Swim News The Brockwell Swim 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.
Sister Act Two (and a bit)
For our final field trip of 2018, Brockwell Swimmers took to the waters of the South coast against the dramatic backdrop of the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters. Conditions on the 4th November were lively with booming breakers, whistling winds and sea temperatures of 12°C. After a clifftop consultation with coach Steve Baker we […]
Christmas Swim & Swing
Come join us for some Christmas festive fun, silly races and other aquatic nonsense at JAGS Sports Club, West Dulwich, on Tuesday 18th December starting at 7:30pm. Book online at the usual shopping/swim sessions page. You are also welcome to join us afterwards at the Crown and Greyhound in Dulwich Village for drinks and nibbles, […]
Eighteen go Wild in Dorset
Alison Hicks describes Brockwell Swimmers memorable trip to Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door: Of the first Brockwell Swimmers sea swim excursion, I had high expectations: the crystal clear waters of Lulworth Cove, swimming straight through Durdle Door, drying off in the sun and a beach picnic of cold ham, hard-boiled eggs, jam tarts and lashings […]
Teamwork at Tooting
For the fourth year running Team Brockwell represented the Lido at the Tooting Mid-Summer Relays. Organised by the ever energetic South London Swimming Club, the event boasted 37 teams from across London and beyond. Club affiliation included the Metropolitan Police, Spencer Swim Team, Serpentine, Out to Swim and our very own Windrush Triathletes. So good […]
Tooting Mid-Summer Relays
Our lovely neighbouring South London Swimming Club at Tooting Bec Lido will be holding their annual Mid-Summer Relays on the evening of Wednesday 20th June and we have been invited to send teams. Each team will be made of four swimmers, each swimming four lengths in rotation, so sixteen lengths in total. Registration is at […]
Brockwell Spring Relays 2018
On the evening of Thursday 31st May, swimming clubs from across London met for the very first Brockwell Spring Relays. After a couple of tense days, when the weather forecast was truly diabolical predicting thunder and lightening, the skies finally cleared for a wonderful balmy, rain-free evening. The Lido could not have looked better. Visiting […]
Personal Swim Classes at JAGs
For Brockwell members wanting to improve their basic freestyle technique the club will be holding personal swim classes on Tuesday evenings 8:30pm to 9pm, after our regular group session at the JAGs Sports Club, North Dulwich. This will be particularly useful for members wanting to pick up a bit more speed in the pool and […]
Open Water Summer Sessions Start
Our first coached open water swim of 2018 starts early morning at Thorpe Lake on Sunday 29th April which is located an hours drive from Brockwell Lido down the M3 between Staines and Chertsey. The lake has three courses of 400 metres, 750 metres and 1,500 metres. (Shepperton Lake opens mid-May) Our second coached open […]