Sports Officer
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Sports Officer

Cam Messetter

Cam oversees the day-to-day functioning of all 56 sports clubs at Swansea University. He recently completed his undergraduate degree in Business Management and since joining Swansea back in 2021 he has played Rugby League UPPA PIGS!! Rising to be president in his last year of study. Cam is a key point of contact between the Student Union and Sport Swansea, helping us collaboratively work on huge sporting projects like The Welsh Varsity.  

Cams favourite sport is Rugby League (duh!) but other sports he does include Surfing and Mountain Biking. On the weekends you can find Cam down the gower with a beach BBQ or out in town for a boogie.  

From Your Officer

Cam Messetter

Hey dudes, I'm Cam Messetter, I studied Business Management for the last 3 years, whilst playing Rugby League UPPA PIGS!!!

I was president of Rugby League over the past, year winning Team of the year at the Sports Swansea Awards! Sports has mafe my time at Swansea, I dont know where I would of been withouth it and the sense of community which comes with being involved. This is why I wanted to provide other students with the same experience and opportunities I did, giving back to the Sports community at Swansea. 

#GWA  #bleedgreen 

 
 

Roles and Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

I advocate for sports enthusiasts, representing student concerns to the university. Collaborating with peers and staff, I invigorate campus life through events, campaigns, and projects. As a liaison between students and the university, I influence policies to elevate team sports and well-being. My leadership ensures robust athletic involvement, fostering a spirited, cohesive, and health-conscious campus community.

 
 

What I'm Working On

Facilities and Improvements

Early Stages

Objectives 

We can all agree winning feels Amazing!

  • Through helping provide facillities for clubs to be able to train when they want and ideally where they want, will allow the teams to improove perfroamnce and results.
  • Help to reduce costs of facillity bookings and equipment rentals.
  • Understand Sport Swansea's Matrix system and provide information on how clubs can improove and progress. 

 

 
Bring More Events to Campus

Early Stages

Objectives 

Provide a ranage of fun and enguaging events to campus life. 

  • Continue Swansea Come Dancing.
  • Investigate if we can return the Green Colar Boxing to campus, if not find an alternative event which we can run.
  • Third Semester run Sports events through exams for student wellbeing. 
 
Help Recruitment Drives

Early Stages

Objectives 

Increase the socail media pressence of clubs and quality of content being produced, to increase awarenss of all our clubs getting more people involved in sports.

  • Provide Canva accounts in committee training.
  • Share what clubs are posting through the SU social media accounts.
  • Promote involvement of clubs within the SU campaign and events. 
 
Securing Funding for Clubs

Early Stages

Objectives 

Help clubs to reduce costs on members and allow committees to invest in themselves to get new equipments, increase training and overall number opportunities that are open to the clubs. 

  • I intend to work over summer to secure GWA contracts and help provide sponsorships for clubs and societies