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.
Summer starts with a Splash
Our Summers Water Polo Sessions started with a Splash at Brockwell Lido with our first outdoor meet on Monday 4th June, 8pm to 9pm. We now have five more before we head back indoors for the Autumn (sadly Fusion cancelled our 11th date due to maintenance issues). Our sessions are open to all levels of […]
Water Polo is back for the Summer!
Summer is back and so is Monday night Water Polo at Brockwell Lido starting 4th June, 8pm to 9pm. We have a limited season of seven evenings so we suggest you book now to avoid missing all the fun. Our polo sessions are open to all levels of players, from complete beginners to seasoned shooters. […]
Winter Spring/Polo Sessions
We have now finalised dates and prices for our Winter/Spring Water Polo sessions at St Josephs College, Beaulah Hill SE19. These coached sessions are for all abilities of swimmer, whether you are a seasoned player or an absolute beginner. Everyone is welcome. For insurance purposes, you need to register as a club member before booking, […]
Winter Water Polo is Back!
Following our three awesome Polo seasons at the Lido, and our earlier experiment with indoor sessions, we’re excited to announce another season of 15 winter indoor sessions. This time we’ll be at St Joseph’s College, Beulah Hill, London SE19, and coached by the amazing Hannah, who many of you will have met at our summer […]
Winter Water Polo Coach needed
OK there is good news and bad news for Winter Water Polo. GOOD NEWS – we’ve found an indoor pool which we can hire every Sunday 4:30pm to 5:30pm in Streatham, September to December. BAD NEWS – we need to find a qualified Water Polo coach and a certified Life Guard. Can you help? Please […]
More Water Polo Players Please
Our Water Polo Sessions have proved popular, but we need more players to make the Summer Lido sessions financially viable. As well as paying for equipment and our coach, we also have to pay around £300 club insurance to cover the eight evenings we are allowed to play at Brockwell. Please help spread the word […]
Water Polo 2017 – book now
We’re excited to announce the dates for Brockwell Water Polo 2017. For the colder months we have six indoor sessions at the nearby Alleyn’s School indoor pool in Dulwich, and then eight outdoor sessions at the Lido when the weather, and the water, gets warmer. Click here to book – Members – Non-Members Places are […]
Indoor Water Polo Survey
Brockwell Swimmers would like to run a few more indoor sessions at Alleyn’s School in Dulwich before we get back to the Lido at the end of May. To ensure this is financially viable we need you to answer a few questions. With enough swimmers we are hoping to keep the cost to around £10 […]