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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ wins incredible 43rd consecutive BUCS title

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has continued its phenomenal record in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) competition following confirmation of an unprecedented 43rd consecutive title.

The incredible feat was made official on Thursday evening at the annual BUCS Annual Awards Dinner with º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s points total of 9,492 setting a new sector-leading record.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s closest competitor, the University of Nottingham, amassed 8,227 in second place – a huge 1,265 points behind the African Violet.

In a year of sporting excellence, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ were victorious in women’s basketball, men’s basketball, women’s netball, men’s tennis, and women’s football, among others.

Many º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ teams also maintained a 100 per cent win rate as men’s futsal, men’s badminton (1 and 2), women’s hockey, women’s netball, men’s rugby union, and women’s squash all went unbeaten throughout the campaign. 

Since 2016, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has continued to impress, breaking the 6,000, 7,000, 8,000, and 9,000 points total. 

Richard Wheater, Director of Sport, at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, said: “To win a 43rd consecutive title is an incredible achievement by all involved. Once again, we’ve witnessed outstanding talent, dedication, and determination from our brilliant coaches, athletes, support staff, and volunteers.

“Everyone should feel incredibly proud that we’ve lifted another overall title and, in the process, written another chapter in the history book of sport here at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.”

On an evening of great success for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, Ireland international swimmer Daniel Wiffen was also named Sportsman of the Year. The 23-year-old has enjoyed another stellar year, including breaking numerous BUCS records and the 800m freestyle world record at the European Short Course Championships.  

The University also hosted the showpiece BUCS Big Wednesday this year – for the first time since 2015 – which saw almost 2,500 spectators come to campus to watch first-hand the very best of sport from across the higher education sector.

BUCS oversees higher education sport in the UK and supports and promotes the lifestyle and educational benefits of participating in sport.

Each year it delivers more than 50 sports to 170 universities across a varied programme of over 6,000 teams and individual competitors.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.

It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2024 QS World University Rankings – the eighth year running – and University of the Year for Sport by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2022.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is ranked 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2025, 10th in the Guardian University League Table 2024 and 10th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’, and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 over 90% of its research was rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-excellent’. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.

The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.

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