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 →
Category: Swimming News
The Really Cold Swimming Championships 2025
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 →
Coached Lane Sessions Now Open!
If you want to improve your technique, stamina, endurance, speed or learn to swim front crawl now’s the time to book up for our winter pool sessions at either Aston Leisure Center or Armthorpe Leisure Center for a series of 5 coached lane sessions up to the end of November (don’t worry we’ll be carrying on until April 2025). These… Read more →
Lanzarote Week 1
Due to illness we have availability on week one of our hugely successful and fun winter swim camp in Lanzarote. Here’s a little insight into the camp – Starting with the first camp on the 6th of October through to the 13th of October and then the 13th of October to the 20th you will be swimming in the hotels… Read more →
Rother Valley Country Park
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 →
Coniston 2024
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 →
Coniston 2024
If you were deferred from 2023 please check your email and spam folder, we’ve just emailed you. Many thanks and see you in the lakes. Read more →
Bala 2024 Pics
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 →
Additional Sessions at Thrybergh 20/06/26 – 22/06/24
Hi everyone to ensure we keep you swimming and training for those events we’ve added two additional sessions at Thrybergh. Thursday 5pm – 8pm Saturday 8am – 10am The changing rooms and showers are now open as well as the cafe on Saturday morning. Minimal wind and 20ºC air temp forecast. We look forward to seeing you there. Read more →
Water Safety Awareness
in light of another sad drowning this weekend and with the summer holidays fast approaching we are asking you for your support to provide as many of the STA’s water safety booklets to schools and young people as we can. They are a valuable tool to help younger children be more aware of the dangers associated around water, hopefully this,… Read more →