Description
Welcome to the University of Bradford Water Polo Club! Also known as Bradford Barracudas, we're one of the friendliest clubs on campus and cater for all abilities, ranging from ex-national players right down to beginners who have never played before. ALL ABILITIES ARE WELCOME into our mixed club (although a basic level of swimming aptitude is required) so whether you’re male or female, there are no trials, if you want to play, you’ll play! Training is three times a week at Unique’s swimming pool on campus where we develop skills, fitness, and match day tactics.
Throughout the year we play in BUCS leagues and tornaments, Varsity and friendlies giving everyone a chance to experience playing against some of the best players in the country!
In recent years we’ve had an extremely successful competitive club and have won the prestigious ‘UBU Team of the Year Award’ 3 times in the last 10 years, also topping the BUCS and UPolo leagues on numerous occasions! Our fantastic results are due to the “work hard - play hard” ethos that permeates the club. After 3 long years, in the 2019-20 season we finally restablished our Women's team, who had great success in the pool and won "UBU's Most Improved Team of the Year" award 2020!
Bradford Barracudas also offers a great social experience with post match socials as well as socials every Wednesday, which are shared with the Swimming Club. We also organise events and trips throughout the year. Drinkers and non-drinkers are welcomed equally! We attend the annual UBU Colours Ball as well as having a big Christmas and End of Year socials. There is also a chance to go on tour every year to Spain, Italy or Croatia.
In summary: No pads, No helmets, No protection... just men (and women) with balls!
We will be at Freshers Fayre 2022 and will be holding 'Give it a Go' sessions in September. We will hopefully see you soon, but if you have any questions or want to get involved with the club, you can get in contact with us on social media and our group emails. See you in September!
Club Email: bradfordbarracudas@ubu.bradford.ac.uk
Facebook: University of Bradford Swimming and Water Polo Club
Twitter: @UBUSWPC
Instagram: @UBUSWPC
Training times:
| Tuesday | 20:00 - 21:30 | Mixed |
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| Thursday | 20:00 - 21:30 | Mixed |
Contact Details:
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President |
Gemma Leiwis | g.lewis2@bradford.ac.uk |
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Secretary |
John Enright | jenright@bradford.ac.uk |
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Treasurer |
Keagan Robinson |
kcerobin@bradford.ac.uk |
| Men's Captain | Connor Shore-Jones | kcerobin@bradford.ac.uk |
| Women's Captain | Taylor Taylor | rtaylo13@bradford.ac.uk |
Terms and conditions
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Memberships paid to UBU are non-refundable by default. Members of UBU are subject to the Code of Conduct, and memberships may be revoked by Executives, Committees, Assemblies or Council in the case of breach of the Code of Conduct or other terms and conditions.
Memberships to Activity Groups and Sport Clubs are available to all current UoB students. Availability for UBU Associate members is on the discretion of the respective Governing body. For more information, please contact ubu@bradford.ac.uk
If you take part in the Governance processes of a Club or Group, then the membership fee will not be refunded. If you wish to be removed as a member of a club or group after you’ve joined, please email ubu@bradford.ac.uk.
Activity group membership :
£1 of each membership goes to the Activities Development Fund which is overseen by the Activities Committee and goes to support any Activity Group. The rest of the fee goes to the Activity group you are joining.
These are non-refundable unless approved by the Executive Team of the Activity Group which you have joined. The Executive Team can refuse refund requests, and you can contact UBU Activities if you are unhappy with their decision.
UBU Sport membership:
£1 of each membership goes to the Sports Development Fund which is overseen by the Sports Committee, and goes to support any Sports Club. The rest of the fee is used to cover the running cost of sports. These are non-refundable unless approved by the Sports Committee and UBU Sports Department.
Joint sports membership refunds:
50% goes to UBU Sport and follows the above conditions. 50% goes to Unique for the Fitness offer, and follows their terms and conditions.
- The University of Bradford Students' Union is a unincorporated association registered with the charity commission, charity No. 1148622
