Durham University Swimming Club

Durham University Swimming Club
Durham University Swimming Club
Founded	1832
University	Durham University
Conference	BUCS
Location	Durham, County Durham
Home pool	Freeman's Quay; Durham School
Nickname	DUSC
Colors	Palatinate and white;

Durham University Swimming Club (or DUSC) is the swimming club of Durham University. 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 also competes in the BUCS team championships,^[2] 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,^[3] 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 were 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 traces its origins back to the formation of the university in 1832. Gary Hollywood was the Swimming Club's first professional swimming coach from 2001 to 2005, having coached Caroline Saxby to two Commonwealth Games finals in 2002. Under Gary Hollywood's coaching DUSC had its most successful season finishing in 8th place overall at BUSA National Swimming Championships in 2004.

Notable alumni[]

Name	College	Notes
Caroline Saxby coached by Gary Hollywood from 1998 to 2005		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		competed for the Isle of Man in the 50m & 100m Breaststroke at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
Matt Gunby		former U23 European Duathlon Silver Medalist, member of the British Triathlon team
Nick Zissler		represented Great Britain in Modern Pentathlon
James Benson		three-times British Champion in the 50m,100m & 200m Butterfly
Alex Smith		British Champion in the 200m Backstroke

Results[]

BUCS results[]

Season	Championship	Top 12 finishes	Top 12 swimmers
2008-09	Short Course '08	6	Louise Griffiths (x3), James Benson (x2), Julie Wardlow
2008-09	Long Course '09	18	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	8	James Benson (x2), Vikki Frith (x2), Men's Relay (x2), Tom Bill, Annie Knapman
2009-10	Long Course '10	14	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	11	Annie Knapman (x3), James Benson (x2), Men's Relay (x2), Vicky Bradshaw, Becky Green, Charlotte Lilley, Emma Schofield
2011-12	Short Course '11	9	Becky Green, Charlotte Lilley, Emma Schofield, Vicky Bradshaw, Annie Knapman (x3), James Benson (x2)
2012-13	Short Course '12	4	Vicky Turner (x2), Chris Dove, Jenny Fowler
2012-13	Long Course '13	2	Vicky Turner, Jenny Fowler
2013-14	Short Course '13	4	Leah Altoft (x3), Luke Belton
2013-14	Long Course '14	6	Vicky Turner, Leah Altoft (x3, including 100m Butterfly Bronze Medal), Tom Stuart, Luke Belton
2014-15	Short Course '14	4	Alastair Bingham, Luke Belton, Leah Altoft (x2)
2014-15	Long Course '15	1	Leah Altoft

Team Championships results[]

Season	Team	Division	Northern Division points	Northern Division placing	National Division points	National Division placing
2008-09	Durham	1	96	6th (Relegated)	DNQ	DNQ
2009-10	Durham A	2	250	2nd (Qualified)	176	4th (1st North - Promoted)
2009-10	Durham B	3	232	5th (Qualified)	152	5th (3rd North - Promoted)
2010-11	Durham A	Banned	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ
2010-11	Durham B	Banned	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ
2012-13	Durham A	2	216.5	4th (Qualified)	94	6th (1st North - Promoted)
2012-13	Durham B	3	414	2nd (Qualified)	158	4th
2014-15	Durham A	2	276	4th (Qualified)	121	8th (Promoted)
2014-15	Durham B	2	146	10th	DNQ	DNQ

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
2010	Trevelyan	George Stephenson	University	Trevelyan

Records[]

Men (Short Course)[]

Event	Name	Time	College	Date	Location
50m Butterfly	James Benson	26.01	University	15/11/09	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Butterfly	James Benson	56.86	University	14/11/09	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Butterfly	Chris Dove	2.03.88	Collingwood	03/11/12	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Backstroke	Tom Bill	26.99	Collingwood	13/03/10	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Backstroke	Andrew Norman	58.78	Collingwood	15/11/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Backstroke	Alastair Bingham	2.06.68	St Chad's	15/11/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Breaststroke	Luke Belton	29.45	Josephine Butler College	07/12/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Breaststroke	Luke Belton	1.04.76	Josephine Butler College	08/12/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Breaststroke	Luke Belton	2.20.32	Josephine Butler College	07/12/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Freestyle	Alex Reay	23.93	St Cuthbert's Society, Durham	12/11/16	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Freestyle	Oliver Harris	52.94	Collingwood	13/11/11	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Freestyle	James Benson	1.55.87	University	06/12/09	University of Nottingham
400m Freestyle	Chris Pratt	4.23.37	St Aidan's	05/12/04	Wear Valley
800m Freestyle	Adam Lewis	9.20.20	Hild Bede	13/11/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
1500m Freestyle	Adam Lewis	17.35.90	Hild Bede	13/11/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Individual Medley	Tom Bill	59.48	Collingwood	13/03/10	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Individual Medley	Graham Bruce	2.14.25	Van Mildert	15/11/09	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
400m Individual Medley	Alastair Bingham	4.49.16	St Chad's	14/11/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
4x50m Medley Relay	Alastair Bingham, Luke Belton, Alex Reay, Aaron Waterhouse	1.46.86	Durham University	16/11/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
4x50m Freestyle Relay	Tom Bill, James Norman, James Benson, Alex Smith	1.35.13	Durham University	13/11/10	Ponds Forge, Sheffield

Women (Short Course)[]

Event	Name	Time	College	Date	Location
50m Butterfly	Leah Altoft	29.25	St Aidan's	15/11/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Butterfly	Leah Altoft	1.03.35	St Aidan's	07/12/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Butterfly	Grace Fletcher	2.41.19	John Snow	08/12/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Backstroke	Vicky Turner	30.66	St Chad's	02/11/12	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Backstroke	Leah Altoft	1.03.04	St Aidan's	08/12/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Backstroke	Leah Altoft	2.20.73	St Aidan's	15/11/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Breaststroke	Danielle Gilbert	33.59	St Cuthbert's Society, Durham	12/11/16	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Breaststroke	Leah Altoft	1.12.95	St Aidan's	08/12/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Breaststroke	Danielle Gilbert	2.34.89	St Cuthbert's Society, Durham	12/11/16	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Freestyle	Emily Jones	26.92	St Mary's College	14/11/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Freestyle	Laura Welford	59.80	Unknown	09/10/04	Groningen, Netherlands
200m Freestyle	Leah Altoft	02.10.54	St Aidan's	24/11/13	The Edge Leisure Centre, University of Leeds
400m Freestyle	Caroline Saxby	4.23.04	George Stephenson	06/12/03	Wear Valley
800m Freestyle	Becky Green	10.09.00	St Aidan's	12/11/10	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
1500m Freestyle	Emma Schofield	19.10.77	Hild Bede	12/11/10	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Individual Medley	Annie Knapman	1.08.97	St Aidan's	13/03/10	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Individual Medley	Jenny Fowler	2.27.41	Trevelyan	03/11/12	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
400m Individual Medley	Jenny Fowler	5.09.87	Trevelyan	03/11/12	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
4x50m Medley Relay	Vicky Turner, Leah Altoft, Ruth Ewing, Jenny Fowler	2.03.43	Durham University	16/11/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
4x50m Freestyle Relay	Leah Altoft, Megan Hipkiss, Jenny Fowler, Vicky Turner	1.52.62	Durham University	14/11/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield

Men (Long Course)[]

Event	Name	Time	College	Date	Location
50m Butterfly	Jono Dixon	26.45	Collingwood	25/02/17	Sunderland Aquatic Centre, Sunderland
100m Butterfly	James Benson	58.36	University	21/02/10	Sunderland Aquatic Centre, Sunderland
200m Butterfly	James Benson	2.10.30	University	20/02/10	Sunderland Aquatic Centre, Sunderland
50m Backstroke	Tom Bill	28.62	Collingwood	14/02/09	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Backstroke	Tom Bill	1.01.73	Collingwood	15/02/09	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Backstroke	Alastair Bingham	2.15.88	St Chad's	23/02/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Breaststroke	Luke Belton	29.96	Josephine Butler College	01/03/15	Sunderland Aquatic Centre, Sunderland
100m Breaststroke	Luke Belton	1.07.47	Josephine Butler College	22/02/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Breaststroke	Luke Belton	2.32.05	Josephine Butler College	22/02/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Freestyle	James Norman	24.91	St Mary's	23/02/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Freestyle	Oliver Harris	53.96	Collingwood	12/02/12	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Freestyle	James Benson	2.00.19	University	06/12/09	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
400m Freestyle	Luke Belton	4.24.48	Josephine Butler College	22/02/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
800m Freestyle	James Benson	9.08.58	University	21/02/09	Sunderland Aquatic Centre, Sunderland
1500m Freestyle	James Benson	17.13.31	University	21/02/09	Sunderland Aquatic Centre, Sunderland
200m Individual Medley	Luke Belton	2.15.77	Josephine Butler College	28/02/15	Sunderland Aquatic Centre, Sunderland
400m Individual Medley	Alastair Bingham	4.59.14	St Chad's	07/02/16	Sunderland Aquatic Centre
4x100m Medley Relay	Tom Bill, Graham Bruce, James Benson, Marc Hansen	4.04.88	Durham University	14/02/09	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
4x100m Freestyle Relay	Tom Bill, Graham Bruce, James Benson, Marc Hansen	3.38.36	Durham University	13/02/09	Ponds Forge, Sheffield

Women (Long Course)[]

Event	Name	Time	College	Date	Location
50m Butterfly	Leah Altoft	29.05	St Aidan's	22/02/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Butterfly	Leah Altoft	1.03.49	St Aidan's	22/02/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Butterfly	Jenny Fowler	2.37.92	Trevelyan	24/02/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Backstroke	Vicky Turner	31.96	St Chad's	23/02/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Backstroke	Leah Altoft	1.07.16	St Aidan's	23/02/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Backstroke	Caroline Saxby	2.25.42	George Stephenson	21/02/04	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
50m Breaststroke	Vicki Beaney	34.75	University	11/02/06	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
100m Breaststroke	Vicki Beaney	1.15.69	University	12/02/06	Stechford, Birmingham
200m Breaststroke	Vicki Beaney	2.41.14	University	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	George Stephenson	15/02/03	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
400m Freestyle	Caroline Saxby	4.20.66	George Stephenson	15/02/03	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
800m Freestyle	Caroline Saxby	8.55.00	George Stephenson	15/02/03	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
1500m Freestyle	Vicky Bradshaw	20.57.94	University	12/02/10	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
200m Individual Medley	Leah Altoft	2.26.31	St Aidan's	23/02/14	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
400m Individual Medley	Jenny Fowler	5.26.61	Trevelyan	23/02/13	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
4x100m Medley Relay	Laura Welford, Vicki Beaney, Becky Lister, Jo Sherwood	4.48.93	Durham University	19/02/05	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
4x100m Freestyle Relay	Amy Williams, Megan Hipkiss, Jenny Fowler, Leah Altoft	4.10.63	Durham University	20/02/15	Ponds Forge, Sheffield

References[]

External links[]

DUSC website

[1] "BUCS-Championships (25m & 50m)".

[2] "BUCS - Team Championships".

[3] "TeamDurham.com - University Sports".

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Durham University Swimming Club

Founded	1832 (1832)
University	Durham University
Conference	BUCS
Location	Durham, County Durham
Home pool	Freeman's Quay Durham School
Nickname	DUSC
Colors	Palatinate and white