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.
BLU AGM Sat 24th Sept 2016
The Brockwell Lido Users Group BLU are holding their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 24th September at 10am. This takes place in the Whippersnapper rooms which you will find just to the left of the Lido reception desk. BLU is the only user group which Fusion or Lambeth have to listen to, and consequently they […]
Pooled and Ponded
Following the success of last year’s trip Brockwell Swimmers pooled our resources and headed to Hampstead for another day of aquatic frolicking. First up a wonderful few lengths in the wonderfully shiny (and sparkingly clean) Parliament Hill Lido. All the pool open, two lifeguards, great cafe and wonderful coffee. What more could you ask? Then […]
Book Review – Wild Swimming Dartmoor
Our favourite publishers Wild Things Publishing have sent us another book to review, this time a little closer to home covering walks and swims in the beautiful countryside of Dartmoor and South Devon. The authors Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury share their favourite swim/walks including wild waterfalls, secret lakes, river meadows and sandy seaside secret […]
Join the team
We’re putting a team together to raise money for the MacMillan cancer charity’s All Out Swim happening Saturday 8th October. We have pledged to swim 2K (40 lengths) in relay and need four members. If more people join we’ll make up another team or change the length to 5K (100 lengths). It’s the perfect combination of […]
Seahorse Swim 2016
An amazing day at the annual 2K and 3.8K Seahorse Races held at Studland Bay, Dorset. Sun glinting on an almost flat sea made perfect conditions for a very enjoyable swim for a mixed group of wet-suited and and non-wet suited competitors. Winner of the 2k crossed the finish line after 33 minutes followed by […]
Brockwell Teams hit Tooting
Brockwell Swimmers entered two teams for the South London Swimming Club Mid-Summer Races held annually at Tooting Bec Lido. As usual it was an amazingly well run event with 34 teams entered, totalling 136 swimmers in the pool. Impressive stuff. Other teams included the Metropolitan Police, Out to Swim, Tooting, Hampstead and Serpentine swimmers. It […]
Book Review – Wild Swimming Spain
The lovely people at Wild Thing Publishing have sent us another one of their wonderful Wild Swimming books to review. This time John Welle and Lola Culsán explore Spain to discover secluded rock pools and spectacular waterfalls. They start their adventure in the north-west of the country meandering through the lush valleys of Galicia where […]
Taking on Tooting – 15th June
Tooting Bec Lido are inviting local clubs to their annual Midsummer Relay Races on the evening of Wednesday 15th June at 7:30pm. This is always a fun and friendly event, and to wet our appetite they are promising a post-race Felafel Feast. Sounds interesting. Brockwell Swimmers are looking for team members to represent our wonderful […]