After an interesting morning of cancelled flights and frantic phone calls we finally made it home in record time thanks to the wonderful people at SAS airlines. A huge thank you to Marcel Schütz for looking after us, going well above and beyond to make sure we all enjoyed our time in Svalbard and for taking these amazing photos of… Read more →
A huge thank you to Marcel for these amazing pictures of the day 1 team swims and for all his efforts to make the trip so unforgettable. As always a huge thank you to the swimmers and supporters, both in Svalbard and at home for making these adventures possible. We will post a full update with Day 2’s photos as… Read more →
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 →
Two last minute places available ….. So, where in the world can you do your ultimate cold water 1000m qualifier? How about in the icy waters surrounding Svalbard, the most northerly town in the world! Swimming alongside a glacier has got to be the coolest place you’ll ever choose to swim. En route to the swim spot you’ll have the… Read more →
Christmas Party Time Again!! We are having our Christmas party and we’d love you to be there to celebrate all of your successes in 2024 ( there’s a lot to celebrate ) . Whether it’s been starting to swim outdoors, learning a different stroke, entering an event, breaking a world record or swimming the channel we want to share an… Read more →
We’re delighted to announce the return of the Really Cold Swimming Championships on Sunday 9th February 2025 at Rother Valley Country Park. You can find out more and enter by clicking HERE don’t delay though we sold out last year so don’t miss out More info to follow including camping and stalls on site. Read more →
We are delighted to announce that this evening in partnership with Rother Valley Country Park we will see the start of our new Friday evening sessions in the lake. The sessions will run from 5pm to 7pm. The sessions cost £2.75 with parking fees payable per car, see here for rates – https://www.rvcp.co.uk/news/new-parking-system/ Showers and changing rooms will be open… Read more →
A huge well done to all our swimmers who completed Coniston 2024 yesterday, the lake was perfectly calm, probably the best conditions we’ve had in the last 10 years. As always these events couldn’t take place without the enormous team of wonderful volunteers who give up their time to help us help swimmers swim safely on these challenges. Their teamwork… 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 →
Here’s an ideal training opportunity for you longer distance swimmers and if you want to push your limit a bit more we have the 26.2, in addition if you don’t fancy swimming during the night you can start with the 26.2 swimmers and do your 12 hr swim in daylight… our two endurance events are planned in June and are… Read more →
