UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

Wits Aquatics Club

Practices: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
18h00 – 20h00
Venue: Swimming Pool (East Campus)
Contacts: Chairperson: Bryce O’Donnell – 078 470 1669
Sports Officer: Erika Venter - 011 717 9410 or Erika.venter@wits.ac.za

Aquatics is a collective term for four Olympic water events: Swimming, Water polo, Diving, and Synchronized Swimming. Wits Aquatics Club
The Wits Aquatics Club currently caters for Swimming and Water polo.

The University boasts 2 Olympic sized swimming pools on the East Campus (heated) and the Wits Education Campus. 

Swimming is open to all registered students and staff, and members can access the pool at a time most convenient to them. The pools are open Mondays – Fridays, 07h00 to 17h30 for social swimmers,
however between 08h00-10h00 they are not available for cleaning purposes. Over the weekend,
registered members can access both pools from 10h00 – 18h00. 

For more information, contact Sports Admin on (011) 717 9414.

In Water Polo, Wits affiliated 2 teams in the Gauteng Water Polo League in 2011.  The Wits men’s side played in the Premier B league, and the Wits ladies side was in the Premier A league. 

The Water polo team trains at the Wits swimming pool, East Campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays from as early as 17h30.