Gower College Swansea Sponsors Welsh Pro event
Gower College Swansea is delighted to be named as a key sponsor of the Welsh Pro, event 4 UKPSA Pro Surf Tour.
This event is part of the Nerf Clash of the Groms Series 2018, which aims to encourage the development of Wales’ junior surfers.
Held on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October at Rest Bay, Porthcawl, the Welsh Pro is set to attract the best surfers from across the UK.
Achievements celebrated at Sports Awards 2018
Students from Gower College Swansea have celebrated another successful sporting year with a special awards ceremony at the Liberty Stadium.
Scholarship students 2017/2018
Four Gower College Swansea students have been awarded scholarships for this academic year.
Receipt of a scholarship will ensure that these students receive financial and holistic support from the College as they balance studying with sporting commitments.
The College’s sports scholarship programme assists students who demonstrate exceptional ability in one of its academy sports – rugby, football, netball and cricket
This year’s scholarship students are:
Congratulations to the Rugby Academy
Congratulations to the College's Rugby Academy who have won the U18s Ospreys cup to go alongside their Welsh Colleges victory
The path to the final looked like this:
Pool 2
GCS vs Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen (36 - 0)
GCS vs Ystalyfera/Maesteg Select (32 - 5)
Semi Final
GCS vs Neath College (29 - 5)
Final
GCS vs Bryn Tawe (36 - 0)
The squad comprised:
College Netball Academy joins Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay
Members of Gower College Swansea's Netball Academy team took part in the recent Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay in Swansea.
As winners of a Swansea Sports Award in 2016, the team were invited to accompany the Baton Bearer during Leg 6* of the Relay, which took place between Blackpill and the 360 Beach and Watersports Centre.
Sporting success celebrated at awards ceremony
Students from Gower College Swansea have celebrated an exceptionally successful sporting academic year.
Football students enjoy Portugal training camp
A group of 25 Sports students from Gower College Swansea enjoyed a two week training camp with Portuguese football giants, SL Benfica.
The students, who are all studying on Football, Coaching & Development Programme, were put through their paces by the Benfica coaching staff before taking part in four matches against local teams - with two wins, one loss and a draw.
Project takes pupils from the classroom to the pitch
An English GCSE booster session took a group of Pentrehafod pupils out of the classroom and onto the football pitch – thanks to Gower College Swansea and the Reaching Wider Partnership.
College lecturer Duane Sanders, who devised the sessions in partnership with the school’s English department, incorporated a competition for the pupils to write a letter about meeting a premiership football player.
Schools enjoy Football Festival
Over 50 Swansea school pupils braved the wind and rain to enjoy a Football Festival at Elba Sports Complex this week - a fantastic event organised by Sports students from Gower College Swansea.
The event took the format of a 7-a-side 'round robin' with all the schools playing against each other, with a Final being played by the two top-scoring schools.
GCS students compete at AoC Sport National Championships
Students from Gower College Swansea competed at the recent AoC Sport National Championships in Nottingham, coming home with a Gold medal (in Ladies Rugby) as they helped the Welsh region to finish in tenth place.
Over 30 students - competing in a range of sports including football, netball, hockey, rugby, cross country and ladies football - travelled from the college to the University of Nottingham where they battled against athletes from colleges across England and Wales during the three-day event.