The Winter Swim Club a 6 session course designed to safely introduce and acclimatise you to open water swimming at low (winter) temperatures (varying from approximately 12ºC down to 5ºC). If you have NEVER swum in winter-temperature open water WE RECOMMEND completing the WINTER SWIM CLUB course before swimming in water under 12ºC, but the course is NOT COMPULSORY. We will be running… Read more →
Swimyourswim are holding a Badge Day event on February 16th 2020 where you can sign up to swim a set distance suitable to your training and ability and collect one of the fantastic new IISA GB distance badges. Distances There are 5 distances to select from – 100m 250m 500m 750m and 1000m 100m Registration Link – Click Here… Read more →
We’ve decided to run a weekly post in the run up to the winter swimming season to help you make a safe transition into cooler water. The most important advice we can give, learn to bake, you’ll become a living legend waterside and everyone will want to be your friend. Enjoy the read and we’ll post again next week. Just… Read more →
SYS are holding a number of ICE MILE SWIM attempts across the winter of 2019/20. 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, one swim cap and a pair of goggles*. To be eligible for an ICE MILE SWIM… Read more →
This weekend saw two amazing swimmers complete their IISA Ice Miles (subject to ratification) with us at DCLT’s Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster. With the air temperature being an unseasonably warm 8.1ºC (increasing later to 16ºC on our way home) we were all concerned that the water would tip over the magic 5ºC, luckily the lake is deep so… Read more →
Yesterday saw two more successful ice miles ( subject to ratification ) being completed at DCLT’S Hatfield Outdoor Activity centre in Doncaster. They were completed under the careful watch of four STA winter swimming CPD candidates, who followed the Ice Milers through their post swim briefing, the swim itself and the recovery process. Of the four booked attempts, three swimmers… Read more →
SwimYourSwim are delighted to announce that we will be holding a New Years Day swim at Thrybergh Country Park in Rotherham. Registration will be open in the cafe from 10.30am. The swim will commence at 11.00am until midday, usual swim fee applies. There will be hot drinks available but the cafe will be closed for food so please feel free… Read more →
A huge well done to all of the amazing swimmers who completed their ice mile qualifying swims this morning at DCLT’s Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre. Many of the swimmers had travelled long distances to join us, from as far afield as Manchester, Wales, Brighton, Dover and more amazingly Corfu! ( don’t worry Andy I haven’t forgotten Hull ). Charalampos… Read more →
Swimyourswim are hosting a special Bonfire Night Swim at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, near Doncaster on Tuesday 6th November 2018. Registration will be open at 5.30pm with swimming at 6pm to 7.30pm All you need is to book in, pay the £6.50 entry fee, then turn up on the night and swim! Click Here to Book Your Place. The cafe will… Read more →
SwimYourSwim are very proud to introduce the following coaches that are now available to help you achieve your swimming goals and develop your swimming technique and skills. Each coach is fully insured and qualified to the STA Level 2 award for open water coaching. They all have a vast amount of open water swimming experience, from Guinness world record… Read more →
