STA Level 2 Award in Open Water Swimming Coaching We are very pleased to announce a second date for the STA Level 2 Open Water Coaching Course to be held at Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trusts venue at Hatfield in Doncaster Introduction Open water is the fastest growing swimming activity within the UK and more people are… Read more →
Summers here .. Hatfield opening times from the 10th of April. Tuesdays 6pm – 8pm . Thursdays 6pm – 8pm . Saturdays 8am – 10am In addition we will also be running a Friday morning session starting at 7am from the 13th of April. Wednesday 6pm – 8pm . Saturday 2pm – 4pm Wednesday Sessions starting from the… Read more →
And to end the winter seasons silliness off, a little update from chicken pate news… Read more →
With the winter season drawing to a close we wanted to end what has been a superb 6 months of cold water swimming with a bang, and it didn’t disappoint. Potential ice milers Oliver Downing, Alistair Bell, Graeme Flix, Raf Oya and Alice Goodridge all turned in amazing swims in 4.7ºC water, successfully completing the 1 mile swim to… Read more →
Hi Everyone Due to the forecast of high winds tomorrow, we regretfully have no choice but to cancel both swim sessions. The winds are expected to be between 35 – 40 mph which makes boat handling and safe recovery of swimmers in an emergency extremely difficult if not dangerous. We hope you will understand and look forward to… Read more →
What a day, we’re just on the cusp of losing the winter temps so it was a relief today when the thermometers were switched on and read 3.6ºC. The main reason being we had four swimmers booked in to attempt an ice mile, three of whom had travelled a fair distance to join us. The first swimmer away was… Read more →
Hi Everyone Just a quick post to let you all know that we are open for swimming at both venues tomorrow. Hatfield 09.00 – 11.00 Thrybergh 14.00 – 16.00 We look forward seeing you in the water. Read more →
Our very good friend and occasional dipper Jacqui Hargrave has just had her first book published. We’re extremely proud to be mentioned in it and would like to share it with you. The book recounts the bygone times of her open water journey, culminating in an epic End to End swim of Windermere with her swim buddy Andrea Stark. You may… Read more →
Coniston is third largest lake in the Lake District in the north of England. The lake is famous for the children’s novel Swallows and Amazons, which is set around Peel Island, and also as the location for the World Water-speed record attempts by Donald Campbell. The swim will start on Saturday morning from the beach near to the Brown Howe… Read more →
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 →
