If you are looking for a small, experienced and safe open water challenge that you can do with your friends then look no further. Our team are qualified in open water safety, first aid and RYA level 2 powerboat trained and with years of experience on these waters. Our numbers are limited to 36 and completed as challenges rather than… Read more →
A huge thank you to all our fantastic volunteers and swimmers who have made this year’s event so special. With the help and support of Arwel from the lake wardens office and the team at Glanlyn campsite, Bala is firmly one of our favourite events in the calendar This year saw two of our youngest swimmers, Harriet & Sam joining… Read more →
Bala is a 3mile (5.5km) swim in one of the most scenic locations in North Wales. It is the start of our distance lake events and possibly the teams favourite location. Bala, or to use it’s proper name ‘Llyn Tegid’, is a beautiful lake set in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales. The swim will start… Read more →
A huge thank you to all our swimmers and volunteers also the Bala lake wardens for another amazing Llyn Tegid (Bala) swim. Here’s a selection of photographs from the weekend. A special mention for Coniston Stonecraft who have made the new slate medals / coasters for us this year, we hope you’ll agree they look fantastic. See you in 2024… Read more →
Come and join us on one ( or all ) of our fantastic summer swims this season. Just click on the links below for more information and to sign up. Swim Lyn Tegid ( Bala ) 11th June 2023 Stunning 5K swim, for more details and to sign up CLICK HERE Swim Coniston… Read more →
Our 2023 Lake end to end swims are starting off with a beautiful swim in Bala this June. At just over 3 miles it’s a good starter distance for an open water event swim, although don’t be fooled into thinking it’s easy. Bala can be quite a challenge, which makes finishing this swim even more special. We… Read more →
A huge thank you to all of the swimmers and safety crew who attended this year’s Swim Bala event. The weather was certainly interesting ( 40mph gusting winds ) which meant Saturday’s event had to be cancelled and rolled over into Sunday’s swim. Thankfully the wind dropped enough for everyone to have a swim and as you’ll see from… Read more →
Swim Bala 2022 – Registration Open We’re now starting to release event start dates and registration links for our 2022 swims starting with the amazing Llyn Tegid (Bala) end to end swim in June. This beautiful lake swim is 3 miles long and as with all of our events it’s all about completion and personal achievement. The SYS team will… Read more →
We are delighted to announce that the event badges, ISwam Bala, ISwam Coniston and ISwam Windermere are finally available to pre order and will be with us mid October. You can order yours now via our Wix store by downloading the app on your smart phone and using the invite code P8XMCA. The badges cost £10 and can… Read more →
Hi Everyone We hope that you’re all safe and well, we have lots of members and friends that are working on the front line so we would like to send our thanks and appreciation to everyone that is putting their health and well being at risk to keep us safe, it’s really appreciated, thank you. With the continued… Read more →
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