SPORTS AT SWANSEA The University’s sports department ‘Sport Swansea’ encompasses all areas of sport and recreation, welcoming every level of sporting ability. We have strong links with Swansea City FC and professional rugby regions, the Ospreys and the Scarlets, who also have training bases with us. The Welsh Varsity Challenge is the biggest student event in Wales, and is the second largest of the British Varsity Games, behind Oxford and Cambridge. Varsity sees Swansea and Cardiff Universities competing in over 25 different sports, from basketball, rowing golf and hockey to fencing, squash and Ultimate Frisbee with the competition culminating in the showpiece rugby match. Many students have gone on to represent and gain contracts with semi-professional and professional clubs on the back of great performances in the Welsh Varsity match. The Bay Campus features a full height Sports Hall that can accommodate basketball, badminton, netball, volleyball, fencing and archery. There is also a fully equipped gym
with a functional room for spin and kettlebells as well as changing facilities. Other facilities include a floodlit multi-use games area and half basketball court and training pitches. A SERIOUSLY SOCIAL STUDENTS’ UNION The whole point of your students’ union is to make your university experience the best it can possibly be. Think 120 societies, 50 sports clubs and 12 months of must-see events. Whether you want to get into media, pick up a new hobby or have your voice heard on something that matters to you, there’s a way for everyone to join in.
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