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 →
We are excited to announce that Cate Read has joined the coaching team at Swim Your Swim. Cate brings with her a wealth of knowledge gained from Triathlon events and is a qualified Amateur Swimming Association swimming teacher. Cate represented GB in her age group in middle distance in both 2013 and 2014 – in the latter she was first out… Read more →
We are excited to announce a brand new partnership that will see children and young people from disadvantaged and difficult backgrounds given the opportunity to learn to swim. The partnership, between new charity ‘Gladmiral’ and Yorkshire-based open water swim coaching company ‘Swimyourswim’, will bring the joy of swimming to children based in Yorkshire and the Lake District, Cumbria, the home… Read more →
Subject to verification by the IISA Everyone at both Swimyourswim and Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers are pleased to announce that on Saturday the 21st of February 2015, Michelle Louise Millard swam her way into the Ice Mile history books and became an elite endurance athlete. Michelle swam a total distance of 1.09 miles in a water temperature of just 4.17°c… 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 →
Winter season is quickly drawing to a close, lighter evenings are on the way and the open water event calendars are filling up fast, so if you’ve been inspired to give open water swimming a try or have possibly been talked into completing a charity swim, triathlon or just fancy having a dip outdoors why not come and join us… 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 →
You must be logged in to post a comment.