At Durham sport can form as large a part of your lifestyle as you like; one of the fantastic things about the Collegiate System is the availability of sport to everyone - in fact 90% of Durham Students play sport at some point during their time here. Mildert has over thirty different teams covering a whole range of sports so there is sure to be a team for you - whether male or female, novice or pro, first year or finalist.
Whether you were a schoolboy international, or reluctantly trudged to games each week at school, there will be a sport for you. Unlike other universities, where you often have to be in the top tier of athletes to compete for your university or face limited intra-mural matches, Durham provides a complete inter-collegiate league system. Mildert is no slouch in the annual league championship, regularly finishing in the top few colleges across a range of sports.
Many of the sports we participate in at Mildert will be familiar to you from school, some of them may be new to you - the fantastic thing about sport at Mildert is you can take part in any sport you choose and at a level you feel comfortable with. All sports teams have regular socials where club members can mingle and get to know one another away from the sports fields; clubs also do their bit for the Mildert community, the annual Rugby Strip for DUCK (the University charities body) is just one example.
For those who wish to play at the elite level of sport, there could be no better place than Durham University. Durham finished second in the 2013-14 BUCS sports table, see the table here, quite a feat!
Team Durham provide an excellent environment to develop elite sport - there can be few better examples than Durham alumni Will Carling & Will Greenwood, both former England rugby; Nasser Hussain, former England cricket captain; Johnathan Edwards, a former Mildertian and simultaneous Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European champion in triple jump; and Andrew Strauss, current England cricket captain. The Team Durham website can be found here.
Facilities at Durham for both University and college level clubs are fantastic and are available for both University and College use. The athlete support structure is also extensive. Students can access a wide range of services including strength and conditioning, injury support, nutritional guidance and lifestyle management support.