Records of the Cambridge University Swimming Club, 1882 - 2012
Scope and Contents
The category - Student administration and support records - comprises records relating to student admissions at all levels, graduate students, visiting senior scholars, student careers advice and welfare, together with the records of clubs and societies.
Dates
- Creation: 1882 - 2012
Creator
- Cambridge University Swimming Club (Organization)
- University of Cambridge. Tadpole Swimming Club (Organization)
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Biographical / Historical
The club was founded as the Cambridge University Swimming Club in 1855. Training initially took place in the River Cam at the University Bathing Sheds at Grantchester Meadows but from 1906 moved to a newly built pool at the Leys School. The club entered galas against London swimming clubs and ran inter-collegiate competitions. The first men's water polo Varsity Match was held in 1891 and the first men's swimming Varsity Match in the following year. The electrical engineer Sir Charles William Oatley (1904-96) was team captain in 1924. It is not certain when the Cambridge University Ladies Swimming Club was founded but the first ladies' swimming Varsity Match was held in 1921. The men's and ladies' clubs merged in 1970. The club's social programme is run under the auspices of the Tadpole Swimming Club which was created in 1924 for more recreational swimming. In 1997 the club changed its name to the Cambridge University Swimming and Water Polo Club. Further information about the club's activities is on its website (http://cuswpc.co.uk) together with a history of the club from which these introductory notes were drawn.
Extent
2 linear metre(s) (2 metres) : paper, photograph
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Ms.Add.8088
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The majority of the records were transferred to the University Archives from the Manuscripts Department on 11 March 2008. They were mainly deposited by Cambridge University Swimming Club with the Manuscripts Department on 20 November 1976, although some later additions were also made. They had been given the classmark Ms.Add.8088. SOC.90.1.4-5, 90.3.4-7, 90.7.13 were transferred to the University Archives as a long term deposit by Euan Spence of the club committee on 18 June 2009. SOC.90.1.5.2 was deposited by Chloe Spiby Loh, Gonville and Caius College, outgoing club secretary, on 14 June 2012. SOC.90.5 (envelope 2) was presented by Robert Athol, Jesus College archivist, on 12 December 2016 from among the papers of Professor K. Johnson (died 2015), former President and Senior Treasurer.
General
The online catalogue entry was completed in April 2008 and emended in August 2009, July 2012 and March 2017.
Originator(s)
Cambridge University Swimming Club
Finding aid date
2007-12-21 14:09:32+00:00
Topical
Repository Details
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