Sport Swansea Awards 2022 - English

Sport Swansea Awards 2022 - English

Awards Dinner 2022 Wednesday 1st June

CONTENTS

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Charitable Club of the Year

Welcome

Colours

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Fresher of the Year

Most Improved of the Year

Varsity Team of the Year

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Sportsman of the Year

Sportswoman of the Year

Team of the Year

21 Committee Member of the Year

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Club of the Year

Sports Recognition

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Volunteers of the Year

Coaches and Partners Recognition

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I'd like to take a minute to thank the Sport Swansea staff and the Student Sport team: Sadie, Charlotte and Rhodri, as well as Tom in our Students’ Union. Their commitment to sport is outstanding, and has been a great motivation for me in my time as Sports Officer. Sadie, Charlotte, Rhodri, and Tom, thank you for everything you do and for all your support these last few years. My special thanks go to the Sports Exec Team who are an invaluable part of our sporting community. From loading buses early on Wednesday mornings, to helping with Captain’s Bar at Jack Murphy’s! I have loved being able to work with this team of student volunteers and without them we would not have been able to facilitate some outstanding events this year, such as the first Alumni cup, Green Collar Boxing and our annual Ladies day! My deepest thanks to the Students’ Union team, who I have had the pleasure of working with for the last two years. It has been my honour to serve Swansea University students in this role, it hasn’t been an easy ride, but I hope I have done you proud. Sport is incredibly important to all of us in this room, it has the power to unite us, gives us confidence in ourselves, and helps us to become better people. I hope that those who are leaving us this year will continue to be a vocal supporter of the Green and White Army, and to those continuing next year, you all have my best wishes. Sport at Swansea University is in safe hands.

Good evening everyone and welcome to the 2022 Sport Swansea Awards!

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Sport Swansea Awards 2022. After a two year break, I am thrilled to be back here in person with you all to celebrate another fantastic year of sport at Swansea University. Despite the interruptions of the last couple of years, sport in Swansea has come roaring back and I am so proud to see our athletes and clubs continue to develop and succeed. I’d like to offer my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of our athletes in the room this evening. Sport Swansea would be nothing without the passionate, hardworking, and dedicated athletes that are here tonight to celebrate. This last year has produced some astonishing highs: from the Swimming Club reaching their best finish in BUCS, to the Surf Club expanding their offering of beginner’s lessons, capped off by a great performance by our Men’s Rugby Team to bring the Varsity Cup home after beating Cardiff, 20-13! I’d also like to applaud the charitable endeavours of many of our clubs, who have done so much to raise money for causes such as Movember, for which I am delighted we raised over £30,000; our support for diversity and inclusion through the Rainbow Laces initiative; and the donations to the Ukraine support appeal. This truly is the spirit of Swansea, and I am so proud to be part of this community. Women’s sport has come on leaps and bounds at Swansea since I joined the University. I am delighted that for the first time Women’s Cricket was included in Varsity coupled with amazing performances by Women’s Football, who won their league conceding just two goals all year, and the Women’s Rugby team, who again competed at the Swansea.com Stadium at Varsity. Women’s Basketball and Badminton won the league and cup double this season, among other achievements. Our female athletes are an inspiration to us all and long may that continue.

Congratulations to you all on such an incredible year, and for those of you receiving awards, they really are deserved.

Diolch. Thank you.

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Cassie Sutton Cecily Rees Ciera Atkins Danielle Cannon-Brookes

Loyalty Colours Swansea University Loyalty Colours are awarded to students who have made a full contribution to a club for three or more years.

HOCKEY Alannah Grout Alex Hill Alfred Moore Amelia Ward Andrew Reader Kaleigh Leiva Millie Oddy Zoe de Surville

Eleanor Addison Elizabeth Dolley Hannah Glynn Hebe Elvidge Kodie James Lauren Kervick Lucy Dixon

AERIAL SPORTS Flame Dunn

BADMINTON Ananya Rajesh Ben Attwood Cameron Rees Dion Chan

Jasmine Stemp Luisa Brattesani Sophie Spicer

Bella Roddis Caitlyn Clark Callum Pink Charlotte Wilkinson Chiara Chimmio Ellie Hannam Emily Armstrong Freddie Colclough Harriet Barker Harry York Hayley Lewis Henry Burton Jack Cunningham Jack Tweedie James Trudgett Josh Rich Katie Saunders Martha Watson Max Bowyer

Ethan Jones Freya Martin Judith Talbot Kyle Bonnage Man Yin Leung Max Jin Meera Sivakumran Megan Lim

Maisie Godden Megan Roberts Ruby Davies Samantha Woolcock Siena McQuade Shannon Marie Dowen

AMERICAN FOOTBALL Ahmed Mustafa Cam Stuart

Dan Thornton Hal Townsend James Schoefield James Simpkin Liam Tan Llewelyn Davies Louis Fiorna Oli Knowlen Pete Hart Philip Hopkins Rhys Sweet Samual Ngombe Todun Soetan

Tamar Collins Yasmin Meads

Rebecca Holt Saskia Davies Teresa Chung BASEBALL & SOFTBALL

CRICKET Florence Williams-Brown Heather Bonnell

Euan Buttle Ruby Byrne Trevan Lempa CHEERLEADING Abby Bales-Smith Abby Martin Abi Parry Alexi Soukias Alice Blaber Angharad Jones

CLWB RYGBI TAWE Guto Davies Ifan Jones

Nathan Rogers Osian Edwards

ARCHERY Connor Blake Hurley Ed Saha Filip Jordanek Gavin Tsang Grace Barrett Rees

Megan Beaney Morgan Biggen Nicole Poole Ollie Brook

EQUESTRIAN Abbie Fulthorpe Alice Verrier Georgia Booton Helin Lewis Imme Luscombe

Ollie Edwards Ollie Johnson Paddy Davern Patricia Woods-Anan

Anna Williams Annie Russell Bethan Chaffey Bupi Mwangulube

Hannah Buck Maria Adams Rachel Burman

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Sam Johnson Sam Sailsbury Shannon O'connor

Patrick Rose Rachel Moloney Richard Webb Rosie Shepherd Rowena Lines Roxy Jahansouz Sam Clendenan Tom Sell Will Evans

Ayren Walker Bethan Harris Ellie Young Emily Davies Hannah Stephens Honor Varnom Issy Draycott Jasmine Dunn Jo Parry Katherine Adair Kelsey Allen Laura Davies Lauren Brown Lauren Ridd Liv Hollis Maddie Taylor Megan Balcombe Megan Kate Adams Megan Lewis Mia Odell

SAILING Emma Jenkins

Tom Pearce Tom Woods

SHOTGUN & RIFLE Jack Ruane Oliver Lake

JIU JITSU Imogen Newton Osian Thomas

Asha Mistry Charlie Passman Ethan Archer Rebecca McPherson Zoe Edwards SQUASH SWIMMING Alice Hayden Jones Becky Mills

LIFESAVING

KICKBOXING Ellie Wiffen

Ellie Warford Harrison Ingham Katie Lever

LACROSSE Angharad Lancett Annabel Warren Becky Nelmes Ben Roper

MOTORSPORT Oliver Cox MOUNTAINEERING Abby Decker Adam Colcombe Alex West Ben Davies Chloe Rogers MEN'S RUGBY UNION Gwyn Parks Joshua Moore Will Barraclough

Brad Linklater Charlie Hopkins Faith Goodlife Finn Monaghan George Hopkins George Williams Goergina Butler Hannah Edwards Harriet Pugh Holly Richards India Rogers Jakub Vincalek Laura Lennox

Cameron Turner Cormac Anderson Florence Williams-Brown Freja Petrie George Onyekwere Harriet Denton

Molly Murphy Niamh Parry Niamh Sullivan Rhian Phillips

Harry Packer Henry Phillips Hope Morrison Josie Murphy Julie Godwin Juliette Carter Lydia Hewitt Megan Jolleys Megan Unwin Michael Moore Nick Lodge Oli Hill Pedro Caetino

Rhian Evans Roisin Moses Sian Davies

Fraser Hughes Jack Williams Mathew Culley Thomas Svejnoha Tom Robinson Zoe de Surville NETBALL Amy Lane Anna Sharwood

RUGBY LEAGUE Ashton Greig Ben Richards Chris Chalder Jonny Davies Luke Stephenson Max Reinard Tyler Whatuira

Liam White Matt Ritchie Niamh Jones Niamh Wilgar Ross Smith Sarah Branch

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Aled Wheeler Dana Issa Ieuan Moss

TABLE TENNIS Angelo Robles Azriel Ackerman Benjamin Lam

Half Colours Swansea University Half Colours are awarded to current students who have represented a nation at University level or for junior internationals, whilst studying at University.

WATER POLO Georgia Smith

TENNIS Benjamin Plumb Harry Plumb Jay Goho Ollie Lowe Thomas Bradley Jacob Young Peter Daish Ming Hung Lao Nicholas Hopkins

Grace Barrett- Rees ARCHERY

LACROSSE Oli Hill

WINDSURFING Harry Porteous Joe Cave Kathryn Lock

MEN'S RUGBY UNION Ben Gregory Benji Williams Carwyn Tup Harri Williams Louis Rees Lewys Jones Tom Florence

HOCKEY Freddie Colcough Meg Langley Nic Morgan

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL Abby Boon

Emily Freeman Hannah Pinney Jessica Haynes Lowri Lloyd-Jones Leah Morgan Lucy Hutchings

KORFBALL Christopher Lamb

ULTIMATE FRISBEE Aled Wheeler Dana Issa Ieuan Moss

Full Colours

Seren Farrup Yasmin Byrd

Presented by Mrs Niamh Lamond - Registrar and Chief Operating Officer

Swansea University Full Colours are awarded to current students who have represented their country at senior international standard, whilst studying at University.

KICKBOXING Adrianna Krygier Chloe Davies Tennessee Randall

SWIMMING Finn Nichols Joe Small Liam White Lewis Fraser Medi Harris Panayiotis Panetarous Rebecca Sutton TABLE TENNIS Beth Richards

WOMEN'S RUGBY UNION Cara Hope

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Fresher of the Year

Charitable Club of the Year

Presented by Mrs Imelda Phillips - Performance Sport Manager

Presented by Dr Minkesh Sood - Students' Union Chief Executive Officer

Sport Swansea Fresher of the Year is presented to the fresher who has contributed most to competitive University sport. NOMINATIONS

This award is to recognise the time and commitment our clubs give to hosting events and taking part in activities to raise money for charity.

Our clubs and students have been exemplary this year with regards to charity events, with the total raised standing at £28,500, and with events still to run.

MEDI HARRIS

SWIMMING

WINNERS

Current holder of the Welsh 100m backstroke record. Gold at BUCS Long Course competition in the 50m and 100m backstroke, setting BUCS records in both. Named ‘top performer’ at BUCS Long Course competition. Winner of three medals at BUCS Short Course competition. Selected for the upcoming Commonwealth Games for Wales.

MEN'S RUGBY UNION This year, Men’s Rugby Union have been the biggest donators, with a superb year generating £5,319 towards Movember and the Ukraine appeal, through match day efforts.

HONOURABLE MENTIONS Hockey - £3,344 Women's Football - £2,421

PANAYIOTIS PANARETOS SWIMMING Cypriot record holder in 50m and 100m breaststroke.

Cheerleading - £2,304

Netball - £2,224

Winner of two silver medals at BUCS Long Course competition. Winner of one gold and two bronze medals at BUCS Short Course competition.

TOM FLORENCE RUGBY UNION

Has represented Osprey’s A Team twice. Played regularly in the BUCS Super Rugby League. Represented Wales in the 2022 U20 6 Nations Championships. Selected for Wales 7’s.

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Most Improved of the Year

LADIES HOCKEY 2ND'S Secured BUCS promotion for the first time in six years. Secured Saturday League promotion. Four members promoted to the Varsity training squad.

NOMINATIONS Sport Swansea Most Improved Club / Team of the Year is presented to the club/team who has made the most progress since last year. This is not limited to competitive performance. NOMINATIONS Presented by Miss Charlotte Peters - Sports Development Coordinator & Mr Thomas Weller - Student Voice Coordinator

SQUASH

NOMINATIONS

Men’s BUCS 1st team promoted for first time in eight years. Women’s BUCS 1st team promoted. Both teams made the semi-final of the BUCS cup. 40% increase in membership. Strong partnership with Swansea Squash and Tennis Club.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Winner of BUCS Tier 2. Winner of BUCS Conference Cup. Have increased numbers and depth of squad. Contributed to ensuring the club is in a healthy financial situation.

ULTIMATE FRISBEE

JIU JITSU

Large recruitment and retention of members. Record breaking competitive season. All indoor teams qualified for National finals. Achieved 98 BUCS points this year.

Achieved 26 BUCS points this year. 100% pass rate in two grading sessions hosted this year. Have run multiple charity events and women’s only free self-defence session.

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Varsity Team of the Year

Sport Swansea Varsity Team of the Year is presented to the team who achieved an impressive victory at Varsity 2022. Presented by Mr Ben Lucas - Associate Director of Commercial Services

NOMINATIONS

WOMEN'S CRICKET

EQUESTRIAN First Varsity victory in 3 years. A successful season both on and off the arena. Won 117-91.5.

Large recruitment and retention of members. Record breaking competitive season. First official Varsity this year. Won by 160/2 to 132/5.

FRESHERS RUGBY

First Varsity victory in 3 years. A really focused and determined effort on preparation. Were victorious 22-14.

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Sportsman of the Year

Sportswoman of the Year

Presented by Mr Greg Ducie - Director of Estates and Campus Services

Sport Swansea Sportswoman of the Year is presented to the woman who has excelled to the highest competitive level over the season. NOMINATIONS Presented by Niamh Lamond - Registrar and Chief Operating Officer BETH RICHARDS Won bronze at the National Championships. Selected for Wales to compete in the Finland open. Selected for Wales in the Home Nations Championships. Named on the long list for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. TABLE TENNIS TENNESSEE RANDALL KICKBOXING World Association of Kickboxing Organisations (WAKO) senior World Champion. First British fighter to hold consecutive World and European titles. First British fighter to defend a world title. CARA HOPE RUGBY Selected again for the Welsh Senior National team. Featured in all 5 of the 2022 Six Nation Championships, helping the team to

Sport Swansea Sportsman of the Year is presented to the man who has excelled to the highest competitive level over the season. NOMINATIONS Selected for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Holds the Welsh record for 50m butterfly. Winner of one gold, three silver and five bronze medals in BUCS Long and Short Course competitions. SWIMMING LEWIS FRASER HUW SUTTON RUGBY Played regularly for the men’s 1st rugby team in BUCS Super Rugby. Named in the Ospreys squad and made his senior debut against Sale Sharks in the European Rugby Champions Cup.

LIAM WHITE SWIMMING Silver medal at BUCS Short Course in 50m backstroke. Welsh Champion for 50m backstroke. Selected for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

overall 3rd position with wins over Ireland and Scotland. Balanced her sporting commitments whilst studying medicine.

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Team of the Year

Committee Member of the Year

Presented by Mr Rhodri Mugford - Student Sport Adminstrator

Presented by Miss Georgia Smith - Students' Union Sports Officer

Sport Swansea Team of the Year is presented to the team who has performed beyond expectation and excelled themselves over the season with regards to their competitive performance. NOMINATIONS

Sport Swansea Committee Member of the Year (Gwyneth Diment Award) is presented to a student who has aided the club, the Students' Union, Swansea University and/or the wider community in Swansea through working within the realms of student sport.

NOMINATIONS

WOMEN'S BADMINTON Unbeaten and promoted into Tier 1. Conference Cup winners.

TABLE TENNIS MEN'S 1st Promoted to BUCS Premiership. Beat Brunel in the Premiership playoff.

FLAME DUNN

AERIAL SPORTS

Driven club membership numbers to over 100. 3rd year on committee. A friendly face which makes sure all members feel included and ensures all

MEN'S RUGBY UNION

SWIMMING

members get home safely from socials. Supports every other committee role.

Most successful finish in BUCS Super Rugby in 5th position. Finished the season on a seven-game winning streak. Seven players representing their

National ranking of 3rd. Achieved 125 BUCS points.

27 medals won at BUCS Long Course and Short Course Championships. Several athletes selected for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

JACOB WILKINSON ATHLETICS AND CROSS COUNTRY A volunteer coach in addition to his captain duties. As an osteopathy student, treats any athletes with sport related injuries, guiding them through the rehab process. Led the team to the most successful BUCS season to date. LUCY ROPER ULTIMATE FRISBEE Key in transforming the club creating a model that ensured the club got out of debt. Assisted the treasurer with finances and budgeting. Assisted captains with admin and registration, stepping in as women’s captain for the outdoor Nationals. Took on secretarial duties for all club logistics.

Nation at U20 level. Varsity Champions.

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Sports Recognition

VICTORIA SMITH Grown the shotgun side of the club from two to twenty members. Organised a trial shotgun Varsity event. Created the South Wales University Shotgun Competition. Granted approval for campus storage and security for club equipment. SHOTGUN AND RIFLE MEGAN BEANEY HOCKEY Dealt with significant issues this year due to the delayed installment of the new hockey pitch, and went above and beyond the responsibility of her role to ensure that every single fixture was played in full, and at no detriment to her fellow teammates. Disruptions led to 17 fixtures being rearranged, without a single forfeit / walkover being conceded. Always willing to go the extra mile for her club and embracing the responsibility.

Sport Swansea Sport Recognition Award is presented to a student, member of staff or associate member who has aided a club, the Students' Union, Swansea University and/or the wider community in Swansea through working within the realms of sport for countless years. Presented by Sadie Mellalieu - Student Sport Manager

JOHN COURTNEY SWANSEA UNIVERSITY HEAD GROUNDSMAN

John joined Swansea University in November 2005, and during that time has been integral to preparing and maintaining high class facilities for our student clubs, community groups, professional and local clubs.

During his tenure, John has managed the preparation of the grounds for many high-profile events which include:

European Touch Rugby Championships, 2014. IPC European Athletics Championships, 2014 (a four day turn around between the Rugby and IPC event!) FISU World University Championships Rugby Sevens, 2016.

Celtic Games Athletics International, 2016. Welsh Athletics Junior International, 2018. British Schools Athletics International, 2019.

Several Welsh Varsity events, including allowing the first pitch to be transformed into a fan zone, then having to get it ready again within 3 weeks for the touch rugby season!

Additionally, Swansea Bay Sports Park and our Sketty Lane facilities were a Team Base during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, hosting Canada, Fiji and New Zealand, as well as the Wales Women Rugby in 2020, in the lead up to their rearranged Six Nations Fixtures. Swansea University was also nominated for and won the Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) ‘Best Maintained Artificial Pitch of the Year Award’ in 2009 and 2012 for our Hockey Pitches, based on the maintenance work carried out by John and the team.

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John maintains the pitch to an extremely high standard, making it the envy of many clubs in our league. SUFC said: "In our three years in the second tier of Welsh Football, we have benefited enormously by being able to play open attacking football on an excellent playing surface." The maintenance work that goes into all our surfaces allows us to maximise usage for students and partners alike. In 2019, we hosted over 650 bookings across all grass pitches, and we are on course to surpass that this year. John has a ‘can do approach’, always thinking ‘how can we make this work’. John never complains when last minute requests come in for usage, and always ensures the grounds are at the highest standard for all to use.

Throughout the last 17 years, we can count on one hand how many times we have had to postpone a fixture due to bad weather. Our grounds will be playable when the rest of the pitches in Swansea are not, which shows the dedication of John and his team, who do their utmost for student sport. John goes above and beyond to find solutions, like willingly converting a tennis court to a netball court to allow for more participation, and finding storage here, there, and everywhere! John makes everyone else’s lives a whole lot easier by working so hard in his. This award has been a long time coming.

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Club of the Year

TABLE TENNIS Increased membership numbers by over 200%. Developed a wider university programme with social table tennis.

Sport Swansea Club of the Year is presented to the club which has performed to an exceptional level across all areas including: performance, fundraising, membership numbers, events, finances, organisation and advertising. NOMINATIONS Presented by the Sport Swansea Team

Won the National Welsh Team Championships. Men’s 1st team promoted to the BUCS Premiership. Women’s 1st team retained Premiership status. Beth Richards named on the Commonwealth long list. Hosted the Swansea Open, the largest table tennis event in Wales. Hosted an adult coaching day to further develop players and community links. AERIAL SPORTS Over 100 members (most in club history). Substantial increase in social media presence and ran an Instagram ‘take over’ day. £1200 raised for charity. 100% student satisfaction in club survey. Increased training opportunities. Provided a safe and inclusive environment.

CHEERLEADING

Raised over £2000 for charity. Performing regularly at BUCS games and at the Welsh Varsity. The competition squad gained their highest result in recent history. All squads run by student coaches. Engagement with the Ospreys and Swansea Falcons. An active mental health campaign.

HOCKEY

A successful merge between the men’s and women’s side of the club creating one club. Raised over £2500 for Movember. Raised over £800 for the Ukrainian crisis. Regular representation from students in the women’s National League side. Maintained Premiership status for the men’s and women’s 1st team. 2nd team promoted. Four students competed at the European indoor competition winning bronze Three students are on the Welsh pathway.

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Volunteer Executive of the Year Presented by Miss Georgia Smith - Students' Union Sports Officer

A number of people have supported the planning of Student Sport this year. Without you, this year would not have been possible. Thank you

The Volunteer of the year award is an award that recognises the individuals who have been on hand throughout the year, offering support and assistance to the Sport Swansea Office, and have helped Sport Swansea succeed in delivering student sport across a busy sporting calendar. NOMINATIONS

ALL OF OUR CLUBS AND STUDENTS ALL OF OUR COACHES AND VOLUNTEER COACHES STUDENTS' UNION STEVE PEARCE AND CYMRU COACHES EMMA BILLINGS AND THE COMMERCIAL, SPORT & CAMPUS SERVICES TEAM

AMELIA DODD

CAMERON MACLEOD

DYLAN WESTBOY

FINE TIME PHOTOGRAPHY VARSITY & CLUB SPONSORS SPORT FACILITIES STAFF ALL OF OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS

ELEANOR ADDISON

HARRIET BARKER

JONNY DAVIES

MO SHAMEEL

RHYS BONNELL

SHERIN KAMBLE

TIARE BIRGIT JARVSOO

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