XXI Club News & Updates
Check back regularly for updates about the achievements of the Club's members. Our social media pages offer a more immediate access point for these updates. Make sure to follow us!
XXI Club member Olivia Wimpenny competes for GB and England Lacrosse
Olivia Wimpenny represented England at the Lacrosse World Cup and Great Britain at the World Games this summer, find out more here.
Freedom of the Borough Celebration
Congratulations to Dr Ron Hill MBE, who was awarded the freedom of the borough by the Civic Mayor of Tameside in January 2020. Read a piece put together by the Athletic Union chair, Rosie Bancroft, here.
87th Annual Dinner
The 87th annual club dinner is in the diary for Saturday 16th November at The City of Manchester Stadium (The Etihad). We look forward to seeing you there!
Please book your tickets by clicking here.
AMY CARTER WINS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AT THE TASS STAR AWARDS
XXI Club member and medical student Amy Carter won the Athlete of the Year award at the TASS Star Awards in London on 26th June 2019.
XXI CLUB MEMBERS INTERVIEWED AT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENT ON SPORT
XXI Club members Grace Harvey @graceharvey767 (Swimming) and Rowena Birch @rowenabirch (Judo) were members of the panel celebrating inspiring women at Manchester.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018
A massive congratulations to both Helen Housby and Beth Cobden who were part of the England Netball team that recently won BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year for 2018!
Harvey Takes Gold And Silver for UoM Swimming
Another shout out to Grace Harvey who has followed up her recent success at the World Para Swimming European Championships by bringing home gold and silver medals from the BUCS competition.
Grace is our current Fresher of the Year and we look forward to all of her future success!
carter selected for fast 5 netball world series
Congratulations to XXI Club new election Amy Carter on her selection to play for England at the Fast 5 netball World Series in Melbourne in October.
Best of luck for the upcoming competition!
harvey takes bronze at 2018 european championships
Congratulations to Grace Harvey, who competed successfully at the recent 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships in Dublin.
On her international debut, Grace narrowly missed out on the medals, finishing fourth in both the 100m and 400m freestyle, but put in a massively impressive performance in the 100m backstroke to take home a bronze medal.
Well done Grace!
ogbeta competes at european championships
Conratulations to XXI Club member, Naomi Ogbeta, who competed impressively at her first European Championships at the tender age of 20.
Ogbeta competed in the triple jump and leapt an impressive 13.94 m, earning a commendable 12th place. This comes on the back of Naomi's recent win at the u23 National Championships.
Naomi is extremely active on social media! Make sure to follow her on Twitter and Instagram!