Gower College Swansea's netball team are celebrating after two recent successes.
An 8-7 win against Coleg Gwent Cross Keys at the Sport Wales National Centre gave them a a perfect six-game record, making them 2022-23 Welsh Colleges Champions!
Additionally, seven players were selected for Welsh Colleges Netball at the Cardiff and Vale College trials:
An ex-student from Gower College Swansea has got her first Welsh rugby cap against France in the Six Nations Women’s tournament.
Alex Callender, from Carmarthen, was surprised to come on so early in the game, on February 2, in the opening match of the series out in Montpellier.
The 18-year-old only started playing rugby two years ago, for Llanelli Wanderers, after some encouragement from friends. She currently plays her regional rugby with the Scarlets.
Alex said: “The dream then started to play for Wales…it’s an amazing feeling.”
Students from Gower College Swansea have celebrated an exceptionally successful sporting academic year.
Gower College Swansea is celebrating after a fantastic weekend at the AoC National Championships in Newcastle.
There were over 2000 students in attendance, with the Welsh team consisting of 180 (57 of these were from Gower College Swansea - the biggest representation from a Welsh college.)
A huge congratulations to all the staff and students who were involved in this wonderful weekend of sport! The Welsh successes were:
For the second consecutive year, a netball team comprising Gower College Swansea students is celebrating national success after taking part in the recent Urdd Netball competitions in Cardiff.
In the quarter finals the team won 19-10 against Cardiff High before beating NPTC 4-8 in the semi-final. In the final round, the score was 14-8 against the Haberdashers.
It’s been a busy week for Gower College Swansea’s Netball Academy as they have won not one but two major Welsh tournaments.
The team took the title at the recent Welsh Colleges and Urdd tournaments, making them the double Welsh champions.
“This is an amazing achievement and we are all absolutely delighted,” says Coach Sarah Lewis. “The girls have been working exceptionally hard towards this success, juggling netball training with their academic studies, and these results are a real testament to their dedication."
Gower College Swansea has celebrated the success of its sport students with a Sports Awards evening at the Liberty Stadium.
Among those receiving recognition on the evening was Molly Davies Briskham who won the Gareth Jenkins Award for Sports Volunteer of the Year. She was presented with her award by former student Eli Walker from the Ospreys.