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.
Please sponsor our Swimathon Swimmers
On Friday 17th April Brockwell Swimmers will be doing their bit to raise money for the Marie Curie Charity who provide thousands of hours of nursing care and support to terminally ill people and their families across the UK. Please click on any of the team members below and donate to this very worthwhile cause… […]
Kings Cross Ponds opens this Spring
Of Soil and Water: King’s Cross Pond Club is a new art installation in the form of a natural bathing pond, right in the middle of the King’s Cross development site. The 40 metre long pond has space for over 100 bathers and is entirely chemical free. The water is purified through a natural, closed-loop […]
Bathers take over the Turner Gallery
“Sea Bathers” Sunday 24th May, 10:30am – 4:00pm at Turner Contemporary Margate (Foyle Rooms) and then Walpole Bay Tidal Pool, Cliftonville. An exciting day of talks and events organised by the South East Archive of Seaside Photography considering how creatives and communities reflect and respond to the sea and swimming. This includes a talk by acclaimed writer and […]
Michael Keane swam a mile… butterfly!
Congratulations to Michael Keane who swam his epic mile this morning… butterfly. This is part of his fund raising campaign to help combat Parkinsons Disease: So why Parkinsons UK? My mother suffered from Parkinsons towards the end of her life so I know what it’s like. Also, I was born exactly 200 years after Dr James […]
Sally Goble does it again
Congratulations to Sally Goble who swam her 28th consecutive mile at Brockwell this morning raising money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. To donate click here>>. Sally has also invited swimmers to join her for her last mile which will be at Parliament Hill on Saturday 18th April at 10am. Brockwell Swimmers will be travelling up on the 8:46am […]
International Swimming Events
Cold Water Swimming is now a world-wide phenomena with several International Championships taking place. Here is the latest list of events published by International Winter Swimming Association. Perhaps Brockwell Swimmers could send a team? Anyone game? Date from Date to Championship City 7th Nov 2015 7th Nov 2015 THE 7TH OPEN WINTER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS «JELGAVAS RONI CUP» […]
Sally Goble comes to Brockwell Lido
The now famous Sally Goble is coming to Brockwell Lido this Saturday 28th March at 9am as part of her 50th birthday quest to swim a mile a day for fifty consecutive days in public pools in and around London. The story has made quite a splash in the media and she now keeps a […]
Swimathon 2015 at the Lido
Brockwell Swimmers are looking for members to join our team at the annual Brockwell Lido Swimathon happening on Friday 17th April starting at 7am. This national event does a brilliant job of raising money for the Marie Curie Charity which provides thousands of hours of nursing care and support to terminally ill people and their families. […]