SYS are holding a number of ICE MILE SWIM attempts across the winter of 2018/19. 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 (shorts for the blokes!), one swim cap and a pair of goggles*. To be eligible for… Read more →
Ice Mile 1K Qualifying Swim
SYS are running a 1km ICE MILE QUALIFYING EVENT on Saturday 24th November, from 8am -10am, at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, near Doncaster The event will cost £10 and provide you with an opportunity to swim a 1km distance in temperatures (hopefully) at 6ºC or under… We will then be able to complete your ICE MILE QUALIFYING SWIM… Read more →
6 New Swimmers 1 New Coach
ITOWS Tonight saw 6 amazing swimmers completing their introduction to open water swimming course with Angela our brand new open water coach. Angela completed her STA level 2 award in open water coaching last month and tonight was the perfect evening to put her new skills to the test. Judging by the smiles on their faces and the… Read more →
Class of July 2018…
We are very proud to introduce SEVEN new Level 2 Open Water Swimming Coaches, who have today successfully completed the STA’S new coaching award course with SYS. The three day training course was held at DCLT’S Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre in Doncaster, bringing together a vast wealth of pool, triathlon, channel swimming and open water knowledge. … Read more →
Coniston 2018 event pics
Open Water Swimming Endurance Festival 2019 starts here……
Open Water Swimming Endurance Festival Sunday 5th May 2019 SwimYourSwim are pleased to announce a brand new open water endurance festival taking place on Sunday 5th May 2019 at Thrybergh Reservoir in Rotherham. The festival will provide individuals (wetsuit and non-wetsuit with the opportunity to take part in a day of open water swimming. There will be three events… Read more →
100% Swimming Marathon Swims Find a New Home with SYS
SwimYourSwim are pleased to announce that we will be bringing you a brand new festival of open water endurance events in 2019. We are thrilled to be continuing with the fantastic 12-hour and 24-hour swim events that Paul Fowler from ‘100% Swimming’ created – the new SYS MARATHON SWIM FESTIVAL will include a 12 mile – 12 hour swim, a 24… Read more →
Breaking News….
We are very excited to announce to all our younger swimmers ( and parents ) that STAnley the safety seal will be joining us at our free introduction to open water swimming for children later this month, please come and join us, and make open water safer for young people. Event details Open Water Safety-Drowning Prevention Swimyourswim will… Read more →
Record High Water Temperatures..
We hit a sizzling 25.2ºc water temperature this week at Hatfield which got us thinking about our records and what the highest temp has been so far. Heres the results… Hatfield 17/07/2017 W. 23.0ºC A. 27.0ºC 21/07/2016 23.2ºC 23.9ºC 02/07/2015 22.8ºC 26.0ºC Thrybergh 21/06/2017 22.3ºC 26.5ºC RECORD WATER TEMPERATURE Thursday 28th June 2018 25.2ºC Read more →
STA Open Water Safety Course
Do you volunteer or work at an open water venue ? SwimYourSwim are pleased to offer the three day STA Award in Open Water Safety course which includes life saving skills on the 3rd 4th & 5th of August 2018. Qualification Objective: The STA Award in Open Water Safety (OWS) is designed to train candidates in rescue, CPR… Read more →
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