Exchange Student At WCSU In Danbury Shatters Swim Records

**News launch submitted by Western Connecticut Point out University**

Oscar Oldbury-Swift, a 22-year-previous intercontinental exchange pupil from Manchester, England, arrived to Western Connecticut State College by means of the International Trade Pupil Method (ISEP) to research business enterprise — and finished up breaking collegiate and private greatest swimming documents as a member of the WestConn Men’s Swimming & Diving Workforce.

Prior to coming to Danbury, Oldbury-Swift majored in Intercontinental Small business Management at College of Chester, which, like WCSU, originated as a teacher’s college or university ahead of starting to be a public college. He selected to undertake his international college or university encounter at WCSU because of its proximity to New York Metropolis and the truth that he could continue his organization management studies at WCSU’s Ancell University of Company. Regarded a senior at WCSU, Oldbury-Swift will have one particular additional 12 months of study when he returns residence to end his degree for the reason that this calendar year abroad is viewed as a “sandwich calendar year.”

Oldbury-Swift earlier swam at the nationwide level in the U.K at age 16. He had not competed much considering that then, and decided to get involved once more as soon as he arrived at WCSU.

“When I arrived listed here, I assumed I’d give it a go and if almost nothing else, it would be another group of friends listed here for me,” he said. “Searching back now as we have arrived at the finish of the year, it has been just one of the ideal things I ever did,” he extra.

In February, Oldbury-Swift shattered the faculty report in the 200-garden person medley relay to direct the WestConn men’s and women’s swim groups on the next working day of the Tiny East
Convention championships in Boston. The adult men also broke university documents in the staff 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays.

On returning to campus from the LEC competition in Boston, Oldbury-Swift emailed ISEP Coordinator Donna Warner to share his superior news. Warner is the main liaison for the ISEP trade pupils and aids them acclimate to the campus group and getting in the United States.

“Individually, I was in excess of the moon with my swims, breaking my personal 200m IM history by a even further 8 seconds, breaking the 400m IM history by 13 seconds and my individual 200m breaststroke report by
a even further 9 seconds,” he wrote. “As a men’s group, we broke three relay documents, bringing my overall to 6 college records! On prime of this I produced 6 remaining occasions and had two podium finishes.”

In addition to properly-deserved bragging rights, Oldbury-Swift’s record-breaking efficiency earned him a feature story on the WestConn Athletics world wide web web site, and a tiny notoriety close to campus.

When he is not in company courses or the O’Neill Centre pool, Oldbury-Swift enjoys likely absent on weekends to see extra of the U.S. although he’s here. He’s frequented Vermont, New Mexico and California so significantly, with forthcoming excursions to Chicago, Las Vegas and Arizona. Oldbury-Swift also enjoys collaborating in Software Actions Council (PAC) events on campus these as Bonfire Night time, ice skating and his favorite PAC celebration: BINGO, which he hopes to get at minimum when ahead of he returns to the U.K.

ISEP Coordinator Warner mentioned that Oldbury-Swift likes to acquire t-shirts when he attends campus functions, and they’re going to definitely make superior souvenirs when he returns home. Warner said the best element of her occupation is building the worldwide trade students feel welcome on campus. “I get pleasure from assembly college students from unique nations around the world,” she stated. “Individuals confirmed these kinds of kindness to me when I researched abroad, and I want to pay out it forward to the learners researching abroad listed here at WCSU.”

The kindness is appreciated.

“All the staff members at WCSU have been super awesome and accommodating to make absolutely sure I have the ideal experience all through my 1 calendar year abroad,” Oldbury-Swift explained. “I will usually imagine of the recollections I produced at WCSU and hope to return from time to time as a very pleased alumnus to see aged good friends.”

**News release submitted by Western Connecticut Condition College**