100 Ice Miles I was struggling to think of what to write for a fitting review of our 100th Ice Mile milestone today luckily for me Chris Hill had it covered: “Just another winter Saturday with SwimYourSwim”… The team arrive early DCLT’s Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster; there is a quiet bustle of activity. Boats are fuelled, checked and… Read more →
Category: Hatfield
Wow…
Huge congratulations to the six hardy swimmers that completed their Ice mile qualifiers today at DCLT’S Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre. The water temperature was a balmy 7.6ºC meaning the qualifying distance was 1500m, they completed an extra 100m for good measure, so well done to Stuart Horrocks, Louisa Paintin, Duncan Marlow, Lee Johnson, Daniel Whitaker… Read more →
What’s On in December…..
Looking for swims over December? here’s what we have to offer… Thrybergh – Saturday swims 4th 11th & 18th starting at 2pm -3pm Hatfield – Saturday swims 4th 11th &18th starting at 9am – 11am Thrybergh Boxing Day Swim at 10am – 11am Coached Lane Sessions Looking to improve your technique fitness and endurance ? we… Read more →
Rescheduled Qualifier Event Dates
Hi Everyone Following on from last weekends disastrous weather that caused us to cancel the qualifier event, we are rescheduling over two weekends to get us back on track for this seasons Ice Mile attempts. Our new dates are Saturday the 4th of December and Saturday the 18th December. Both dates are at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre and will run… Read more →
Children In Need …Thank You
A big bobble hat THANK YOU to everyone that wore their bobble hats and donated yesterday, special thanks to Julie Downs for the delicious Pudsey cakes and to Stuart Rogers and Jude Handley for their kind donation, also to John the @UlleyRanger for braving the bobble . We raised £68.50 on the day and SYS will round it up to… Read more →
Children In Need Big Bobble Hat Swim…
Big Bobble Hat Bonanza It’s that time of year again…. if you’d like to help us raise money for Children In Need all you need to do is wear your big bobble hat to one of our Saturday swims this weekend and donate a £1, it’s that simple. In addition… Read more →
1k Ice Mile Qualifying Event – Registration Open
SYS are running a 1km ICE MILE QUALIFYING EVENT on Saturday 27th November, from 9am -11am, at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, near Doncaster The event will provide you with an opportunity to swim a 1km distance in temperatures (hopefully) at 6ºC or under… We will then be able to complete your ICE MILE QUALIFYING SWIM FORM. SYS will provide all… Read more →
Your Medical History…
Medical History Updates As we move into cooler water the importance of us having your correct and updated medical information is even more important. If you have any medical condition that could affect your swim please let us know as you check in for each session, ingrowing toe nails and athletes feet we don’t need to know about, but heart… Read more →
Preparing yourself for Winter Swimming…
With so many new open water swimmers heading into their first winter swims we’ve put together our usual advice for having fun, safe winter swims. We hope you find it useful. Pre-swim Stay warm for as long as possible Prepare your exit strategy Know where your hat and warm clothes are, have your them laid out in the order you’ll… Read more →
Introduction to Winter Swimming..
Events, Day 6 … INTRODUCTION TO WINTER SWIMMING With the huge interest in open water and winter swimming this year we have decided to run a new ‘Introduction To Winter Swimming’ course at Hatfield and Thrybergh on Saturday October 16th. These courses will provide you with the information necessary to make your winter swimming safer and hopefully more enjoyable,… Read more →
You must be logged in to post a comment.