Polo News The Brockwell Swimmers Water Polo 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. Recreational Club Water Polo sessions were started at Brockwell Lido back in the Summer of 2015 and with a growing membership we now play all year round using an indoor pool in the Winter as well as friendly matches with other amateur teams. Water Polo is a great team game, great exercise and a great way to meet other swimmers. The sport combines speed and strength, as well as learning new skills and a high level of fitness. A refreshing change from trudging endless lengths in the pool on your own. For an outline of the basic rules visit the Swim England web site. Our sessions are open to all levels of players, from complete beginners to seasoned shooters. All are coached by professional and national-league players. The one hour session normally starts with basic skill techniques, finishing with a team match before decanting to the pub for a ‘game analysis’. We occasionally play non-league games against other London and UK clubs. We like to say we’re the Number One Mixed-Gender Outdoor Waterpolo club in the UK (we’re also the only one we know of ). Sessions are open to competent swimmers who are comfortable treading water at the deep end of the pool (there is a lot of treading water). No goggles, eyewear or jewellery can be worn during the sessions to avoid injury. If you wear glasses or hard contact lenses, we recommend you wear disposable contact lenses for the session. Protective swim caps, balls and goals are provided by the club. Just bring your swimming cossie, a towel and your enthusiasm. Water Polo sessions are for club members only.
Alleyns’ School Water Polo
Brockwell Swimmers Water Polo players meet every Monday evening and we would love to welcome more players. The first session is FREE for non-members and members can earn their own free sessions if they introduce a friend to the club. Water Polo is a great team game, great exercise and a great way to meet […]
Water Polo Game On!
Wonderful start to Monday Indoor Water Polo at Alleyn’s School. With new goals, a generous deep end and super lighting this 25 metre pool is just perfect for our club nights. We have this booked 8pm to 9pm for the next 12 months and anyone wanting to learn the game or get back into the […]
Indoors Water Polo is Back
Following a successful Summer season at Brockwell we are moving back indoors, starting Monday 29th July, 8pm to 9pm, to Alleyn’s Boys School just 10 minutes up the road from the Lido; drive, cycle or catch the number 37 bus, which stops outside the door. This is a great pool which we have used before […]
First Session FREE
Brockwell Swimmers are always keen to welcome new members, so we offer a FREE trial session at nearby pools: Tuesday Swim Evenings at JAGs Sports Centre SE24 or Monday Water Polo at Alleyn’s School SE22. No need to sign up for membership, just email: POLO – or SWIM – IMPORTANT – Please choose […]
Monday evening Water Polo is back!
The Brockwell Swimmers club started our Monday Water Polo sessions back in the Summer of 2015 led by coach Carl Hill. They have proved a great success and we have applied (ten months ago) to run them again this year starting with a FREE taster session on 17th June at 8pm (when the pool would […]
A Very Hospitable Game
Brockwell Swimmers water polo squad ended the year on a high with another stunning game on Sunday evening (2nd Dec). The team took on its first (and last) non London based opponents of 2018 inviting the Addenbrooke’s Hospital team from Cambridge down to the Brockwell Swimmers winter training venue of St Joseph’s College, Beaulah Hill. […]
In a League of our own.
Brockwell Swimmers Water Polo have just finished their 4th outdoor season with a win (6-5) against new ‘rivals’ at Parliament Hill Lido, in what may be the start of a new Water Polo league in London. This summer BS have played a number of games against other Lidos in London, creating an unofficial ‘league’ of […]
My Summer of Water Polo
Water Polo newby Alison Hicks tells us how she made a splash in the Summer of 2018… Back in May I randomly decided to give Water Polo a whirl and it has earned a place in my top 20 best decisions ever made. I had just joined Brockwell Swimmers to do its coached pool sessions […]