Our first Cairngorms winter swim camp at Loch Morlich just managed to sneak in under the weather, with -10° overnights, the Loch was semi frozen by Saturday night and completely frozen on Sunday. We had to adjust our scheduled dips ( a big thank you to everyone for being so understanding ) and stick to Loch Morlich for the weekend,… Read more →
Great news, our extended summer hours are back…… Starting tonight at Thrybergh we’ll be swimming during the week at the following times – Tuesday Hatfield 5 – 7pm Wednesday Thrybergh 5 – 7pm ( 5 – 8 in May ) Thursday Hatfield 5 – 8pm Saturday Hatfield 8 – 11am Saturday Thrybergh… Read more →
2023 Swimyourswim are changing the way we run our Windermere swims in 2023, so grab the opportunity to either swim solo or join a small pod of swimmers of equal ability to swim the most iconic lake in England Date 1. We will be making available 12 places for each level of ability, so on the 6th of August… Read more →
Hi Everyone Following on from last weekends disastrous weather that caused us to cancel the qualifier event, we are rescheduling over two weekends to get us back on track for this seasons Ice Mile attempts. Our new dates are Saturday the 4th of December and Saturday the 18th December. Both dates are at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre and will run… Read more →
Hi Everyone There was a small inaccuracy in our last post in relation to breathing and cold shock response, we’re very happy to make the correction and our thanks to Sharon Elliot for highlighting the issue. Our amended paragraph is as follows – Controlled Breathing Breathing rate changes dramatically when immersed in cold water A normal adult breathing rate… Read more →
In the hope and belief that we can provide the knowledge to make young people safer around open water, we will be starting a series of four introduction to open water safety courses on Saturday 31st July at Thrybergh Country Park. The sessions will start at 2.30pm. There are 20 FREE places available per course. Parents/Guardians all you… Read more →
We’ve listened to all your feedback regarding event medals and have decided to go with UK sourced event badges for 2020. This eliminates our metal usage & shipping from China, it will also go a long way to reducing our carbon footprint for this years swimming events. We hope that the badges will be sewn onto our swimmers Dryrobes, Swimzi’s… Read more →
Our first course in 2019 is now fully booked and with lots of enquiries coming in we’re very pleased to announce our second course date for 2019 is the 17th, 18th and 19th of May. If you wish to join us at DCLT’S Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre and become a Level 2 Open Water Coach, please visit the STA website… Read more →
We’ve been kept waiting for the water temperature to fall and the wait was definitely worth it!. Today saw 6 ice milers (subject to ratification) complete the ultimate winter swimming challenge the “Ice Mile”. First away was our plucky colonial friend Nick Hungerford who completed his swim in 34m.48s claiming his second ice mile. Nick has very kindly commissioned the… Read more →
Double Charity Appeal We’re collecting presents again!. The presents are for looked after children in the Rotherham area, if you’d like to donate a gift to be opened on Christmas morning please drop them off at one of our sessions or bring one with you to our Christmas Party on the 20th. They’ll all go to good homes and will be… Read more →
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