About us
As part of the Leeds Gryphons programme, Leeds University Swimming and Water polo club (LUUSWP) is one of the largest and most competitive clubs at the University.
Both sports compete in the national BUCS leagues which contain teams from Stirling down to Plymouth. Our womens water polo team are the reigning BUCS national champions! Our mens team are inside the BUCS top 10 and our swimming team placed 12th nationally at BUCS last year.
We train at the EDGE leisure centre on the University campus; a brand-new 25m pool and gym which opened in 2010. Please see their website for information about their facilities: http://sport.leeds.ac.uk/default.asp?section=2§ionTitle=Home
There are 8 swimming training sessions, 3 water polo sessions and 2 strength and conditioning gym sessions available per week, all of which take place at the EDGE.
The club is friendly, competitive and very active socially with weekly socials after Wednesday matches, a black tie Christmas meal and a sports tour to Spain in the Easter holidays. We offer memberships for swimmers and water polo players aiming to participate in 2/3 sessions a week to keep fit and compete, to memberships aimed at athletes willing to take part in the highly competitive Swimming and Water Polo national BUCS competitions. Also on offer to you is the Club’s huge social scene, from weekly socials to a couple of more sophisticated black tie dinners. The Club is always delighted to welcome new members and is dedicated to providing a friendly and social atmosphere within and amongst both the swimming and water polo sides of the club. A great way to compete, a chance at BUCS success and a fantastic way to meet new friends - for life!!!
Come down to the Sports Freshers Fair on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th September 2012 at the EDGE and find our stall for more info about the club!!
The WELCOME MEETING is at Park Row Bar in the city centre (near Millenium square) at 8pm on Sunday 23rd September, please come along the the meeting if you want to join the club or would like to attend the swimming trials.
We run an informal trials session for swimming to filter people into squads: Development A, Development B and Performance. The basic level we expect is swimmers to be able to cope with is 50m sprints. Trials will take place on Wednesday 26th September 2012 from 2-5pm at the EDGE, please pick up a flyer at Sports Fair for more details. A trial only costs £3 with a large squad selected based on times. If you wish to join the swimming squad you can only purchase a membership after being invited to join the club following trials.
Training times - Swimming
Monday -
06:30-08:30 for Performance squad
18:45-20:45 for Performance squad
Tuesday -
18:45-19:45 for Performance squad
19:45-20:45 for Development A squad
Wednesday -
06:30-08:15 for Performance and Development A squads
19:00-20:30 for Performance and Development A squads
Thursday -
18:45-19:45 for Performance squad
19:45-20:45 for Development A squad
Friday -
06:30-08:15 for Performance and Development A squad
19:00-21:00 for Performance, Development A and Development B squads
Training times - Water Polo
Tuesday -
19:45-20:45 for lanes session
21:00-22:30 for Water polo
Thursday -
19:45-20:45 for lane session
Sunday -
16:00-17:30 for water polo
Strength and Conditioning - For all members
Gym sessions are available for all members twice a week run by a personal trainer. These are likely to be 17:00-18:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays for Swimming and 18:00-19:00 for Water Polo.
Club membership fees:
Performance swimming squad £70
Development A swimming squad £60
Development B swimming squad £20
Water Polo £60
Honorary/Social membership £10
Water polo players do not need to trial and can join after speaking to us at the Freshers Fair or attending the Welcome Meeting on the Sunday of Freshers week (date and location on flyers at Freshers fair). Water polo training begins on Tuesday 25th September at 7.45pm.
In order to gain access to the sessions all members need at least an EDGE basic 'Sports Pass' membership which costs £72. This gives access to basic sports facilities and is provided for you if you are moving into a University of Leeds Halls of Residence. If you are not staying in University accommodation, the link to buy your 'Sports Pass' from the EDGE is https://sportsbookings.leeds.ac.uk/OnlineMemberships/Introduction.aspx.
Insurance
Please be aware that you do not have personal accident insurance cover related to this activity. If you would like any cover, please seek this individually. Here are some providers that you can enquire with:
http://www.endsleigh-business.co.uk/Pages/personal-accident.aspx
http://www.sportscoverdirect.com/sportsguard/
For further information or queries, please contact the committee.
Contact us
Club email: leedsuniswimpolo@hotmail.co.uk
Documents
Code of Good Practise for 2012/13:
/asset/Organisation/8099/code_of_good_practice-new-for-2012.docx
Code of Good Conduct for 2012/13
/asset/Organisation/8099/code_of_conduct-new-for-2012.docx
Risk Assessment for Swimming 2012/13
/asset/Organisation/8099/RISK-ASSESSMENT-SWIM.docx
Risk Assessment for Water Polo 2012/13
/asset/Organisation/8099/RISK-ASSESSMENT-POLO.docx
Visit our official gryphons website:
http://www.leedsgryphons.com/swimming/
We are currently building a new website on blogspot which is being updated for the new term:
http://luuswwp.blogspot.co.uk/p/welcome.html
Join Online!
Just login and click ‘add to basket’ to begin the joining process once you have been given the go-ahead at our welcome meeting or passed through the swimming trials.