about our club
Swimming competitively involves moving your arms and legs in specific techniques to move through a distance of water in the quickest time possible. In a swimming race, the person/team that finishes swimming the specified distance first wins. The 4 strokes (techniques) competed in are Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle, or all four in that order known as Medley. This can be competed individually or as a team of 4 in a relay. It can be competed in either a pool or open water, usually depending on the distance being raced. Pools competed in can either be Long Course (50m) or Short Course (25m).
Water Polo is a ball sport played between two teams in a swimming pool, wherein the opposing sides try to score goals by throwing a ball into the opposition's goal. The team that has scored the most goals at the end of the match wins. The ball is similiar size and weight to a football and bouyant in water. A Water Polo team is made up of six field players, whose roles involves both offence and defence, and one goalkeeper. A match is played in four quarters each consisting of 8 minutes but the clock is stopped whenever the ball is not in play.
HOW MANY TEAMS DO WE HAVE?
- Men's 1st Water Polo - BUCS South East 1A
- Women's 1st Water Polo - BUCS South East 1A
- Swimming Team competes annually at BUCS Long Course and Short Course events, as well as regional events.
GET STARTED
To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. The different club membership options are listed below with a description of what each membership covers. By purchasing a membership you are agreeing to the club's code of conduct.
To get involved, all you need are goggles and swim trunks/swim costume (swimming hat is optional) as well as a towel for drying off afterwards.
Please note that your membership information will be used in conjunction with Essex Sport (University of Essex) purely for the purpose of providing access to required facilities and data analysis. Your data will not be shared with anyone else or used for marketing purposes. Memberships are uploaded to the Essex Sport system manually and so it may take up to 5 working days before you are able to book onto your session via the Essex Sport app and attend training sessions.
Should you have any problems please email blades@essex.ac.uk
TRAINING TIMES
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CLUB TRAINING
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Monday
9-10PM
Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Ave, Colchester, CO1 1YH
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All club members welcome. Meet at North Towers car park. |
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CLUB TRAINING & FILM STUDY
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Thursday
8.30-10PM
Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Ave, Colchester, CO1 1YH
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All club members welcome. Meet at North Towers car park. |
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CLUB TRAINING
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Friday
7.30-8.30PM
Colchester Leisure World, Cowdray Ave, Colchester, CO1 1YH
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All club members welcome. Meet at North Towers car park. |
BUCS WATER POLO LEAGUE RESULTS