Coached lane swim GALA…

With this Sunday seeing the final of our ‘winter swim’ coached pool sessions, we thought we’d go out with a ‘bang’ and have a little Gala.  We won’t tell you all the details – suffice it to say that we’re going to have a lot of fun – and get some training in too! If you’d like to sign up… Read more →

WORKLOVEFOLLOW…

So, we had a call last week asking if we would be in an article on a blog about people following a passion.  The blogger, and photographer, John Anderson, asked if he could meet up with Alistair and talk about his upcoming Channel Swim, and do a bit of a ‘photo shoot’. If you’d like to view the article/blog, and see some of… Read more →

Last few coached lanes sessions…

Throughout the winter season we have been hosting coached lane sessions at Ponds Forge and more recently Aston Leisure Centre.  We’d like to thank EVERYONE who has taken part in these sessions and supported us.  ALL of our swimmers have made tremendous improvements as they’ve been involved with our coaching, and, as we now begin to look to the full… Read more →

Wetsuit ‘Try Before You Buy’ Session at Harthill Reservoir

On Saturday 18th April, Tony Neville from A1 Multisport will be joining us and the team from Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers (YOS) at Harthill Reservoir where he will be running his excellent TRY BEFORE YOU BUY wetsuit session.  The event will start alongside the normal Saturday afternoon swim, starting at 1.30pm. Swimmers will be able to get expert advice from Tony on… Read more →

The first weekend of the new season…

We have a cracking weekend of swimming lined up – and by all accounts it promises to be great start to the summer swimming season! Saturday – we have open water swimming at ALL THREE of our open water venues: Activities Away, near Lincoln – from 10-12noon Hatfield Outdoor Activities Centre, near Doncaster – from 8-10am Harthill Reservoir, near Sheffield –… Read more →

Open Water Swimming in Doncaster is Here!

The ALL NEW swim venue at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, Doncaster, is open! Launch day is THURSDAY 9th APRIL 2015, with doors open from 5.30 and swimming starting from 6-8pm! We have been setting up the new course over the last few days and can confirm that there is now an 800m course which makes use of the whole lake.  We also have… Read more →

Easter Swimming

The weekend is here, and it’s quite a special one!  Alongside the Easter celebrations we have a number of fantastic swims planned… The Easter weekend marks the launch of the new ‘summer’ swim season – so it’s about time all of you with events planned this year got back into the open water! We’ll be swimming at Activities Away, Harthill… Read more →

Swimyourswim launch a NEW open water swim venue…

We are delighted to announce that from 9th April 2015* Swimyourswim (SYS) will be working in partnership with Doncaster Culture & Leisure Trust, to run open water swimming sessions at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre.   Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre will be the third open water venue that SYS coach from, and we are looking forward to introducing swimmers from the Doncaster area (and beyond)… Read more →