Today saw three new ice miles (subject to ratification) being completed at Hatfield, unbeknown to us and only coming to light in the recovery room all three swimmers had also previously completed an Iron Man making them eligible to join the even more elite group of IronIce swimmers. Ian Wright started off this mornings fun with a… Read more →
A very big thank you to everyone that made our first winter swim camp at Torran Bay, Loch Awe such an enjoyable and successful event. We’ll be back again for our summer camp in June 2023 so keep an eye out for the release date in January. The “awesome” swimmers couldn’t complete their planned ice miles due to… Read more →
Thanks to Coire Smth we have a great opportunity to complete an ice mile medical complete with ECG at our Loch Awe swim camp in November. To book your medical please email Coire direct at mermedicmedicals@gmail.com Channel medicals also available. Read more →
An amazing opportunity to join us at Loch Awe this November for our first Scottish Winter Swim Camp. Located at Torran Bay we’ll be hosting two days of ice mile attempts* and three days of winter training. From the 24th – 28th November you’ll have access to IISA officials and existing ice milers to discuss all things ice and… Read more →
We’re extremely delighted to have been nominated for the 2022 WOWSA Top 100 Event Award for our ice miles. Voting is open now so if you have a spare second and would like to vote and share, you can click on this link https://www.openwaterswimming.com/contestants/ice-mile-at-hatfield-doncaster/. It would be a huge thank you to the whole team who have worked so… Read more →
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 →
It was worth the wait! At 09:15 on Saturday morning at DCLT’S Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster, Sam Farrow became the first swimmer to attempt an ice mile with us since Helen Smith’s swim in February 2019. The ice mile is undoubtedly one of the most extreme events of physical endurance. Swimming one mile in open water below… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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