Welcome to Royal Holloway Swimming

Leisure, Fitness, Competitive, Fun

Why Join Us?

You can swim when it suits you:

• We offer 3 separate sessions every week for convenience, 
• Our sessions run through Terms 1, 2 and 3, giving you access to our club whenever you need.

You can swim at your own pace:

• All of our sessions are designed for swimmers of many abilities:
  • Leisure swimmers can relax and enjoy their own space during the sessions,
  • Those swimming for fitness have the chance to follow our coach-made sets in our variety of different placed development lanes,
  • For those seeking something more, we offer the opportunity to compete in various competitions throughout the year.
• Please Note:
  • We do not provide swimming lessons, or teach members how to swim
  • All of our members must be able to swim 50 metres competently, without the use of any floation devices

You will be part of a friendly and safe community:

• We are a large and inclusive campus group with over 50 members,
• Social events are arranged regularly throughout the year for members to participate and enjoy,
• We provide in-house, safe and free transport to and from campus to our pool for all sessions.

How do I Join?

We welcome anyone, at any time!

Simply purchase a club membership and join!

• Memberships can be purchased from our online shop in the grey panel on the top right hand side of your screen.
• We offer a variety of different memberships at varying prices to suit you. They are:
  • Anual Standard   - £180
  • Term 1 Standard - £80
  • Term 2 Standard - £70 (released at the start of Term 2)
  • Term 3 Standard - £50 (released at the start of Term 3)
  • Pay as you Go    - £5 per session
    • Pay as you Go swimmers should purchase for each specific session they want to attend using the day-specific PAYG membership options found in our shop.

• All of our memberships give you access to all of our club benefits, including our free transport services, our professional coach-led sessions, socials and competitions.
  • Please note: For our nationally competing competitive swimmers, you may be asked to contribute towards travel and accommodation for during the competition. If this is necessary, swimmers will be made aware of these costs well in advance.
• If you wish to join, but need some support with the membership fees, have a look at our access fund at https://www.su.rhul.ac.uk/opportunities/access/

Sessions and Events

Our Sessions

• We swim every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evening.
• Every session is at Bishopsgate School Swimming Pool (Englefield Green, TW20 OYJ)
• Transport to and from Bishopsgate directly to Royal Holloway campus (at Founders Bus Stop) is provided every session, or you can make your own way if you live close by.
  • Transport leaves from Founders Bus Stop 30 minutes before the start of every session to ensure we can start the sessions on time.
• All of our sessions are at different times, dictated by pool availability. You can find our session times in the table below:

Our Events

• Throughout the year, we run a variety of socials, charity and fundraising events.
• We aim to provide our members with one social event every two weeks on a Wednesday to meet each other away from the pool.
• These socials come in many varieties, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, from themed nights to the classic pub and club nights!
• Through our charity and fundraising events we try to do our bit for the wider uni and local communities and the world, all with a club social focus.
• All of our events are designed around you, and our community, resulting in Swimming becoming one of the tightest sports communities on campus, year on year.
• For competitive swimmers, the competitive opportunities we offer provide the chance to travel and compete at universities around the area and country, giving our competitive team a further chance to form close bonds with their fellow swimmers they may not have otherwise met.

Club Calendar

• To see all of our sessions, events, and competitions, take a look at our club calendar below.
• For those on mobile browsers, you may need to rotate your device to landscape to view and interact with our calendar: