Adventurous Training and Sport

Adventure Training and Sport Gallery

OCdt Rosie Joles (International relations and Politics at UEA) lowers herself over the edge during Annual Camp. (126.77kb)
OCdt Chris Webb (Veterinary Medicine at Queen's College, Cambridge) wins his Varsity match bout as 2011 Team Captain (in red strip). (108.45kb)
OCdt Charlotte McClean (4th from right and Army Bursar reading Medicine at Emmanuel College, Cambridge) wins her Women's Varsity Boat Race at Henley in 2011. (112.71kb)
OCdt Laura Plant (Natural Sciences at St John's College, Cambridge) captains Cambridge's Modern Pentathlon team at Coldham's Lane in 2011. (44.36kb)
Cambridge University Rugby XV captained by potential Army Officer Jimmy Richards with the Royal Engineers Corps XV as part of Cambridge's pre-Varsity preparations in 2011. (111.64kb)
OCdt Emma Byatt (left reading Natural Sciences at Jesus College, Cambridge) and OCdt Laura Plant (right) with their silverware after being part of CUOTC's victorious team at the Army Fencing Championships in 2011. (145.60kb)
OCdt Nick Melgaard (Philosophy at Corpus Christie, Cambridge) is another Blue to compete against Oxford in the 2011 Varsity Match. (88.96kb)
A CUOTC team member wearing the Varsity Triple Crown Challenge lycra while attempting to raise £50,000 for the Army Benevolent Fund and Combat Stress. The cycle challenge involved racing Oxford UOTC around UK completing 1000 miles in 10 days. (102.69kb)

Adventurous Training develops leadership skills and individual self-confidence, while at the same time being great fun.

Alongside this, Cambridge UOTC maintains a newly-broadened programme of leadership, sporting, fitness and charity (specifically for our affiliated Army Benevolent Fund, The Soldier's Charity) activities.

In the past two years we have also conducted:

Sandhurst Leadership Training with the Inspirational Development Group (IDG)
Alpine skiing and ski-racing in France
Trekking in the Cascade Mountains, Washington State, USA
Trekking in Morocco with the British Schools Exploring Society
Medical electives in Belize and Brunei
A 1000 mile Round UK Cycle Race against Oxford
Paragliding and Parachuting in Germany
Sailing expeditions in the Baltic
The 3-Peaks 24 Hour Mountain Challenge (Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike)
A two-week conservation project in South-East UK

Cambridge UOTC has also developed into one of the strongest minor units in sport. 3 members won BAE Systems Army Sports Scholarships for 2012. Also during 2011-12:

Cambridge UOTC became Inter-Services Fencing Champions
OCdt Emma Byatt (Jesus College, Cambridge) became the Army Ladies and Inter-Services Fencing Champion 2011-12 and toured with the Combined Services Team in Canada
Josh Mouland (King's College, Cambridge) became the current Number 2 ranked Decathlete in the Combined Services and UK Double Decathlon Champion (2011-12)
OCdt Zoe Rutterford (Darwin College, Cambridge) became Army Modern Pentathlon Champion 2011-12
OCdt Claire Wheatman (UEA) became the GB Ski-Cross Junior Champion 2010 and is training with the GB Slalom and GS Ski Team 2011-12
OCdt Laura Plant (St John's College, Cambridge) was selected for England Lacrosse
OCdt Polly Keen (Downing College, Cambridge) gained a GB top-10 athlete (distance running) ranking for Steeplechase and a top 20 ranking for Cross-Country

The OTC contains a great many other individual sporting stars from the University especially in Rowing, Rugby, Modern Pentathlon (the Commanding Officer is also Chairman of Army Modern Pentathlon), Running and Skiing.

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