Sports Academies

at Gower College Swansea

We want to make elite and recreational sport fully accessible to students. Joining a Sport Academy means you can incorporate sport/fitness into your learning experience

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Netball
Womens

The GCS Netball Academy gives students the opportunity to train and play in a high-performance environment both domestically and nationally alongside their academic studies.
Football
Mens

Gower College Swansea boasts the first and only Pro:Direct Football Academy in Wales.
Football
Womens

The Ladies’ Football Academy was set up to promote teamwork, dedication and commitment to the sport, while also helping to develop players’ valuable life skills during their College experience.
Rugby
Mens

The College has been granted the WRU Rugby Programme in Education licence (RPE) and competes in the Elite Schools and Colleges League: the highest league available to education establishments in Wales.

Our Academies change year by year. Fancy starting a new team? Register now!

Hall of Fame

Gower College Swansea learners who have previously played elite level sport

Netball

Clare Jones – Wales International and Cardiff Dragons Netball Captain  (Clinical Psychologist)
Alex Callender – Wales U21 Netball (Rugby Pro and Wales International)
Hannah Hutchings – Wales U17 Netball (Math’s teacher in Italy)
Megan Baker-Rees – Wales U17 and U21 Netball and Basketball (Osteopath)
Lauren Francis  - Wales U17 and U21 Netball (Primary School Teacher)
Wiktoria Rejniak – Wales U17 and U21 Netball (Dentist)