With the water temperatures starting to drop we thought now is a good time to help those entering cooler waters for the first time by providing you with a few handy tips to make your experience more enjoyable and recovery safer. Our full winter swimming advice and some ice mile stories can be found on our winter website www.iceswimming.co.uk which we’re… Read more →
“A Quick Dip.” Every picture tells a story and over Emily’s next few posts we’ll be sharing the story of some of the people she has sketched and painted! A senior paediatric audiologist by day, Angela (or Ange), gets her swimsuit out at any opportunity and heads out to meet greet, photograph, sign people in and out of water and then… Read more →
Here’s the story behind the picture, thanks to Sarah, Heather, Kate and especially Emily for the painting. Enjoy the read… “Swimming your Swim” Sarah, Kate and Heather, aka the Dawn Dippers, an indomitable trio whose shared passion for the open water makes everyone smile who sees them together. “I first met Kate at a Christmas bookshop event” says Sarah. “I’d… Read more →
We are delighted to announce the release of four amazing prints from open water swimmer and local artist Emily Moncuit who has very kindly produced these beautiful prints of some of our favourite swimming pics, we think they’re fantastic. Have a look and see if you can spot any familiar characters … Swimming your SwimYou can view more pictures… Read more →
Ice Smile Anyone? With the winter swim club fast approaching (starting on the 24th October ) we are delighted to show you the Ice Smile badges which have just gone into production. All you have to do to secure your badge is complete 10 swims at either Hatfield or Thrybergh between October and December and you’ll receive your… Read more →
To bring a little light to winter 2020, given that events have been cancelled and our winter schedule is looking very different this year, we have decided it’s time to encourage people to enjoy the many benefits of winter swimming, to briefly escape the challenges of what’s happening on dry land. We have seen a huge increase in new open… Read more →
With the winter season fast approaching we wanted to share the new details with you regarding the winter swim club and how it will run this season. The main change this year is the buddy system so please make you read the information below FULLY. We will be adhering to strict social distancing measures and our Covid 19 policy… Read more →
Usually at this time of year we start to think about the forthcoming ice mile season. Due to the current pandemic we have had to review our processes. Sadly and with huge regret, we have decided that we cannot provide our usual high level of care supporting swimmers to undertake an ice mile attempt, whilst maintaining adequate social distancing. Our… Read more →
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 →
