The summer solstice saw 21 swimmers taking part in a massive marathon swim at DCLT’S Hatfield Outdoor Actitivy Centre in Doncaster last Thursday. The final 21 were out of a field of 24 that initially signed up, with training injuries sadly reducing the number of swimmers to our final starting line up. The weather conditions were absolutely perfect for… Read more →
We would like to share this lovely email from Julie Taylor who has been training with us at our combined SwimYourSwim and TryYourTri coached lane sessions at Queens Park Chesterfield on Tuesday evenings…. “In a world where people are sometimes quick to complain or criticise, it is always nice to be able to say something positive … which is why… Read more →
New Course Date released 28th 29th 30th June. If you would like to join us on our next available course please visit the STA website to register your interest, you can do that by clicking here Read more →
It has been an absolute pleasure tutoring this weekends STA Open Water Coaching Award course at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster. With a combined total of over 150 years of open water experience, it’s definitely been a learning curve for all of us. This months course has pulled together people from all walks of life, including a surgeon, a… Read more →
Following on from the hugely successful Qualifier event on Sunday ( event pics to follow ) you only have a short amount of time left to join us for the second event in our 2019 festival of open water swimming, the 12 hour marathon swim. Channel relay this year? get your team involved the transition training and team… Read more →
So, you’ve signed up for a triathlon or open water swimming event – and you’ve never been in an open water race before? The iTOWR course is what you need… Swimyourswim’s Introduction To Open Water Swimming Course is the sister course to our very successful iTOWS course which is designed to transition swimmers from the pool to open water. (If you are new… Read more →
Thanks to a scorcher of a weekend we’ve had a record breaking Easter, with water temperatures rising to a sizzling 14.7ºC at Thrybergh. Saturday afternoon also saw 9 new swimmers venturing into the open water after attending the introduction to open water swimming course (ITOWS) . The course was hosted by Jane, Angela and… Read more →
Open Water Swimming Endurance Festival – 3 superb events in 2019 SwimYourSwim are pleased to announce a brand new open water endurance festival which commences on Sunday 5th May 2019 at Thrybergh Country Park. The festival will provide individuals (wetsuit and non-wetsuit with the opportunity to take part in a day of open water swimming. There will be three events to choose from; *6 Hour swim… Read more →
This weekend saw two amazing swimmers complete their IISA Ice Miles (subject to ratification) with us at DCLT’s Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster. With the air temperature being an unseasonably warm 8.1ºC (increasing later to 16ºC on our way home) we were all concerned that the water would tip over the magic 5ºC, luckily the lake is deep so… Read more →
Subject to ratification we would like to extend our congratulations to the 5 swimmers who successfully completed their Ice Miles with us on Saturday at DCLT’s Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster. The mix of swimmers were literally from opposite ends of the country, from the South Coast to Scotland and all points in between. Luckily the mild weather hadn’t… Read more →
