A Week in the Life ...
... LCSC Swimmers Lancing College Swimming Club was set up in 2018 with the help of College swimming coach Karen Woolliscroft and former international GB swimmer and OL Charlotte Woolliscroft. The Club has since gone from strength to strength in the development of county, regional and national swimmers. The comments from the pupils below were written before the abrupt end of the Lent Term. Rosie Holt, Upper Sixth
I have been swimming since I was very young, and have been part of the Lancing College Swimming Club for the last two years. My sister had studied at Lancing previously and I already knew about the strengths of the swimming team, which really motivated me to join. As I am preparing for my A Levels (Geography, History and English), my weeks are very busy as I have to do plenty of extra work and attend clinics; however, I am very lucky as the swimming programme here is very flexible and I am able to train regularly whilst keeping up with my school work. My schedule involves swimming between 5.30am and 7.15am and then again between 4pm and 5.45pm; whilst it is very busy, because of the adaptability of my training times and the set time we have for homework in the evenings, I am able to successfully balance swimming and work. Everyone is very supportive, from my coaches to my Tutor and Housemistress, and we all work together to ensure that I am getting the right balance between training and my studies. Aside from swimming, there are plenty of other activities to be involved with at Lancing: I also play netball and volleyball, I am a School Prefect and also part of the debating team. I am planning to attend university next year, and I hope to continue with my swimming training after Lancing. I am grateful for the opportunities the Swimming Team has provided for me, and I believe the training skills they have taught me will help me go on to be a valuable member of my new club team.
‘Even though swimming is an individual sport, the community spirit that comes with competitive swimming is one of my favourite things. Some of my best friendships here have been made through the swimming programme, and this team focus encourages us all to train harder and swim faster.’ 22
The Quad • Lent 2020
