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                                                      48   WINTER
                                                           2021

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BREAKING BARRIERS

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SEVENS HEAVEN

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BATTLE OF THE RESIDENCES

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CELEBRATING OUR RETURNING
STUDENT ATHLETES, SCHOLARSHIP HOLDER S,
   CLUB MEMBER S AND GRADUATES WHO
 COMPETED AT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES.

           WISHING OUR ATHLETES
          THE BEST OF LUCK FOR THE
        UPCOMING PARALYMPIC GAMES.
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CONTENTS 48
                                                                                                 ROAR CREDITS
                                                                                                       EDITOR
                                                                                                      Nicole Safi
                                                                                                                                                                                                       WINTER
                                                                                                 DEPUTY EDITORS
                                                                                                    Anastasia Barrat                                                                                   2021
                                                                                                    Graham Croker
                                                                                                     Sera Naiqama

                                                                                               CREATIVE DESIGN &
                                                                                                 PRODUCTION
                                                                                                   Southern Design

                                                                                                  CONTRIBUTING
                                                                                                    WRITERS
                                                                                                    Anastasia Barrat
                                                                                                      Emma Hogan
                                                                                                     Graham Croker

          FROM THE EDITOR                                                                              Nicole Safi
                                                                                                     Sera Naiqama
                                                                                                      Tracy McBeth
                                                                                                  Trudie McConnochie

                                                                                                 CONTRIBUTING

The curtain has drawn on the Tokyo Olympic Games, which dazzled the world for two
spectacular weeks.
                                                                                                PHOTOGRAPHERS
                                                                                                      Casey Sims               06                   10                         20
                                                                                           Karen Spencer (Mum’s Rugby Snaps)   MEMBER MEETS:
The timing of the postponed Olympic Games could not have been more perfect for                                                                      BREAKING BARRIERS          DEAD HEAT DUO
                                                                                                                               CHRIS SMITH
us sport-mad Aussies. Locked down at home as the country faces its own competition
against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, most of us watched more of the Olympics            SYDNEY UNI                    By Sera Naiqama      By Sera Naiqama            By Graham Croker
than we otherwise would’ve been able to.
                                                                                               SPORT & FITNESS
The joy of medals won, records broken and dreams realised; the Games served as
a timely reminder that sport knows no bounds – people of all ages, races, creeds,               MANAGEMENT
abilities, nationalities, and sexual orientation are equipped not only to participate in
sport, but to succeed in it.                                                               CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                                                                                       Ed Smith
Bachelor of Science student and Sydney University Athletics Club high jumper Nicola
McDermott features on the cover of this edition of ROAR Magazine. Selected for our         CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
cover story prior to her silver medal win at the Olympics, what Nicola showed the
world on the night of 7 August 2021 – tenacity, humility, passion and self-belief – is              Enda Carberry
the reason the world loves sport, and the reason we’re proud to spotlight Nicola in
this edition. You can read her story on page 10.                                           CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
                                                                                                     Andrew Heil
An incredible 99 Australian athletes left Tokyo with a medal – seven of whom are
Sydney University Olympians. For context, if Sydney University was its own country           OPERATIONS MANAGER
competing at the Games, it would sit in equal 42nd position with five medals – the
                                                                                                     Paul Reynolds
same rank as Colombia and Indonesia; ahead of Ireland and Mexico (4); and just
behind Egypt (6), which has a population of over 100 million. Pretty incredible.
                                                                                                 LEGAL COUNSEL
Thankfully, the action isn’t over yet, with the Tokyo Paralympic Games just around the
corner. At the time of writing, Sydney University has six athletes selected to compete,
                                                                                                     Natalie Brown

                                                                                                 HEAD OF PEOPLE
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including six-time Paralympian Angie Ballard.                                                                                                                                  GOODBYE DIETS, HELLO
                                                                                                   & CULTURE                   SEVENS HEAVEN        BATTLE OF THE RESIDENCES
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Lockdown or not, Netflix can have a rest for the two weeks beginning 24 August. I
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know what I’ll be watching.                                                                                                                         By Anastasia Barrat        By Trudie McConnochie
                                                                                                 HEAD OF SPORT
                                                                                                      Leonie Lum
                                                                                                                               08 FILTER THE FAKE   18 AROUND THE GROUNDS      34       JOIN A CLUB
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ROAR | MEMBER MEETS                                                                                                                                                                                  By Sera Naiqama

MEMBER MEETS
                                                                                                                                          You’re a Professor of Architectural Theory at The
                                                                                                                                          University of Sydney. What inspired this career
                                                                                                                                          path, and how long have you been doing it for?
                                                                                                                                          I started my academic life in the North of England
                                                                                                                                          almost 20 years ago. I completed a PhD focusing
                                                                                                                                          on the complex relation between buildings and
                                                                                                                                          bodies, and ever since, I’ve been working on the

CHRIS SMITH
                                                                                                                                          intimate connection between who we are and
                                                                                                                                          where we are.
                                                                                                                                          I think that there’s a constant shaping and
                                                                                                                                          reshaping of ourselves and our society that
                                                                                                                                          goes on – a type of constant renovation that is
                                                                                                                                          happening between ourselves and our ecologies.
                                                                                                                                          A key part of these ecologies is our cities and
                                                                                                                                          buildings. Our buildings house, harbour, hold, and
                                                                                                                                          mould us. This is to say, our buildings and our cities
                                                                                                                                          construct us as much as we construct them.
Chris Smith is a long-standing member of Sydney                      all types of bodies and bodily capacities, all nationalities,
                                                                     and the full sliding spectrum of sexualities and genders. It’s a     Thus, so much of my day is all about bodies and
Uni Sport & Fitness (SUSF). On most days, you’ll
                                                                     respectful gym and the trainers are incredibly skilled! Best of      buildings. And bodybuilding – the very idea that
catch him lifting tin around 4pm at the Sports &                     all, it’s the only gym in Australia where you can pump iron whilst   you can change or construct a body sits neatly
Aquatic Centre and although Chris’ beard and lifting                 watching ‘ABC News’ and ‘Antiques Roadshow’.                         amongst this set of ideas.
ability aren’t hard to miss, what stands out most                    Gym staff tell us you’ve been nicknamed the Deadlift King.           Outside of teaching and training, what do you
about him is his perspective on work and training.                   Can you tell us a little bit more about that?                        like to do in your spare time?
It’s both interesting and refreshing. Have a read                    That’s very kind but a mild exaggeration. I love deadlifting         I’m a huge fan of Nordic Noir. I enjoy nothing more on
                                                                     though – it’s an exercise that uses almost every muscle in your      a Friday evening than a couch, a gin and tonic, and a
for yourself.                                                                                                                             horrific murder somewhere in a village in Denmark.
                                                                     body, and it also involves serious concentration. I’m doing well
                                                                     for a pescatarian in their late 40’s, but not quite at the level     I need to ask about your beard. How long have
Let’s start with some icebreakers. If you were a wrestler,
what would be your entrance theme song?
                                                                     of deadlift royalty. I started deadlifting because I’d watched a     you been growing it for, and does it take a lot of
                                                                     documentary about Eddie Hall, the professional strongman.            work to maintain?
I’d like it to be Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Tusk’... but, in reality, it’s    When Eddie was about half my age and weighed about 160kg
probably Mancini’s ‘Baby Elephant Walk’.                                                                                                  I’d been in a previous rocky relationship with
                                                                     he managed to deadlift an incredible 500kg. For my part,             head-hair, and when I first met my beard I was on
Are you a traveller or a homebody?                                   I can deadlift 180kg (for 8 reps). What this means is that whilst    the rebound. That was about 3 years ago now, and
                                                                     I cannot lift anywhere near what Eddie lifts, I could comfortably    we’ve been really happy together.
Homebody. I live in Erskineville, and I rarely go any further east
                                                                     lift Eddie himself (as long as he laid flat and didn’t wriggle).
than the University and any further west than Enmore. In the                                                                              In some ways, a beard is low maintenance. I save a
pre-pandemic era, I would go south as far as the airport so that I   Exercise is known to have many positive benefits when it comes       lot of time in terms of the effort I previously put into
could spend time in other countries versions of the ‘Inner West’.    to our health and wellbeing. What do you love most about it?         shaving or trying to keep the ‘stubble’ at the right
                                                                                                                                          length. On the other hand, like every relationship,
How long have you been a member of SUSF?                             I think I look like an extra from the set of a Viking movie, or
                                                                                                                                          you have to put in the effort. I brush it twice a day,
I’ve been a member for about 5 years now which, by my                an aging Hells Angel in the gym but what I’m actually doing is
                                                                                                                                          and I give it a thorough shampoo once a week. And
calculation, is about 280,000 reps.                                  meditating. Using weights involves a lot of repetitious counting:
                                                                                                                                          because I’m not a selfish lover, I also massage cocoa
                                                                     8 reps x 3 sets x 8 different exercises, over and over again, 5
                                                                                                                                          butter into it after we shower to keep it toned and
How would you describe what it’s like to train at SUSF?              or 6 days a week, and about 48 weeks a year. The repetition          smelling a little like a hairy Ferrero Rocher.
The gym at the Sports & Aquatic Centre is upbeat, energised,         becomes something of a chant. It has been as good for my
and supportive. There’s a mass diversity of people: all ages,        brain as it has for my biceps.                                       Is there anything else you’d like to tell us about
                                                                                                                                          your time at SUSF?
                                                                                                                                          When I started going to the gym, I was worried
                                                                                                                                          about how I looked and whether people were
                                                                                                                                          looking at me. In reality, the vast majority of people
                                                                                                                                          are focused on themselves. Not in a particularly
                                                                                                                                          vain way, rather people are at the gym because
                                                                                                                                          they are all dealing with things that they’d like to
                                                                                                                                          alter. Most people are there to alter the decline of
                                                                                                                                          capacities, to build capacities, to change shapes, to
                                                                                                                                          alter shapes. And this isn’t a narcissistic or a selfish
                                                                                                                                          thing. I think it’s actually about taking power over
                                                                                                                                          who you are by choosing to be there… by choosing
                                                                                                                                          the gym as where you are.

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                                                                                                                                     Take control of your feed                                                                                  “Movements like this, which encourage more reality and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                less fakery, are a really positive thing,” says FitzGerald. “It’s
                                                                                                                                     The good news is you are in control of everything you consume
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                so important to follow real people who make you feel great,
                                                                                                                                     on social media. With the touch of your screen you can unfollow
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                instead of images and influencers that really are completely
                                                                                                                                     pages and profiles that don’t make you feel good.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                unattainable in terms of looks.”
                                                                                                                                     FitzGerald says young people should be encouraged to think
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                “Try to follow other people online who have a much healthier
                                                                                                                                     critically about what pops up in their social feed.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                and more normal aspect of life,” he says.
                                                                                                                                     “Knowing that what they’re looking at is not necessarily real,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                FitzGerald says put simply it’s about being in touch with your
                                                                                                                                     as most of these glamorised images have been manipulated                                                   feelings and seeking out things that make you feel good.
                                                                                                                                     in some way, shape or form,” he says. “And even if it is real,
                                                                                                                                     these people have likely been heavily made up and the                                                      “If you’re following certain pages or content online and you’re
                                                                                                                                     image ‘staged’.”                                                                                           having a negative reaction to it then that might be a bit of a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                trigger to think: do I really need to follow that if it’s making
                                                                                                                                     “In normal life, when they’re not in front of a camera, it’s very                                          me feel bad? What’s the worth of it?”
                                                                                                                                     likely that these people we see online are just like you and I,”
                                                                                                                                     says FitzGerald. “When you look around you at your family and                                              Building a positive body image
                                                                                                                                     friends it’s very likely that none of them are like the images you                                         You don’t have to have flawless skin, sculpted abs or long legs
                                                                                                                                     see online.”                                                                                               to have a positive body image.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Kids Helpline says it’s about how you feel about the way you look.
                                                                                                                                     Follow people who make you feel great
                                                                                                                                     FitzGerald says young people are becoming a lot more                                                       Instead of comparing ourselves to unattainable images online,
                                                                                                                                     discerning and sceptical about what they see online.                                                       FitzGerald suggests focusing on the positives about our bodies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                and our own lives.

        FILTER THE FAKE
                                                                                                                                     Campaigns like the #filterdrop challenge, encourage people
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                “It’s about trying to flip that thinking and say: but I’m unique and
                                                                                                                                     to embrace their imperfections and post real life images on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                there are positive aspects about me as a person, my own body
                                                                                                                                     social media.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                and personality,” he says. “We need to catch those thoughts
                                                                                                                                     The idea, started by UK make-up artist and curve model Sasha                                               that are telling us negative things about our bodies and replace
                                                                                                                                     Pallari, is to fill peoples feeds with more realistic images.                                              them with positive ones.”

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A photo filter might make
                                                                                                                                              TIPS TO BOOST
                                                                 As one survey respondent put it: “Instagram easily makes

us feel glamourous in the
                                                                 girls and women feel as if their bodies aren’t good enough
                                                                 as people add filters and edit their pictures in order for them
moment, but are these digital

                                                                                                                                              YOUR BODY IMAGE
                                                                 to look ‘perfect’.”
enhancements good for our                                        A new survey by UK charity Girlguidingiii found half of girls and
body image? We share some                                        young women (aged 11-21) surveyed regularly use apps or filters
tips to design a social feed                                     to look better online. And 39% said they felt upset that they

that makes you feel great.                                       couldn’t replicate their online appearance in real life.

                                                                 In extreme cases, plastic surgeons have reported cases of
In the past magazines were blamed for sharing unattainable       patients asking for surgery to help them look like the filtered
                                                                                                                                             ▲ Do things that make you feel great
images of photoshopped models, but now anyone with a
                                                                 image of themselves. A trend dubbed ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’.
smartphone can airbrush their images and share them online.                                                                                  ▲ Spend time with positive people
                                                                 Kids Helpline’s Tony FitzGerald says young people regularly
These airbrushing apps or filters are designed to correct any
perceived imperfections to put your best digital foot forward.
                                                                 call the service with concerns about self-esteem, self-worth                ▲ Write a list of your positive qualities and read it often
                                                                 and body image because of images they see on social media.
But how do these images make us feel about ourselves?
                                                                 “They see images online and they try to emulate what they                   ▲ Love and respect your body for all it can do
The impact of filters on self-esteem                             see, but no one can achieve that level of perfection because
Multiple studies have shown social media posts can set           many of the images are fake or have been manipulated,                       ▲ Embrace the things that make you unique
unrealistic expectations which may lead to feelings of           or have been staged in a way that is not necessarily ‘natural’,”
inadequacy and low self-esteem.                                  says FitzGerald.                                                            ▲ Don’t compare yourself to others
                i
Research shows young women negatively compare their              “I think it’s reasonable to say that Instagram is the primary
appearance to others online.                                     platform where those images are accessed by young people,”
                                                                                                                                             ▲ Know you are more than what you look like
A 2017 surveyii of almost 1,500 teens and young adults found     he says. “We’re all aware of the power of the Instagram
photo-sharing platform Instagram was the most damaging           influencer and the huge following that they have - so that                  ▲ Try to catch negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones
social media site for mental health, body image and wellbeing.   impact can be quite profound.”
                                                                                                                                     i
                                                                                                                                     pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25462886/
                                                                                                                                     ii
                                                                                                                                     rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/instagram-ranked-worst-for-young-people-s-mental-health.html
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ROAR | COVER STORY                                                                        By Sera Naiqama

N ICO LA MC DE RMO T T

                               BREAKING
                               BARRIERS
                                      Nicola McDermott is living the life her 8-year-old self
                                      would’ve dreamt of. Drawing inspiration from Croatian
                                        high jumper, Blanka Vlašić, Nicola was inspired to
                                        one day write history for herself. And that she did.
                                      On Sunday, 25 April, at the 2021 Sydney Track and Field
                                      Championships, the 24-year-old Biochemistry student
                                      at the University of Sydney became the first Australian
                                                    woman to jump 2-metres.

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ROAR | COVER FEATURE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          By Sera Naiqama

                                                                                                                                       THE PREPARATION
                                             “Matt and I are good mates and on             Fortunately for Nicola, during the                                                           of 10 for the different components of the     “I heard the crowd before I saw the bar
                                             the same wavelength,” she said. “He’s         pandemic, she was able to fly to Europe                                                      jump; this helps me process what to work      stay on; it was incredible. I had so much
                                             very laid back about the way I train and      to compete. The gruelling lockdown                                                           on for the next attempt.”                     joy, yet at the same time, was hungry to go
                                             approach events, but we’re determined         sessions paid dividends with podium                                                                                                        higher because the clearance was huge.”

                                                                                                                                                                                        THE BECOMING
                                             individuals, so we don’t cut corners.”        finishes in the Brussels, Stockholm,
                                                                                                                                       There is something to be said about                                                            It was a full-circle moment for Nicola.
                                                                                           and Rome Diamond League. The most
                                             Where Nicola is today has always been                                                     elite athletes who compete in individual
                                                                                           outstanding result of the trip was in the                                                                                                  “I’ve become the person I dreamed
                                             part of Matt’s plan. The 10-year plan                                                     sports. The tenacity, self-belief, and
                                                                                           German town of Sinn, where Nicola
                                             involved seeing the high jumper become                                                    commitment they require to be able to                                                          about 16 years ago. It wasn’t done in
                                                                                           jumped 1.98 metres, ranking her fourth                                                       On Sunday, 25 April Nicola went
                                             a regular medallist at the Australian                                                     push their ability continually, frankly, isn’t                                                 the way I planned or pictured, it required
                                                                                           in the world in high jump and second on                                                      about her preparation the same as
                                             Junior Athletics Championships.                                                           in the realm of possibility for most.                                                          more than I could put into words, but it
                                                                                           the all-time Australian list.                                                                any other competition, but mentally,
                                                                                                                                       Sports psychology is a practice many             something switched.                           has been so worth it.”
                                             “I remember him telling me he had the
                                                                                           An accolade like that might cause an
                                             dream, not to make me a junior protégé,                                                   athletes have tapped into, including             “The day I jumped 2 metres, I woke up         Only two months after that glorious
                                                                                           ordinary person to rest on their laurels,
                                             but an international professional athlete,                                                Nicola. Understanding her psychological          fully convinced I was going to break the      afternoon at Sydney Olympic Park, Nicola
                                                                                           but not Nicola. She was closer to her
                                             which gave us a big goal to work towards.”                                                patterns and how it relates to her               record. I was thinking of what I could        broke her own national record at the
                                                                                           dream than ever before.
                                                                                                                                       performance helps with preparation and           write on my wrist to be seen all over the     Stockholm Diamond League and cleared

                                             TRUSTING
                                                                                                                                       execution on competition days.                   world when I jumped it. My favourite          2.01 metres. This is the third-highest
                                                                                                                                                                                        bible verse is 1 John 4:18, and it says
                                                                                                                                       Gameday rituals are consistent no                                                              jump in the world this year, putting Nicola

                                             THE PROCESS
                                                                                                                                                                                        that ‘there is no fear in love, perfect

BORN FOR A TIME
                                                                                                                                       matter where she is in the world. From                                                         firmly in contention for a podium finish
                                                                                                                                                                                        love casts out fear.’ So, I wrote a similar

                                                                               “I heard the crowd before
                                                                                                                                       her music playlist, the banana she eats                                                        in Tokyo.* Although her dream to jump
                                                                                                                                                                                        phrase on my hand because I wanted

SUCH AS THIS
                                                                                                                                       30-minutes before a competition, the             people not just to see me jump, but to        2-metres has been achieved, it is not what

                                                                                 I saw the bar stay on;
                                                                                                                                       writing of a bible scripture on her wrist,       see what was possible when fear doesn’t       she wants to be remembered for.
                                             That journey towards
                                                                                                                                       to the notebook she is known for being           have a hold on their lives or dreams.”
                                                                                 it was incredible. I had
                                             becoming professional                                                                                                                                                                    “To be so young and jumping so high with
                                                                                                                                       buried in after her jumps.
                                             has not been an easy                                                                                                                       That afternoon at the Sydney Olympic          years in the sport left is precious. One day

                                                                                 so much joy, yet at the
Not many of us can say we’re living out      one. Like fine craftsmen,                                                                 “Notebook taking was introduced to               Park Athletics Centre, with a crowd           I’d like to attempt the world record, which
our childhood dreams as confidently as       the pair have continued                                                                   me by my sports psychologist to give             clapping to every beat of her 9-step          currently stands at 2.09 metres.”
                                                                                 same time, was hungry
Nicola can.                                  to finesse Nicola’s                                                                       myself a rating and an anchor point in           approach to the bar, Nicola leapt and
                                             craft over the past                                                                       competition to analyse my performance            became the first Australian woman to          With ambition and heart like Nicola’s,

                                                                                 to go higher because the
“When I look back, I guess most 8-year-
                                             decade. From her first                                                                    objectively. Each jump, I rate myself out        break the 2-metre barrier.                    anything is possible.
olds are not thinking about one day
                                             competition back in
                                                                                 clearance was huge.”
jumping 2-metres but back then, I was tall
                                             2006, every year since
for my age, and I had these long legs.”
                                             Nicola has maintained
Growing up, Nicola was shy, which made       or bettered her personal
making friends a challenge. However,         best. When asked
this changed when she discovered             what the secret to her
high jump. She believed it was a sport       success is, Nicola credits
designed just for her.                       her faith.

In 2006, Nicola competed in her first        “If you believe even amid slow
NSW Little Athletics Championship. Only      progressions or interrupted preparations
9-years-old at the time, she cleared 1.36    and hold onto hope, nothing is stopping
metres – a memory she looks back on          you from consistently performing. That
fondly. Someone who has not forgotten        hope has been strengthened over the
about this moment either is Matt Hornell,    years by my faith in God.”
who has been her coach ever since.           That statement was put to the test
                                             in 2020. With the cancellation of
                                             the Tokyo Olympics and the natural
                                             disappointment that followed, Nicola and
                                             Matt launched into an intense training
                                             block. With limited resources available
                                             due to restrictions, both took no risks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Nicola won silver at
                                             by relying on facilities to train. Out of a
                                             garage on the Central Coast, they built
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the Tokyo Olympic
                                             a home gym and opted for running and
                                             jumping sessions on the beach. While
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Games with a PB
                                             the circumstances were far from ideal,
                                             the whole experience enabled Nicola to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2.02 clearance.*
                                             shift her focus from what was lost to what
                                             could be gained.

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ROAR | FEATURE                                                                                                                                                                    By Graham Croker

NEWS BITES
                                                                      ROWING

                                                                 HISTORY MADE
                                                                 Australian rowing celebrated its single greatest day in Olympic
                                                                 history with four medals on Wednesday, 28 July. Three of the
                                                                 four medal-winning boats featured Sydney University Boat Club
                                                                 athletes. Jack Hargreaves and Alex Purnell secured the gold
                                                                 medal in the men’s coxless four. Cameron Girdlestone claimed
                                                                 his second Olympic medal with bronze in the men’s quadruple
     RUGBY                                                       scull, and Rowena Meredith and Harriet Hudson took out the
                                                                 bronze medal in the women’s quadruple scull in their debut
                                                                 Olympic Games.

4-PEAT                                                           Photo Credit: Rowing Australia

Congratulations to the 13
Sydney Uni Football Club
Lionesses who participated
in the NSW Waratahs 2021
                                                                      SAILING
Buildcorp Super W season,
and the further 10 who

                                                                 SECOND TIME’S A CHARM
represented the blue and
gold in the Grand Final. The
Waratahs were crowned 2021
                                                                 Will Ryan, paired with Mat Belcher, stormed to victory in the medal
champions after defeating
                                                                 race to take gold for Australia in the men’s 470 sailing class at the
the Queensland Reds 45-12
                                                                 Enoshima Yacht Harbour. Days before winning his second Olympic
at C.ex International Stadium,
                                                                 medal, Will completed his second degree at Sydney University,
Coffs Harbour.
                                                                 wrapping up his Master of Management course.
Photo Credit: Kaz Watson
                                                                 Photo Credit: Australian Sailing Team/Sailing Energy + World Sailing

   ATHLETICS                                                            JUDO

SPEED TO BURN                                                    NATIONALS SUCCESS
Sydney University Athletics Club sprinter Rohan Browning         Sydney Uni Judo Club attended the 2021 Judo Nationals, the key tournament on the calendar with over 700 competitors
took a tad over 10 seconds to make his mark at the Tokyo         from across Australia. The 20-strong team included children, students and veterans. All athletes put in a strong performance,
Olympic Games.                                                   with six winning gold in their divisions and a few more scoring big throws to win 10 silver and 9 bronze medals.
Browning ran a personal best of 10.01sec to win his heat of
the 100m, which included some of the big names in world
sprinting, including former Olympic and two-time world
champion Yohan Blake. Unfortunately Browning muffed the
start in his semi-final and finished fifth in 10.09sec to miss
out on a place in the final.
Having put the world’s best sprinters on notice that there’s
a serious new contender on the block, Browning joked after
his semi-final effort: “Unfortunately this mullet was swimming
upstream tonight.”
Photo Credit: Athletics Australia

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ROAR | FEATURE                                                                                                           By Anastasia Barrat

Around the
                                  FINALS FEVER                       If our last home game against
                                                                     cross-city rivals UTS is
                                                                                                        athletes from a mix bag of
                                                                                                        faculties and age groups.
                                  University Basketball              anything to go by – where
                                  League (UBL)                                                          Bring on 2022!
                                                                     young-gun Ryan Abbott

Grounds
                                                                     dropped a 3-pointer to win the
                                  The University Basketball          game with seconds left on the
                                  League (UBL) is the most           clock – we're in for a thriller.
                                  recent and arguably most
                                  exciting addition to the
                                  intervarsity schedule.
                                  Tipping off in April with a
                                  road trip north to face the
                                  University of the Sunshine
                                  Coast, Sydney Uni was left
                                  splitting its two games with a
                                  win and loss, in the men’s and
                                  women’s matches.                                                      NEW
                                                                                                        SILVERWARE

O
                                  Five rounds later and Sydney
        n the 23rd and 24th       Uni has managed to come out                                           Indigenous Nationals
        day of December 1870,     on top of both comps, with         THE BIG DANCE
        the first intervarsity    La Trobe University, Victoria      UniSport Nationals                 The backend of June saw our
boat race and a cricket match     University, The University of                                         Indigenous Nationals side
took place between Australia's    Western Australia, University                                         head to Newcastle, donning
                                                                     Undoubtedly the most
two oldest Universities,          of Technology Sydney, and                                             the blue and gold across four
                                                                     anticipated event on the
Melbourne and Sydney.             University of the Sunshine                                            competitions: touch football,
                                                                     university sporting calendar,
                                  Coast, all gaining a spot in the                                      basketball, netball, and
Today, 151 years on, the                                             UniSport Nationals (Div
                                  top four.                                                             volleyball.
remarkable history of varsity                                        1 and 2), was set to make
rivalry, spirit, and tradition    All that's left to do now is       its return after a one-year        Sydney Uni managed to
– which has withstood             secure the inaugural UBL           hiatus due to COVID-19 in          come away with silver in the
war, natural disasters, and       trophy. A challenge not too far    2020. Unfortunately, due to        volleyball tournament with
pandemics – continues.            away, with the finals set to be    COVID-19, it has again been        special mention to Anthony
                                  played out on our home court,      cancelled in 2021.                 Nicholls, who coached his
Be it the Australian Boat Race,   Brydens Stadium, later this                                           team into the finals and was
Aon Women's Uni 7s Series         year.                              What is deemed the
                                                                                                        named MVP of the grand
or UniSport Nationals, the                                           ‘Olympics of Intervarsity
                                                                                                        final clash.
University’s sporting calendar                                       Sport’, 7,500 participants
has been bursting with                                               from across the country            Be sure to follow our coverage
intervarsity fixtures in 2021.                                       compete in a week of sport         of Sydney Uni’s performance
                                                                     for the chance to be crowned       in the remaining intervarsity
Now, with a semester to go,                                          National Champions.                competitions via our
we take a look at how some                                           Consistently represented by        Instagram (@sydunisport),
of our intervarsity campaigns                                        one of the largest groups in       or better yet, get down to
are shaping up across the                                            the competition, Sydney Uni        one of our UBL games and
country for the remainder                                            was likely to retain its 2019      witness the 151-year magic of
of the year.                                                         title, due to send 463 student     intervarsity sport for yourself.

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ROAR | FEATURE                                                                                                                                                                       By Graham Croker

                                                                                                      “We started competing in triathlons in Years 9-12 and since
                                                                                                      starting at Uni in 2017 we’ve been competing solidly and
                                                                                                      improving our bike and swim disciplines,” Luke said.
                                                                                                      In 2018 Luke and Jayden qualified for the 2018 Junior ITU World
                                                                                                      Championships on the Gold Coast and justified their aims of
                                                                                                      continuing in the sport at higher levels.
                                                                                                      More recently, they finished 1st and 2nd in the pro field at the
                                                                                                      Nepean Triathlon in 2019, and in February 2021, Luke and Jayden
                                                                                                      earned podium finishes in the Australian National Triathlon Sprint
                                                                                                      Championships against the elite and u23 field.
                                                                                                      As well as competing in events across Australia, they’ve
                                                                                                      competed in Continental Cups in Japan, in Collegiate Triathlon
                                                                                                      events in the USA, and in Canada as part of the Super League
                                                                                                      Triathlon Series which qualified them for events in Malta, Majorca,
                                                                                                      Singapore and Jersey in the British Islands. The well-travelled
                                                                                                      pair are amassing plenty of stamps on their passports, as is their
                                                                                                      sister, Kirrali, who is into rowing and presently on a scholarship at
                                                                                                      the University of Minnesota in the USA.
                                                                                                      The twins are excited about the relatively new addition to the
                                Sydney University Athletics Club elite                                triathlon – the mixed relay – which made its Olympic debut
                                                                                                      at the Tokyo Games.
                                triathletes Luke and Jayden Schofield                                 The mixed relay involves four-person teams (two males and
                                have often finished equal first in                                    two females) each competing miniature tasks: a 300m swim,

                                events but it’s never been planned.                                   an 8km bike ride and a 2km run.
                                                                                                      “It’s very spectator friendly, requiring technical skills, and the
                                The identical twins started competing in the multi-discipline event   lead can change with the different transitions,” Jayden said.
                                during their last three years at Sydney Boys’ High School and
                                                                                                      It’s really short, intense, fast racing, making it super exciting
                                if they found themselves pushing each other at the end of the
                                running leg they sometimes breasted the tape together.                As well as finishing their degrees this year, Jayden and Luke have
                                                                                                      their sights on the World Under 23 Championships which are
                                It happened again at the recent UniSport Triathlon Nationals at
                                                                                                      scheduled for later this year in Canada. “We’re hoping to earn
                                Port Stephens, on the NSW Central Coast, where they pushed
                                                                                                      qualifying spots to get there,” Luke said, adding that the 2024
                                each other through the 4km beach run, and 37km bike ride
                                                                                                      Olympic Games in Paris are also on the radar.
                                before completing the 10km run stride-for-stride in first place.

                                “It’s not something we plan,” Luke says. “It’s happened about
                                20 times, but mostly when we were in high school events.
                                We train together and have friendly rivalry. We have the same
                                genetics and similar ability so if a race comes down to us battling
                                it out we sometimes finish together and enjoy the moment.”

                                Luke and Jayden are in the final year of combined Engineering
                                and Science degrees and earning distinctions despite their busy
                                schedule of training and competing in triathlons.

                                They arrived at the University of Sydney campus in 2017. “We
                                joined the Sydney Uni Athletics Club in first year and went on the

It’s not                        Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness Elite Athlete Progam (EAP) in 2018,”
                                Luke said. “We then spent our third year as exchange students                                                                                      And if we
something                                                                                                                                                                       happen to be
                                at the University of California, San Diego, and came back on
                                the EAP in 2020.”

we plan... It’s                                                                                                                                                               contesting the
                                “It’s been super helpful for both of us,” Jayden said. “If there’s
                                a clash of assignment or exam times with major athletic events,
                                                                                                      As for finishing side by side again, that’s a spur of the moment
                                the EAP has been really helpful in getting extensions and exam

happened about                                                                                                                                                                end of the run
                                                                                                      decision. “With the different disciplines, the lead can change as
                                modifications. The operation is run very smoothly.”
                                                                                                      the race unfolds,” Luke said. “Sometimes we’ll be in the same
                                The twins started in swimming when they were in primary school        pack in a race and we can gauge how each other’s going and

20 times...                     at Abbotsford, in Sydney’s inner west, and got into cross-country
                                running and athletics when they went to Sydney Boys’ High.
                                                                                                      work off each other; see who’s burning off fuel. And if we happen
                                                                                                      to be contesting the end of the run leg, well …”                           leg, well…
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Sevens heaven                   The success                                         Despite the setbacks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,                  “More importantly, Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness supports the
                                of a recent                                         soon after his appointment, SUFC, renowned for its XV a side          program by providing educational opportunities for our female
                                                                                    programme, has been thrilled by the numbers turning up to play        student athletes to flourish well beyond their years in the sport.”
                                intercollegiate                                     sevens. “The growth in the sevens domain speaks for itself, with      Education and future development is a high priority within
                                rugby sevens                                        the club now competing in the Sydney Shute Shield sevens              the programme for the Director of Women’s Rugby and
                                competition                                         competition with three teams, where in 2019 the club was only         Junior Development.
                                                                                    partially involved,” Delooze said. “We’re also looking to develop
                                provided further                                                                                                          It’s been a welcome return to the campus for Delooze, who
                                                                                    another side competing under the banner of the University.”
                                evidence that                                                                                                             played Colts for SUFC in 1999 and 2000 while embarking on
                                                                                    Delooze said SUFC has 65 registered female players and fields         a Bachelor of Human Movement and Education degree. After
                                Sydney University                                   two teams in the Jack Scott Cup XV a side competition (the only       a short stint with Randwick, he returned to Sydney University
                                Football Club                                       club in Australia to compete in a first grade competition with two    and went on to represent Australian Universities in 2005 touring
                                (SUFC) is at the                                    sides), along with the three sevens teams competing across first      England and Wales, which resulted in a career with Munster
                                forefront of                                        and second division. And this year, for the first time, SUFC has      Rugby Club in Ireland. While in Ireland he also completed his
                                                                                    an Under 18 XV a side team and competed in the U17 sevens             Master of Science degree in Sports Performance from the
                                growing and                                         State Championships.                                                  University of Limerick, where he received First Class Honours.
                                supporting
                                                                                    “In addition to this, we have 19 SUFC representatives in the Super    Since hanging up the boots, Chris has coached at all levels of
                                women’s rugby.                                      W rugby competition, the national women’s competition, and            the game in both Ireland and Australia in both sevens and XVs.
                                                                                    three players in the Australian sevens squad who were all bidding     In rugby parlance, his appointment as SUFC’s Director
                                                                                    for a spot at this year’s Olympic Games – Jakiya Whitfield, Lori      of Women’s Rugby and Junior Development has been
                                                                                    Cramer and Piper Duck – who recently competed in the Oceania          a well-timed move.
                                                                                    tournament for selection,” Delooze said.

                                                                                    He puts the growth of the SUFC program down to the
                                                                                    establishment of three new academies and training facilities
                                                                                    in 2020, and is looking to develop further with a home for Inner
                                                                                    West women’s rugby for kids aged 6 to 16. “This programme is
                                                                                    aimed at creating opportunity and community, using rugby as a
                                                                                    vehicle for young girls looking to participate in sport,” he said.

                                                                                    “We’re continuously developing our Inner West Sydney Gold
                                                                                    Cubs, the North-West Sydney Red Cubs, based at Barker College,
                                                                                    and the Central West Blue Cubs, and doing this with our affiliation
                                                                                    with schools and local club programmes, to increase participation
                                                                                    and look for emerging talent.

                                Played at St John’s College Oval, the competition   “The ongoing program should provide opportunity for young
                                saw 120 players taking part, with colleges          players from the country and city to compete in strong
                                providing multiple teams. Isabella Randall,         competitions and go on to the representative ranks.
                                Associate Dean (Sports and Programmes) at
                                                                                    “Within the University and Australian pathways, there is the
                                St John’s College took the lead in hosting and
                                                                                    Aon Uni sevens competition, where student athletes mix with
                                organising the highly successful tournament,
                                which was won by St Andrew’s College.               Australia’s most talented female rugby players competing at
                                                                                    the highest level in Australian sevens. This year we were one
                                Women’s rugby sevens is one of the fastest-         of the youngest sides and finished third overall behind 2021
                                growing participation sports in the country
                                                                                    winners Bond University.
                                and SUFC has been well in the mix since
                                the appointment of Chris Delooze as Director        “And this year Sydney University had two players make the
                                of Women’s Rugby and Junior Development             top sevens All Stars side - Piper Duck (20) and Bridget Clarke
                                18 months ago.                                      (18) - both members of SUSF’s Elite Athlete Program.

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ROAR | FEATURE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   By Anastasia Barrat

THE BATTLE
                                                                                                                                    WELCOME                                 FUTSAL                             TOUCH                         BADMINTON
                                                                                                                                   WEEK SHIELD                       In March, the rivals met again
                                                                                                                                                                      for a fierce futsal fixture. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                              FOOTBALL                     As for the badminton series,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            it was all Regiment as they
                                                                                                                                       Back in February, the            Darlo Bears managed to                 May’s touch football            claimed the win in both
                                                                                                                                      competition kicked off         safeguard their enviable spot        tournament saw a new comp         Men’s and Women’s finals,
                                                                                                                                    with the highly anticipated     after solid performances on the      leader, with St John’s claiming       to close off the first half
                                                                                                                                     Welcome Week Shield.            court, however, first and third      victory in both the Men’s and           of the competition.
                                                                                                                                    The Darlo Bears picked up       place wins to St John’s College         Women’s finals, narrowly
                                                                                                                                   the win, closely followed by        and Regiment, respectively,            followed by Regiment
                                                                                                                                        Sydney Uni Village             had them hot on their tails.             and Darlo Bears in
                                                                                                                                          and Regiment.                                                         both competitions.

                                                                                                                                                         CURRENT STANDINGS
                                 of residences                                                                                         For the Women’s competition, Regiment currently leads the charge towards victory, closely followed by Iglu in 2nd place
                                                                                                                                                                        and Sancta Sophia College rounding off the top 3.
                                                                                                                                                 And as for Men’s, Regiment remains the favourite, followed by the Darlo Bears and St John’s College.

                                                                                                                                                WOMEN’S RANKINGS                                          MEN’S RANKINGS
          Spoken or not, there’s a rivalry that                        Since its inception in 2016, Intramural Sport has

                                                                                                                                                   1                                                         1
                                                                       served as the perfect excuse for students of ten of the
          lingers between the neighbours of every
          community. The on-campus dwellers of
                                                                       University’s on-campus accommodations to put their
                                                                       residential patriotism to good use. Going head-to-head
                                                                                                                                                                  REGIMENT                                               REGIMENT
          the University of Sydney are no exception                    in a series of sports throughout the academic year, the                                    BUILDING                                               BUILDING
                                                                       teams give it their all for the chance to lift the Thomas

                                                                                                                                                   2                                                         2
          to the status quo. Amidst the jacaranda                      Whalan (Men’s) and Liane Tooth (Women’s) Cups.
          trees and sandstone buildings, healthy                                                                                                                  IGLU
                                                                       Semester 1 saw the Darlo Bears, Iglu, Queen Mary                                                                                                  DARLO BEARS
          competition endures between the                              Building, Regiment Building, Sancta Sophia College,

          residences, eager to one-up each other                       St John’s College, Sydney Uni Village, UniLodge,

                                                                                                                                                   3                                                         3
          at every opportunity they get.
                                                                       Urbanest and the Women’s College battle in the
                                                                       Welcome Week Shield, futsal, touch football and
                                                                                                                                                                  SANCTA SOPHIA                                          ST JOHN’S
          But when the competitiveness extends beyond having the       badminton fixtures.                                                                        COLLEGE                                                COLLEGE
          greenest lawn and highest gates, an organised contest is     As the Students gear-up for the second half of the
          needed to settle the differences and fairly award bragging   competition, here’s a recap of how things have played             If the rollercoaster of results proves anything, it’s that it’s anyone’s game, and there’s plenty more turns to come
          rights. *Enter the Intramural Sports Competition*.           out on SUSF’s courts and fields so far.                                                    with the Semester 2 fixtures bringing the bulk of points to the table.

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ROAR | LIFESTYLE                                                                                                                                                                        By Trudie McConnochie via BUPA HealthLink

                                                                                                            WHAT IS                                                   5. RESPECT YOUR FULLNESS

                                                                                                        INTUITIVE EATING?
                                                                                                                                                                      Look out for signals from your body that show you’re satisfied
                                                                                                                                                                      and pause during meals to check in on this feeling.

                                                                                                The philosophy behind intuitive eating is that you trust your
                                                                                                                                                                      6. DISCOVER THE SATISFACTION FACTOR
                                                                                                body and listen to cues to eat what’s best for you. This means        Set up an environment where you can enjoy the pleasure and
                                                                                                being non-judgmental about food, and ignoring or disregarding         satisfaction of eating.
                                                                                                what you might have learnt from a culture of dieting and striving
                                                                                                to be thin.
                                                                                                The aim is to break out of dieting patterns and embrace your body’s   7. HONOR YOUR FEELINGS
                                                                                                natural signals around food – like mindfulness for your appetite.     Without using food by finding other ways to be comforted when
                                                                                                This includes recognising when you’re full, savoring the              you’re experiencing negative emotions.
                                                                                                experience of eating, and finding healthy ways to deal with
                                                                                                emotions rather than eating for comfort.
                                                                                                “Intuitive eating means being aware of the food you are               8. RESPECT YOUR BODY
                                                                                                eating,” explains Bupa’s Corinne Tighe, an accredited practising      Acknowledge the role your genetics play in the size and shape
                                                                                                dietitian. “An intuitive eater has awareness around the smell,        of your body.
                                                                                                colour, flavour, and texture of their food. They enjoy eating
                                                                                                and are aware of their own eating habits. They are particularly
                                                                                                good at assessing their hunger and fullness cues – which is
                                                                                                something not a lot of us are skilled in.”                            9. EXERCISE
                                                                                                Another plus about intuitive eating is that you make peace with       Just to move and see how it feels to be active without counting
                                                                                                food, instead of constantly judging it (not to mention judging        calories or ‘burning off’ food.
                                                                                                yourself for eating it). And when a particular food is no longer
                                                                                                banned, your desire for it can fade away.
                                                                                                “It creates a very positive association with food because there       10. HONOR YOUR HEALTH
                                                                                                is a realisation that no food is good or bad,” Tighe says. “That      Eat what you like, the taste of that also makes you feel well. No one
                                                                                                rids us of feelings of guilt or fear, which can cause a negative      has the perfect diet, but it’s what you do over time that matters.
                                                                                                association with food.”
                                                                                                It’s important to understand that intuitive eating isn’t about

            GOODBYE DIETS,                                                                                                                                                  IS IT WORTH TRYING
                                                                                                excessively eating whatever you feel like. As one participant in
                                                                                                an intuitive eating study, published in the Journal of Counseling
                                                                                                Psychology, says: “You can have what you want when you want.

                                                                                                                                                                             INTUITIVE EATING?
                                                                                                You just have to pay attention to when it doesn’t feel good
                                                                                                anymore and stop.”

         HELLO INTUITIVE EATING
                                                                                                According to the creators of the intuitive eating approach,
                                                                                                there are 10 principles of intuitive eating:
                                                                                                                                                                      If you’re looking to break up with dieting and take a healthier
                                                                                                1. REJECT THE DIET MENTALITY                                          approach to food, intuitive eating could prove helpful, Tighe says.

                                                                                                Get rid of books and magazines that promote diets, and think          “The positivity around eating is one of the most valuable
                                                                                                critically about what every new diet promises vs what it delivers.    aspects of intuitive eating,” she says. “Other aspects which are

                      - BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUPA -
                                                                                                                                                                      beneficial to health include shifting the focus to foods you can
                                                                                                                                                                      have rather than foods you can’t, and increased enjoyment
                                                                                                2. HONOR YOUR HUNGER                                                  when eating. When you are aware of your hunger and fullness
                                                                                                                                                                      cues, you may eat less – which means you can achieve your
                                                                                                By eating when you’re hungry, and not letting yourself get
                                                                                                                                                                      weight-management goals.”
                                                                                                to a feeling of excessive hunger.
          Sick of the yo-yo dieting cycle? Intuitive eating is a healthier approach to food                                                                           A challenging aspect of intuitive eating is that it requires you to
                               that removes the guilt and judgment.                                                                                                   concentrate on your food while you’re eating, rather than eating

        If there’s one thing the world doesn’t need, it’s another restrictive diet promising
                                                                                                3. MAKE PEACE WITH FOOD                                               in the car or wolfing down a meal in front of the TV.

                                                                                                Permit yourself to eat anything you want, to prevent feelings          “You have to spend more time eating, which can be tricky in
          to help you shed kilos ‘fast’. Luckily, intuitive eating – an approach to food that   of deprivation that can lead to over-eating.                          the beginning if you are used to eating quickly or on the move,”
                        goes back to basics – doesn’t do any of those things.                                                                                         Tighe says. “With all habit changes, a shift in mindset usually
                                                                                                                                                                      doesn’t happen overnight but will get easier and feel more
       Nothing is banned, and it isn’t about weight loss. In fact, intuitive eating could be
                      described as an ‘anti-diet’. So, how does it work?
                                                                                                4. CHALLENGE THE ‘FOOD POLICE’                                        natural if you practise consistently over time.”

                                                                                                By saying ‘no’ to rules like being ‘good’ for eating a salad or       If you’d like help with intuitive eating, talk to an accredited
                                                                                                ‘bad’ for eating a burger.                                            practicing dietitian.

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ROAR | LIFESTYLE                                                                                                                                         By Emma Hogan via Les Mills Fit Planet

                                                                        WHAT IS HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING?                     WHAT EXERCISES DO YOU DO DURING
                                                                                                                                      LES MILLS GRIT?
                                                                       High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is any workout
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                                                                                                                                      HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU DO LES MILLS GRIT?
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                                                                        WHY SHOULD YOU DO LES MILLS GRIT?                            If you’re new to fitness, diving head first into HIIT is
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                                                                                                                                     need to stop to catch your breath it’s a good thing – as
                                                                                                                                     that indicates you’ve been pushing your body to the
                                                                        HOW MANY CALORIES DO YOU BURN DOING                          max training zone.
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                                AUSTRALIAN RULES                             AMERICAN FOOTBALL                             ARCHERY
                                The Sydney University Australian Football    The Sydney Uni American Football Club,        The Sydney Uni Archery Club, established

sporting club
                                Club is the oldest Australian Rules club     established in 1984, fields an open team      in the 1970s, caters to all levels of archery,
                                in NSW and the fourth oldest in Australia.   in the Gridiron NSW men’s and women’s         from the beginner to the elite. Members
                                The men's side compete in the NEAFL and      competitions (Sydney Uni Lions in Division    compete in various competitions through
                                various AFL Sydney fixtures, providing       1) as well as an under 18s team (Sydney       Archery NSW and Archery Australia at
                                opportunities for both elite players and     Uni Cubs in the Colts Division) in Gridiron   club, state and national level.
                                beginners, while the women’s side            NSW, the highest level of competition for
                                is continuing to grow with two teams         American Football in the state.
                                competing in the Sydney Women’s
                                AFL competition.

                                    suanfc.com | suwaflc.com                     sydneyunigridiron.com                         suac.org.au
                                    afl@sport.usyd.edu.au                        info@sydneyunigridiron.com                    archery@sport.usyd.edu.au
                                    @suanfc | @sydneyuniwomensafl                @suafc1984

                                    @SydneyUniAFL                                @SydneyUniGridiron

                                ATHLETICS                                    BADMINTON                                     BASEBALL
                                The Sydney University Athletics Club,        The Sydney Uni Badminton Club                 The Cynics, established in 1904, fields
                                established in 1878, is one of the oldest    welcomes players of all levels. The club      three teams that are open to both
                                athletics clubs in the country. The club     is open to the public. Whether you are        students and the community. The club
                                caters for athletes of all abilities from    a social player looking for a fun hit or a    plays in the Sydney Winter Baseball
                                elite to social, and from undergrads         competition regular looking for some          League, the highest level league in NSW.
                                to veterans. The club competes in a          practise before your next big game, you       The club is a great place to play baseball,
                                wide range of competitions around            are more than welcome to come along.          and is always looking for new members.
                                Australia including national and state       The club is affiliated with the Sydney
                                championships, state relays and Athletics    Badminton Association Inc. and competes
                                NSW all-comers events, in both the           in all of their tournaments.
                                summer (track) and winter (cross country/
                                road walks) seasons.

                                    suac.org                                     badminton@sport.usyd.edu.au                   sydneyuni.baseball.com.au

                                    athletics@sport.usyd.edu.au                                                                baseball@sport.usyd.edu.au

                                    @sydneyuniathletics                                                                        @sydneybaseball

                                    @sydneyuniathletics

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  basketball                                    boat                                         boxing                                        fencing                                       golf                                         gymnastics
  The Sydney University Basketball Club         Sydney University Boat Club (SUBC)           The Sydney Uni Boxing Club was                The Sydney University Fencing Club is         The University of Sydney’s Golf Club         The Sydney Uni Gymnastics Club provides
  provides an opportunity for male and          competes as Sydney University in the         established in 1908. The club is open to      the oldest University fencing club in NSW,    has recently been re-established (2020).     a fully equipped space and coached
  female students and local community           club, state and national championships       males and females. Sydney Uni Boxing          founded in 1945. The club welcomes            Follow the club at the links below to stay   classes for adults from a recreational to a
  members to participate in various levels      and includes members of the Australian       Club enters its own competitive boxers in     members of all standards. The club has a      up to date with social events, rounds of     National level.
  of basketball. In 2003, Sydney University     squad. For the past few years SUBC has       state/national competition. Competition       large amount of equipment available for       golf and competitions.
  took ownership of the Sydney Uni Flames,      been the leading rowing club in New          between the University of Sydney’s            the use of members, offering training with
  who compete in the Women’s National           South Wales, catering to men and women       Colleges occur as part of the University of   foil, epee and sabre. The club competes in
  Basketball League.                            across all levels of experience.             Sydney Inter-Collegiate and Club Boxing       state competitions run by the New South
                                                                                             Tournament, with male boxers representing     Wales Fencing Association, participating
                                                                                             St Andrew’s, St John’s, St Paul’s and         in both individual and team competitions.
                                                                                             Wesley competing for the trophy.

      basketball@sport.usyd.edu.au                  subc.com.au                                  sydneyuniboxing.com.au                        sufc.org.au                                   golf@sport.usyd.edu.au                       gymnastics@sport.usyd.edu.au

      @sydneyunibasketball                          boat@sport.usyd.edu.au                       boxing@sport.usyd.edu.au                      fencing@sport.usyd.edu.au                     @usydgolf                                    @sydneyunigym

      @SydUniBasketball                             @subc1860                                    @SUBxC                                        @SydneyUniFencing                             @USYDGolf                                    @sydneyunigymnastics

  canoe                                         CHEERLEADING                                 cricket                                       handball                                      hockey                                       judo
  The Sydney University Canoe Club caters       Sydney University Cheerleading is a          The men’s club has eight teams                Sydney Uni Handball Club was                  Established in 1906, the Sydney University   The Sydney University Judo Club is the
  to all levels of people who just want         competitive club which was founded           competing in the Sydney Grade                 established in 1995, and has since been       Hockey Club is one of our largest clubs      oldest judo club in Australia, founded in
  to paddle! The student and alumni run         in 2002. The club’s competitive              Competition that caters for the social to     one of the most successful handball           with more than 20 men’s, women’s,            1954. The club competes in all levels of
  organised trips around NSW for beginners      team performs routines at state-level        elite player. The Universities Women’s        clubs in Australia. The club is open to                                                    judo competition, from national and state
                                                                                                                                                                                         masters and junior teams. The men's
  as well as trips for those who want to take   competitions and travels interstate to       Cricket Club also has teams competing         everyone from beginners to International                                                   to local competitions and Nationals. SUJC
                                                                                                                                                                                         and masters teams play in the SHA
  on high grade rapids. The club conducts       compete at the National Championships        in the Sydney Women’s and Sydney              level players and consistently has                                                         is run by students and has black-belt
                                                                                                                                                                                         metropolitan competition and our top
  white water canoe/kayak weekends and          each year. The club’s recreational           Junior competitions.                          players feature in Australia’s men's and                                                   instructors with international experience.
  competes in canoe polo leagues and            program offers a range of classes as a fun                                                 women's national teams (seniors and           five women’s teams play in the Sydney        The club’s training program includes
  tournaments around Sydney. The club           and unique way to get and stay fit.                                                        juniors). During summer, the club plays       Women's Hockey League. The club also         classes tailored for beginners and
  also utilises a canoeing facility at the                                                                                                 Beach Handball and arranges social            sends both men’s and women’s teams           experts, dedicated women’s classes,
  Penrith Whitewater Course.                                                                                                               competitions for those interested in trying   to Nationals.                                and numerous social activities.
                                                                                                                                           out the game.

      sydneyuniversitycanoeclub.com.au              sydunicheer.com                              sydneyuniversitycricket.com.au                sydneyunihandball.com                         suhc.asn.au                                  sydneyjudo.com

      canoe@sport.usyd.edu.au                       @sydneyunicheer                              succ@sport.usyd.edu.au                        handball@sport.usyd.edu.au                    hockey@sport.usyd.edu.au                     judo@sport.usyd.edu.au

      @SUCanoe                                      @sydneyunicheer                              @succ1864                                     @sydneyunihandball                            @sydneyunihockey                             @sydneyuni_judo

                                                                                                 @sydneyunicricket                                                                           @SydneyUniHOCKEY                             @SUJC.Sydney.Judo

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