From new BUCS records to British records and even a European record, the 2023-24 BUCS Short Course Championships showcased three highly competitive and exhilarating days of UK university sport.
The results for the inaugural swimming championship event of the UK university sport season are in!
This past weekend, hundreds of students from almost 100 different institutions proudly represented their universities across three days of intense competition at the impressive Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.
From Friday’s heats to the weekend’s finals, students passionately competed in popular disciplines, breaking records and swimming for the first gold medals of the swimming season.
Discover the medalists from each final at this year’s Short Course Championships below.
The Results
Freestyle
| Final | Champion | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m | Calvin FRY Loughborough |
Lewis FRASER Swansea |
Alex COHOON Loughborough |
| Women’s 50m | Kornelia FIEDKIEWICZ Loughborough |
Harriet ROGERS Loughborough |
Katie GOODBURN Edinburgh |
| Men’s 100m | Calvin FRY Loughborough |
Alex COHOON Loughborough |
Cam BROOKER Bath |
| Women’s 100m | Kornelia FIEDKIEWICZ Loughborough |
Evie DAVIS Stirling |
Jemima HALL Bath |
| Men’s 200m Team | Calvin FRY Alex COHOON Michael RIPPER Tyler MELBOURNE-SMITH Loughborough |
Kaleb FOX-JONES Rob DARBYSHIRE Josh GAMMON Cam BROOKER Bath |
Tom CARSWELL Archie GOODBURN Luke SHAW Bruno KEMPSTER Edinburgh |
| Women’s 200m Team | Kornelia FIEDKIEWICZ Harriet ROGERS Sophie DE GROOT Freya COLBERT Loughborough |
Evie DAVIS Lucy GRIEVE Keanna MACINNES Katie SHANAHAN Stirling 2 |
Niamh WARD Maisie GILFORD Anna FARROW Jemima HALL Bath |
Breaststroke
| Final | Champion | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m | Archie GOODBURN Edinburgh |
Sam NEELD Birmingham |
Panayiotis PANARETOS Swansea |
| Women’s 50m | Sophie HANSSON Loughborough |
Tatiana BELONOGOFF Loughborough |
Angharad EVANS Stirling |
| Men’s 100m | Archie GOODBURN Edinburgh |
Greg BUTLER Loughborough |
Rory DICKSON Stirling |
| Women’s 100m | Sophie HANSSON Loughborough |
Angharad EVANS Stirling |
Tatiana BELONOGOFF Loughborough |
| Men’s 200m | Greg BUTLER Loughborough |
George SMITH Stirling |
Uiseann COOKE Edinburgh |
| Women’s 200m | Lily BOOKER Loughborough |
Sophie HANSSON Loughborough |
Kara HANLON Edinburgh |
Backstroke
| Final | Champion | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m | Oliver MORGAN Loughborough |
Scott GIBSON Edinburgh |
Zach SPEAKMAN Stirling |
| Women’s 50m | Lauren COX Loughborough |
Keanna MACINNES Stirling |
Niamh WARD Bath |
| Men’s 100m | Cam BROOKER Bath |
Oliver MORGAN Birmingham |
Conor FERGUSON Loughborough |
| Women’s 100m | Lauren COX Loughborough |
Honey OSRIN Loughborough |
Niamh WARD Bath |
| Men’s 200m | Cam BROOKER Bath |
Oliver MORGAN Birmingham |
Conor FERGUSON Loughborough |
| Women’s 200m | Honey OSRIN Loughborough |
Holly MCGILL Stirling |
Niamh WARD Bath |
Butterfly
| Final | Champion | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m | Lewis FRASER Swansea |
Josh GAMMON Bath |
Brogan HYDE Stirling |
| Women’s 50m | Kornelia FIEDKIEWICZ Loughborough |
Keanna MACINNES Stirling |
Lucy GRIEVE Stirling |
| Men’s 100m | Lewis FRASER Swansea |
Josh GAMMON Bath |
Reuben ROWBOTHAM-KEATI Loughborough |
| Women’s 100m | Lucy GRIEVE Stirling |
Keanna MACINNES Stirling |
Laura STEPHENS Loughborough |
| Men’s 200m | Josh GAMMON Bath |
Reuben ROWBOTHAM-KEATI Loughborough |
Antonio RODRIGUEZ Swansea |
| Women’s 200m | Keanna MACINNES Stirling |
Laura STEPHENS Loughborough |
Ciara SCHLOSSHAN Edinburgh |
Medley
| Final | Champion | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s 200m Individual | Charlie HUTCHISON Loughborough |
George SMITH Stirling |
Ping CHI LAU Birmingham |
| Women’s 200m Individual | Katie SHANAHAN Stirling |
Freya COLBERT Loughborough |
Lily BOOKER Loughborough |
| Men’s 200m Team | Scott GIBSON Archie GOODBURN Tom CARSWELL Bruno KEMPSTER Edinburgh |
Cam BROOKER Luis WEEKES Josh GAMMON Rob DARBYSHIRE Bath |
Conor FERGUSON Greg BUTLER Calvin FRY Alex COHOON Loughborough |
| Women’s 200m Team | Katie SHANAHAN Angharad EVANS Keanna MACINNES Evie DAVIS Stirling |
Lauren COX Sophie HANSSON Kornelia FIEDKIEWICZ Harriet ROGERS Loughborough |
Iona COLBERT Kara HANLON Ciara SCHLOSSHAN Katie GOODBURN Edinburgh |
Overall Champions
Loughborough University once again claimed all three Overall titles at this year’s Championships.
With dominant displays across all disciplines, the African Violet secured the Men’s, Women’s, and Overall titles to retain their Short Course Swimming crown.
Championship Moments
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