Brockwell Lido The Brockwell Swimmers club is based at Brockwell Lido; an unheated open-air Lido in Herne Hill, South London, SE24. The pool is open all year for both Winter and Summers swimming. Challenging during the colder months and blissful on a hot sunny day. The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed in January 2016 by a group of Lido users keen to see more swimming activities at this historic South London landmark. The aims and objectives of the Club are to promote participation of the whole community in the sport of swimming. We work to facilitate and encourage the teaching, development and practice of good swimming both at the pool and open water. We also work with Lambeth Council and Fusion Management to ensure the continued accessibility of this public facility for the local community. As well as events at the Lido, the club organises indoor Water Polo and Swim Sessions at local indoor pools, as well as taking part in national and international club events and swims. We also organise Summer walk/swims, club socials and liaise with other swimming clubs.
Channel Challenge 2023
This year Brockwell Swimmers will again be attempting to swim the English Channel as a five person relay to raise money for charity. Are you up for the challenge? We have booked the Connemara, skippered by Kevin Sherman, for the neap tide 14th August. This is a prime slot to swim but if the weathers […]
Open Water Swimming 2023
Challenge yourself in 2023 with a wealth of UK open water swimming events, wet suit or skins. Click on an event title for more information: 1 mile 3 miles 5 miles – Dover Kent Sun Jan 01 skin/wetsuit New Years Day Swim – Salford Quays Salford Sun Jan 01 skin/wetsuit New Years Day Dook – Dundee Fife […]
Your local Swimming Club
The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed in January 2016 by a group of Lido users keen to see more swimming activities at this historic South London landmark. It is a registered, non-profit, Community Amateur Sports Club (or CASC) with an annually elected committee answerable to its members. The current annual membership fee is £20 and […]
Lifeguards Christmas Box 2022
Where would we be without our wonderful lifeguards? Please show your thanks by donating to our annual Christmas Box. All money received will be given as cash to the people who keep us safe throughout the year. Donations are in multiples of £5 so give as many as you feel able. Donations close midnight Thursday […]
Winter Wooly Warmers
Keep you bonce warm this Winter with our fabulously soft Brockwell Swimmers Beanies and Bobble Caps in blue and red. These 100% acrylic knits are guaranteed to insulate your head from the worst of our British weather and keep away that wretched post-swim brain freeze. Click across to our Shopping Page to order yours online […]
We Swam the Channel!
On Thurday 22nd October 2022 four club members attempted to swim the English Channel from Dover to France to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, RNLI, aboard the good ship Gallivant skippered by Mike Oram. You can find our fund raising page at gofund.me/743e3194. The original date should have been the end July […]
Ramsgate to Margate 4th September
Sunday 4th September – Ramsgate to Margate Swim/Walk – 9·8 miles The Thanet coastline plays host to fifteen sandy beaches and bays and with more Blue Flag awards than any other area of the country, you know you’re in for a real treat. What’s most surprising is how much the beaches differ from each other. […]
Summer Club Relays
It was so good to be back in the pool for our annual Lido Club Summer Relays with five visiting teams from Clapham Chasers, Spencer Swim Team, Out to Swim, Crystal Palace Triathlon and Windrush Triathletes. The races started prompt at 8pm and after the seven races were completed by 8:45pm the scores were added […]