Durham University Swimming Club
Durham University Swimming Club | |
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Founded | 1832 |
University | Durham University |
Location | Durham, County Durham |
Head coach | Chris Dove |
Home pool |
Freeman's Quay Durham School |
Nickname | DUSC |
Colors |
Palatinate and White |
Durham University Swimming Club (or DUSC) is the swimming club of the University of Durham. The club is made up of a wide selection of swimmers throughout the university from the various colleges, though is mainly aimed towards swimmers competing for the University. They compete every year in the British Universities and Colleges Sport Championships (or BUCS)[1] in both the Short Course and Long Course championships, both held at the international swimming pool Ponds Forge, Sheffield in November and February respectively. The club enjoys a reasonable degree of success at these events, where they often have a significant number of finalists, who compete directly against members of the British Swimming team, such as Liam Tancock (current world record holder),[2] as well as double Olympic Gold Medallist Rebecca Adlington.
The club also competes in the BUCS team championships,[3] where the 1st team compete in the Northern Division 1 and the 2nd team in Northern Division 2, having both winning promotion from Northern Division 2 and 3 respectively in the 2012/13 season.
Club information
DUSC is associated with Team Durham,[4] and receives funding as well as help in other areas from this organisation. DUSC does not have access to a university owned pool, and instead train predominantly at the Durham County Council owned Freeman's Quay, which opened in 2008, as well as weekly sessions at Durham School. They also have access to gym facilities at the Graham Sports Centre at Maiden Castle. DUSC have recently been able to finance the services of part-time coaches, as of the 2014-2015 season, Durham student (2012-2015) Chris Dove (also a coach at local club Derwentside ASC) coaches the university squad several mornings each week. The club's gym sessions are also monitored by employees of Team Durham.
The BUCS championships at Sheffield twice a year are the most significant event of the club's competitive calendar.
The Inter-Collegiate swimming competition, hosted at Durham School on two separate nights (one for Hill colleges, the other for Durham colleges on the Bailey), is also a regular annual event with the winners receiving the Inter-College Cup.
History
The club has a history tracing its origins back to the formation of the university in 1832. The club has also contained international swimmers who have competed in major international multi-sport games. Caroline Saxby competed for England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she reached the final in the Women's 800m & 400m Freestyle, coming 6th and 7th respectively. Adam Jackson also competed for the Isle of Man in the 50m & 100m Breaststroke at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. The club also contained international multi-eventers, including former U23 European Duathlon Silver Medalist Matt Gunby, a member of the British Triathlon team, and Nick Zissler, who has represented Great Britain in Modern Pentathlon. The club also had two British Senior Age Group Swimming Champions, James Benson (three-times British Champion in the 50m,100m & 200m Butterfly), and Alex Smith (200m Backstroke).
Results
BUCS Results
Season | Championship | Top 12 Finishes | Top 12 Swimmers |
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2008-09 | Short Course '08 | |
Louise Griffiths (x3), James Benson (x2), Julie Wardlow |
Long Course '09 | |
Tom Bill (x3), Louise Griffiths (x3), Julie Wardlow (x3), James Benson (x2), Vikki Frith (x2), Men's Relay (x2), Graham Bruce, Lucie Edmunds, Marc Hansen | |
2009-10 | Short Course '09 | |
James Benson (x2), Vikki Frith (x2), Men's Relay (x2), Tom Bill, Annie Knapman |
Long Course '10 | |
James Benson (x3), Tom Bill (x3), Graham Bruce (x2), Vikki Frith (x2), Men's Relay (x2), Vicky Bradshaw, Julie Wardlow | |
2010-11 | Short Course '10 | |
Annie Knapman (x3), James Benson (x2), Men's Relay (x2), Vicky Bradshaw, Becky Green, Charlotte Lilley, Emma Schofield |
2011-12 | Short Course '11 | |
Becky Green, Charlotte Lilley, Emma Schofield, Vicky Bradshaw, Annie Knapman (x3), James Benson (x2) |
2012-13 | Short Course '12 | |
Vicky Turner (x2), Chris Dove, Jenny Fowler |
Long Course '13 | |
Vicky Turner, Jenny Fowler | |
2013-14 | Short Course '13 | |
Leah Altoft (x3), Luke Belton |
Long Course '14 | |
Vicky Turner, Leah Altoft (x3, including 100m Butterfly Bronze Medal), Tom Stuart, Luke Belton | |
2014-15 | Short Course '14 | |
Alastair Bingham, Luke Belton, Leah Altoft (x2) |
Long Course '15 | |
Leah Altoft |
Team Championships Results
Season | Team | Division | Northern Division Points | Northern Division Placing | National Division Points | National Division Placing |
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2010-11 | Durham A | |
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2012-13 | Durham A | |
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2014-15 | Durham A | |
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Inter-College Championships
Colleges compete annually for the Inter-College Championships, with the winning College receiving the Inter-College Cup.
The inter-college championships has not been continued in recent years.
Year | Winners | Runners Up | Top Bailey college | Top Hill college |
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Records
Men (Short Course)
Event | Name | Time | College | Date | Location |
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50m Butterfly | James Benson | 26.01 | ![]() |
15/11/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Butterfly | James Benson | 56.86 | ![]() |
14/11/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Butterfly | Chris Dove | 2.03.88 | ![]() |
03/11/12 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Backstroke | Tom Bill | 26.99 | ![]() |
13/03/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Backstroke | Alastair Bingham | 59.81 | ![]() |
14/11/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Backstroke | Alastair Bingham | 2.06.68 | ![]() |
04/11/12 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Breaststroke | Luke Belton | 29.45 | ![]() |
07/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Breaststroke | Luke Belton | 1.04.76 | ![]() |
08/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Breaststroke | Luke Belton | 2.20.32 | ![]() |
07/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Freestyle | Tom Bill | 23.94 | ![]() |
13/11/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Freestyle | Oliver Harris | 52.94 | ![]() |
13/11/11 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Freestyle | James Benson | 1.55.87 | ![]() |
06/12/09 | Nottingham University |
400m Freestyle | Chris Pratt | 4.23.37 | ![]() |
05/12/04 | Wear Valley |
800m Freestyle | Adam Lewis | 9.25.03 | ![]() |
14/11/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
1500m Freestyle | Mark Simkiss | 17.38.56 | ![]() |
22/11/03 | Weston Super Mare |
100m Individual Medley | Tom Bill | 59.48 | ![]() |
13/03/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Individual Medley | Graham Bruce | 2.14.25 | ![]() |
15/11/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
400m Individual Medley | James Mok | 4.49.16 | ![]() |
16/11/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
4x50m Medley Relay | Alastair Bingham, Luke Belton, Alex Reay, Aaron Waterhouse | 1.46.86 | ![]() |
13/03/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
4x50m Freestyle Relay | Tom Bill, James Norman, James Benson, Alex Smith | 1.35.13 | ![]() |
13/11/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
Women (Short Course)
Event | Name | Time | College | Date | Location |
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50m Butterfly | Leah Altoft | 29.68 | ![]() |
07/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Butterfly | Leah AltoftSheffield | 1.03.35 | ![]() |
07/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Butterfly | Grace Fletcher | 2.41.19 | ![]() |
08/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Backstroke | Vicky Turner | 30.66 | ![]() |
02/11/12 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Backstroke | Leah Altoft | 1.03.04 | ![]() |
08/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Backstroke | Leah Altoft | 2.20.73 | ![]() |
15/11/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Breaststroke | Leah Altoft | 34.11 | ![]() |
08/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Breaststroke | Leah Altoft | 1.12.95 | ![]() |
08/12/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Breaststroke | Vicki Beaney | 2.37.69 | ![]() |
19/11/05 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Freestyle | Leah Altoft | 27.34 | ![]() |
27/11/14 | The Edge Leisure Centre, University of Leeds |
100m Freestyle | Laura Welford | 59.80 | Unknown | 09/10/04 | Groningen, Netherlands |
200m Freestyle | Leah Altoft | 02.10.54 | ![]() |
24/11/13 | The Edge Leisure Centre, University of Leeds |
400m Freestyle | Caroline Saxby | 4.23.04 | ![]() |
06/12/03 | Wear Valley |
800m Freestyle | Becky Green | 10.09.00 | ![]() |
12/11/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
1500m Freestyle | Emma Schofield | 19.10.77 | ![]() |
12/11/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Individual Medley | Annie Knapman | 1.08.97 | ![]() |
13/03/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Individual Medley | Jenny Fowler | 2.27.41 | ![]() |
03/11/12 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
400m Individual Medley | Jenny Fowler | 5.09.87 | ![]() |
03/11/12 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
4x50m Medley Relay | Vicky Turner, Leah Altoft, Ruth Ewing, Jenny Fowler | 2.03.43 | ![]() |
16/11/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
4x50m Freestyle Relay | Leah Altoft, Megan Hipkiss, Jenny Fowler, Vicky Turner | 1.52.62 | ![]() |
14/11/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
Men (Long Course)
Event | Name | Time | College | Date | Location |
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50m Butterfly | James Benson | 26.75 | ![]() |
20/02/10 | Sunderland |
100m Butterfly | James Benson | 58.36 | ![]() |
21/02/10 | Sunderland |
200m Butterfly | James Benson | 2.10.30 | ![]() |
20/02/10 | Sunderland |
50m Backstroke | Tom Bill | 28.62 | ![]() |
14/02/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Backstroke | Tom Bill | 1.01.73 | ![]() |
15/02/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Backstroke | Alastair Bingham | 2.15.88 | ![]() |
23/02/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Breaststroke | Luke Belton | 29.96 | ![]() |
01/03/15 | Sunderland |
100m Breaststroke | Luke Belton | 1.07.47 | ![]() |
22/02/15 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Breaststroke | Luke Belton | 2.32.05 | ![]() |
22/02/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Freestyle | James Norman | 24.91 | ![]() |
23/02/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Freestyle | Oliver Harris | 53.96 | ![]() |
12/02/12 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Freestyle | James Benson | 2.00.19 | ![]() |
06/12/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
400m Freestyle | Luke Belton | 4.24.48 | ![]() |
22/02/15 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
800m Freestyle | James Benson | 9.08.58 | ![]() |
21/02/09 | Sunderland |
1500m Freestyle | James Benson | 17.13.31 | ![]() |
21/02/09 | Sunderland |
200m Individual Medley | Luke Belton | 2.15.77 | ![]() |
28/02/15 | Sunderland |
400m Individual Medley | Tom Stuart | 5.04.96 | ![]() |
22/02/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
4x100m Medley Relay | Tom Bill, Graham Bruce, James Benson, Marc Hansen | 4.04.88 | ![]() |
14/02/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
4x100m Freestyle Relay | Tom Bill, Graham Bruce, James Benson, Marc Hansen | 3.38.36 | ![]() |
13/02/09 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
Women (Long Course)
Event | Name | Time | College | Date | Location |
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50m Butterfly | Leah Altoft | 29.05 | ![]() |
22/02/15 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Butterfly | Leah Altoft | 1.03.49 | ![]() |
22/02/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Butterfly | Jenny Fowler | 2.37.92 | ![]() |
24/02/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Backstroke | Vicky Turner | 31.96 | ![]() |
23/02/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Backstroke | Leah Altoft | 1.07.16 | ![]() |
23/02/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Backstroke | Caroline Saxby | 2.25.42 | ![]() |
21/02/04 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Breaststroke | Vicki Beaney | 34.75 | ![]() |
11/02/06 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Breaststroke | Vicki Beaney | 1.15.69 | ![]() |
12/02/06 | Stechford, Birmingham |
200m Breaststroke | Vicki Beaney | 2.41.14 | ![]() |
11/02/06 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
50m Freestyle | Laura Welford | 27.58 | Unknown | 19/02/05 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
100m Freestyle | Laura Welford | 1.00.13 | Unknown | 20/02/05 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Freestyle | Caroline Saxby | 2.07.27 | ![]() |
15/02/03 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
400m Freestyle | Caroline Saxby | 4.20.66 | ![]() |
15/02/03 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
800m Freestyle | Caroline Saxby | 8.55.00 | ![]() |
15/02/03 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
1500m Freestyle | Vicky Bradshaw | 20.57.94 | ![]() |
12/02/10 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
200m Individual Medley | Leah Altoft | 2.26.31 | ![]() |
23/02/14 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
400m Individual Medley | Jenny Fowler | 5.26.61 | ![]() |
23/02/13 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
4x100m Medley Relay | Laura Welford, Vicki Beaney, Becky Lister, Jo Sherwood | 4.48.93 | ![]() |
19/02/05 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |
4x100m Freestyle Relay | Amy Williams, Megan Hipkiss, Jenny Fowler, Leah Altoft | 4.10.63 | ![]() |
20/02/15 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield |