Category: Swim Venues

The first weekend of the new season…

We have a cracking weekend of swimming lined up – and by all accounts it promises to be great start to the summer swimming season! Saturday – we have open water swimming at ALL THREE of our open water venues: Activities Away, near Lincoln – from 10-12noon Hatfield Outdoor Activities Centre, near Doncaster – from 8-10am Harthill Reservoir, near Sheffield –… Read more →

Open Water Swimming in Doncaster is Here!

The ALL NEW swim venue at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, Doncaster, is open! Launch day is THURSDAY 9th APRIL 2015, with doors open from 5.30 and swimming starting from 6-8pm! We have been setting up the new course over the last few days and can confirm that there is now an 800m course which makes use of the whole lake.  We also have… Read more →

Easter Swimming

The weekend is here, and it’s quite a special one!  Alongside the Easter celebrations we have a number of fantastic swims planned… The Easter weekend marks the launch of the new ‘summer’ swim season – so it’s about time all of you with events planned this year got back into the open water! We’ll be swimming at Activities Away, Harthill… Read more →

Swimyourswim launch a NEW open water swim venue…

We are delighted to announce that from 9th April 2015* Swimyourswim (SYS) will be working in partnership with Doncaster Culture & Leisure Trust, to run open water swimming sessions at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre.   Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre will be the third open water venue that SYS coach from, and we are looking forward to introducing swimmers from the Doncaster area (and beyond)… Read more →

Start Your Year Well…

  HAPPY NEW YEAR!  We hope that you have had a great festive season and wish you a very prosperous and successful 2015! We know that lots of you have begun your goal-setting for this new year and we hope that some of you will be entering our swim events as part of those challenges! At swimyourswim we are passionate… Read more →

Good to be back in Treeton Dyke

                    It was great to be back in Treeton Dyke this afternoon!   The dyke has been weed-ridden for the whole of the summer period and despite the jet-skiers and water-skiers attempting to chemically reduce the effects of the weeds, swimming has been a virtual no-no for ages.  Added to the… Read more →