The Worcester Round. For some archers, aiming at something other than gold is a welcome change of pace. For others, it’s a round so tough it should be called a Scunthorpe instead. On the 26th of January, the archers of SWWU gathered by the climbing wall of Lipscombe Cooperative academy, sheltering from the storm that […]
Bath win rain-lashed Plymouth SWWU Read More »
Last Sunday, the archers of SWWU made their way to Swansea for the first in-person leg of the academic year. Crossing the Severn bridge to see incomprehensible yet familiar road signs is an event in and of itself, not to mention the fantastic archery on display at the Swansea University sports hall. Luke Burch made
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Bristol may have been pipped to the post in this year’s SWWU league by the narrowest of margins, but their performance at BUCS Outdoors was one hell of a consolation prize. Bristol recurves Alex and Magdalena had a dream 70 metre Saturday, both securing 3rd place in style with final ends of 29 and 28
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Hello and welcome all to the start of a jam packed outdoor season, we’ve got back to back events for 3 weeks so I hope you are ready for an onslaught of SWWU content. By the looks of it we had lovely weather for our first outdoor competition and I hope everyone had a nice
The past few weeks have given the archers of SWWU ample opportunity to put their bowsmanship (?) to the test against the best the region and indeed the county, has to offer. No, this isn’t the introduction to a BUCS post (which will be coming shortly), but the regional GWAS and DCAS shoots. DCAS was
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With the pandemic ending the 2019/20 season early and stopping any plans for a Summer Slam, the SWWU eLeague’s began in earnest this month. Submissions have been open since August 1st with separate leagues for both current students and alumni. Starting with WA720, WA50 BB, WA50 CUL and Outdoor Portsmouth (Novice Only) submissions to the
August eLeague Results Read More »
We’d like to say a huge congratulations to Matt Walker (Swansea), Keely Pringle (Swansea) and Becca Eckles (Cardiff), who have been voted in as SWWU coordinators for the upcoming academic year! The new ‘SWWUnion’ will be taking up the reigns from 1st July.
New SWWU Coordinators! Read More »
Applications for the role of SWWU Coordinator have now closed and we’re pleased to announce that we have had one joint application from Becca Eckles (Cardiff), Matt Walker (Swansea) and Keely Pringle (Swansea). Their manifesto is attached, but please note that voting is only open to club committees, with each club having one vote (full
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SWWU are proud to be hosting the Great British Archery Quiz! Following the popularity of our previous two quizzes and having raised over £250 for the National Emergencies Trust’s Coronavirus Appeal, the three SWWU coordinators have decided to take their skills (?) to a wider audience, opening up their next quiz to any archer and
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We had a lot of fun hosting the first ever Great SWWU Pub Quiz! We were able to raise an astonishing £200 for the National Emergencies Trust’s Coronavirus Appeal – A huge thank you to everyone that donated! In fact, we enjoyed it so much that we’ve decided to do it again! So come and
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