Author: Geraint

April 2024

Our first ‘newsletter’ of sorts… if anyone’s keen to help with these in future, make it known 🙂 Here’s a little recap of April 2024… Penlan Our final session at Penlan for the Summer had a fantastic turnout with our friends from Swansea University Canoe Club joining us with their Women’s team for games… it […]

National League 2024 – Round 1

We have entered two squads into the national league in Division 3 South West. Swansea A and Swansea B will be competing on the 27th and 28th of April for round 1 and the 29th and 30th of June for round 2, both weekends at Taff Bargoed. Squads Each squad can have a maximum of […]

Canoe Polo Training at North Dock

On Sunday the 21st April we’ll hold our first outdoor Canoe Polo session at North Dock, Llanelli. This will be a great session to test your outdoor gear and get used to paddling outdoors ready for the National League next weekend. The session will be charged on a pay what you want basis, and funds will go […]

St Omer 2024

Club members Jed and Tamzin were in St Omer, France last weekend representing Wales with the Cymru U16 team at the 23rd International Pas-De-Calais Tournament. Well done both!

Final Penlan Session

Our sessions at Penlan have now ended until we restart next year in favour of outdoor training. We’re hoping to continue with lane bookings at Penlan or at another pool soon, and sessions at Pontardawe and Ystradgynlais will continue for now. We had a great final session with Swansea University Canoe Club joining us for […]

Outdoor Training – What to wear…

Clothing Options… What to wear for outdoor training/competitions very much depends on the weather and personal needs / preferences. Once you start training outdoors you’ll get an idea of what’s what and will find your own preferences. The first time can be a bit hit or miss and you could find you’re too cold or too […]

National League 2024

Team details for the National League were released this morning (Monday April 8th 2024), and we have two teams entered in to Division 3 South West. Both teams will be competing against Aberfan B, Avon C, Bridgend Dolphins, Bristol Pitbulls, Bude Smugglers, Cardiff Canoe Polo, Dragon Ravens and Rhondda Rhinos on the 27/28th of April […]

Canoe Polo Equipment

I thought it might be helpful to share some info about the different types of kit we use for Canoe Polo in various settings… Personal Kit Personal equipment is the stuff you wear – which can also depend on the setting and weather. Items such as buoyancy aids and helmets will need replacing in line […]