The past few weeks have given the archers of SWWU ample opportunity to put their bowsmanship (?) to the test against the best the region and indeed the county, has to offer. No, this isn’t the introduction to a BUCS post (which will be coming shortly), but the regional GWAS and DCAS shoots. DCAS was […]
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This weekend just gone saw Plymouth SWWU, in Plymouth. As a result, the Vegas Shoot, in Vegas, was only the second most important tournament going on this weekend. We may not have had the huge prize pot they do, but we could surely boast just as talented a field, as SWWU’s best faced off in
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The field? Muddy. The scoresheets? Muddy. Everything else? Much the same. Yep, this was the Cleve Frostbite, SWWU’s last hurrah for 2023. And with the breeze on your face, plastic bags over your nice shoes and a judge in a green polo top and everything, it was a SWWU like no other. Frostbites present an
The excitement was palpable for the first in-person SWWU Leg of the academic year. The competition was packed with drama on and off the range, with Luke Burch and a few other Exeter archers becoming hopelessly lost in the labyrinthine Swansea Bay campus, injecting the competition with some 11th hour anxiety. There were close battles
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On 22nd May in Bristol, held the biggest gathering of SWWU archers since the year began, the SWWU Championships, were archers shot a WA900 to get Outdoor BUCS Qualification scores, win the SWWU champion title for their respected categories, and most importantly of all, reclaim their mascots! Archers from Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, UWE, Bath, Cardiff
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Last weekend on 19th March, archers from all over SWWU made their way to Warwick for the Indoor BUCS Finals, with it being 2 years since the last one was held, old archers now graduated and new archers coming for their chance to shine. Archers from Plymouth, Exeter, UWE, Bath, Bristol, Cardfii, Swansea and Bangor
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The past weekend saw the Southern BUCS Qualifiers take place in Bristol, universities from not only SWWU but also SEAL all gathered in three sessions of shooting for the chance to go through to BUCS Finals next month. Within this, we SWWU, held our 5th leauge leg. The day was full of shooting, highs and
Starting off the new year with something a little bit different than the traditional regional legs, a Frostbite. Cardiff, Swansea, Bath, Bristol and Plymouth travelled to Exeter to get a taste of the cold weather and to claim back their lost mascots, as well as being presented with their very own brand new SWWU flags.
Nearly one week after the first in-person swwu leg of the year, the second swwu leg took place last weekend in Swansea. In a scene of mascot stealing, flag wearing and the ocasional shooting of arrows, archers reunited more sessions of Portsmouths. Swansea and Cardiff took the first session, with Plymouth, Bristol, Bath, Exeter and
For the first time since December 2019, SWWU are back with the in person indoor legs! Kicking off in Plymouth, on Sunday 28th November, 6 universities competed in Britain’s Ocean City to shoot a Portsmouth in 1 of the 3 sessions throughout the day. Session 1 started with Plymouth and Bath, followed by Exeter, Bristol,
