SwimYourSwim are pleased to announce a unique marathon open water swimming challenge for 2019. To continue our Festival of Open Water Swimming Events we are introducing the 26.2 mile marathon open water swimming event, this is “four” marathon swims and in running terms an actual marathon. You will need to swim one mile on the hour every hour for 26… Read more →
Category: SwimEvent
Ice Mile Registration Open
SYS are holding a number of ICE MILE SWIM attempts across the winter of 2018/19. Each Saturday swim day we have space for three swimmers to attempt their ICE MILE – a one mile swim (1600m) in water under 5ºC, wearing only one swim costume (shorts for the blokes!), one swim cap and a pair of goggles*. To be eligible for… Read more →
Ice Mile 1K Qualifying Swim
SYS are running a 1km ICE MILE QUALIFYING EVENT on Saturday 24th November, from 8am -10am, at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, near Doncaster The event will cost £10 and 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… Read more →
Coniston 2018 event pics
Open Water Swimming Endurance Festival 2019 starts here……
Open Water Swimming Endurance Festival Sunday 5th May 2019 SwimYourSwim are pleased to announce a brand new open water endurance festival taking place on Sunday 5th May 2019 at Thrybergh Reservoir in Rotherham. 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… Read more →
100% Swimming Marathon Swims Find a New Home with SYS
SwimYourSwim are pleased to announce that we will be bringing you a brand new festival of open water endurance events in 2019. We are thrilled to be continuing with the fantastic 12-hour and 24-hour swim events that Paul Fowler from ‘100% Swimming’ created – the new SYS MARATHON SWIM FESTIVAL will include a 12 mile – 12 hour swim, a 24… Read more →
Swim Bala 2018 – Last Few Places Remaining
Bala, or ‘Llyn Tegid’, is a beautiful lake set in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, and is the longest lake in Wales. With a mile one swim taking place on Saturday morning from Llangower public beach, near the railway station, and the full length swim starting in the afternoon, we have distances to suit both new and experienced… Read more →
and relax …….
Last weekend saw the third IISA GB Championships being hosted at DCLT’s Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster home to SwimYourSwim.The event was a huge success, now we’ve started to recover I would like to pass on our sincere thanks to the following people that made the event run as smoothly and successfully as it did. Doncaster Culture & Leisure… Read more →
Join us in the December SWIMTAG Challenge
Not content with swimming across the English Channel earlier this year, SwimYourSwim coach Ray Smith has just completed the virtual Swimtag challenge of swimming the length of the Bosporous Channel in a record breaking 4 days (previously completed in 8 days). The swim is 34k and just over 500 swimmers have signed up to the challenge… Read more →
December Challenge – 100 x 100m
Come and join us for a fantastic challenge to start the New Year with. Solo swimmers and Relay teams welcome. Places are limited so please book quickly. SwimYourSwim volunteers on hand to count laps and help you complete this fantastic challenge. Book direct with Aston Leisure centre reception. Our Thanks to Seamus Bennett for planting the seed. Read more →