SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 2011/12 - Navitas

34 ICWS Pathways at SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 2011/12Swansea, the sporting city, and homeof Swansea City FC, English PremierLeague 2011/12The city of Swansea is still celebrating Swansea City FC’smomentous promotion to the English Premier League, andwe look forward to watching the giants of world football suchas Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal at theLiberty Stadium, home of Swansea City FC.Sport for allWhatever your level, whatever yourambitions, we provide superb sportsfacilities, opportunities, and support.Whether you want a weekly swim or akick-about after lectures, to representthe University in national competitions,or even to compete internationally, you’llfind what you’re looking for at ICWS/Swansea University.Our £20 million Sports Village is home to:• the Wales National Pool Swansea• a 50-metre pool and 25-metre“warm-up” pool• a fully equipped UniGym with over80 fitness stations• an indoor training centre• a climbing wall• a physiotherapy suite and sports• massage facilities• a multipurpose sports hallVarsityThe Welsh Varsity Challenge is the biggeststudent event in Wales, and is the secondlargest of the British Varsity Games, behindthe Oxford/Cambridge game.Varsity sees Swansea and Cardiffuniversities competing in over 20 differentsports, from basketball, rowing, golf, andhockey to fencing, squash, and UltimateFrisbee. The competition culminates in theshowpiece rugby match, which in 2011 tookplace in front of a crowd of 12,000 atCardiff’s Millenium Stadium. To date,Swansea has won nine of the fourteenVarsity rugby matches, drawing once.