This years final SYS Aquathon at Harthill Reservoir was a fantastic event and saw the Long Course race won by Tony Ditchburn and the Short Course by Robyn Dyson – who has now won ALL THREE of this seasons short course events!!! EVERY athlete taking part today should be very proud of themselves – well done to everyone who took part! We’d also like to that the… Read more →
This weekend saw the first Swimyourswim ‘3 Lakes Challenge’ event take place with 10 swimmers taking part in swimming one mile in each of three venues. The swim began at 8am in Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, Doncaster with the team starting their first timed mile, after which they journeyed to Activities Away, Lincoln to complete their second mile, and then onto Harthill… Read more →
Another fantastic Aquathon at Harthill Reservoir today saw the Long Course race won by Daniel Yarwood and the Short Course by Robyn Dyson*. All the athletes taking part today did an fantastic job and should be very proud of themselves – well done to everyone who took part, and a massive thank you to the volunteers from Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers and Chesterfield Triathlon Club, who… Read more →
Swimyourswim (SYS) are excited to be in partnership with Windermere based charity GLADMIRAL who hope to inspire young people through swimming. The Gladmiral team, Thomas Noblett and Andrew Tighe (part of the management team at the Langdale Chase Hotel in Windermere), are keen open water swimmers and have a passion to see young people experience the joys of their sport. This… Read more →
This band of merry swimmers took to the water at Harthill Reservoir near Sheffield on Saturday as part of Swimyourswim’s first iTOWS course of the season. The iTOWS course – or Introduction to Open Water Swimming course (to give it its’ full title) is designed to support and encourage people that are new to open water swimming or ‘wild’ swimming as… Read more →
We are pleased to announce that YOS and Swimyourswim member WENDY FIGURES has had her Ice Mile attempt confirmed by the IISA board, completing her ice mile attempt in 35 minutes and 27 seconds, and becoming the 122nd Ice Miler in the world! Last Saturday afternoon was an anxious two hour wait for the temperature to fall within the accepted range… Read more →
Our coached lane swimming sessions at Aston Leisure Centre continue to see people succeeding in their swimming goals. Our sessions are open to swimmers of all abilities. We aim to help you find success in swimming YOUR swim – so whether you are an ironman (or woman), triathlete, wild swimmer, channel relayer, winter dipper or new to swimming our sessions… Read more →
We are excited to announce that we have 3 iconic swim events that we will be running during 2015. Registration for our end-2-end swims of Windermere, Bala and Coniston are now open online. Click HERE to find out more about our events OR go straight to our REGISTRATION PAGE if you want to book your place before they get… Read more →
Set in the heart of the Lake District, Coniston, at 5.25 miles (8.4km) long, is one of the most iconic lakes and provides a perfect swimming challenge. The swim will take place on Saturday 18th July 2015 The event is open to swimmers in skins* or wetsuits. If you would like to register for this swim please go to our… Read more →
We are thrilled to announce that, subject to verification by the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA), Hazel Killingbeck yesterday became the youngest person in the world to complete a Ice Mile swim! Hazel, who completed 1720m (100m+ over a mile) in just over 32 minutes, is only 16 years, 7 months and 4 days old!!! She is pictured here in between the safety boat… Read more →
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