programme created by the 2nd staff captain and select to swim in an intermediate or newbie lane relying in your potential
• Social: This membership solely offers you entry to our socials all year long, similar to our socials on Wednesday night or the AU ball

 

We will probably be internet hosting some free give-it-a-go periods in the beginning of time period, so be happy to return alongside to those earlier than you buy your membership. 

 

*Due to the restricted capability at Oasis Swimming Pool, we cannot be capable to accommodate all of our members for each coaching session. There will probably be a weekly enroll sheet that will probably be despatched out on the WhatsApp groupchat, and coaching slots will probably be allotted to swimmers who’ve each bought a membership, AND signed up on the excel sheet. Training slots will probably be allotted on a primary come first served foundation.*

*Training periods will finish within the April/May interval*

Events and Activities

Over the course of the yr, we host a large variety of occasions together with:

• Training each Wednesday and Saturday at Oasis Sports Centre
• Regular socials each Wednesday night

Contact Us

The committee is basically excited to welcome new members and we now have a devoted Instagram web page and a WhatsApp group for any questions you’ll have.