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.
PHISHing Trip 2020
Brockwell Swimmers again took part in the annual Parliament Hill Ice Swim Hootenanny, or PHISH as it is affectionally called by the many dedicated cold water swimmers from all over the UK. The weather was perfect this year with blue skies, gleaming pool and surprisingly warm 7°C water. The races were the same as previous […]
Wild Challenge 2020
Brockwell Swimmers Ben and Bella love the water and have completed many open water distance swims, but their true love is wild cold water swimming. Ben says “the rush that you get from wild swimming is like no other”. Bella has been wild swimming for a couple of years, but this is Ben’s first season […]
Open Water Events 2020
The Open Water Swimming Calendar gets busier and busier each year as more and more people catch on to the excitement of the sport. Best source of finding out where these events are happening is the Outdoor Swimming Society web site where we have chosen the following selection. Events such as the Seahorse Swim and […]
Get Aqua Fit for the New Year
We come to the end of another successful club year and look forward to more fun in the pool in 2020. A big thanks to all our members for your enthusiastic support and helping build a vibrant community of swimmers for our local pool. Water Polo will start again 6th January at Alleyn’s School and […]
Cool Events this Winter
Taking the cool plunge becomes every more popular and the choice of cold water events becomes ever more expansive. Here are some UK and international events you might be interested in… 28.12.19 – Amstel Ice Swim Amsterdam, Netherlands. 50m, 100m, 200m, 500m, 1000m. internationaliceswimming.com 18.01.20 – PHISH Parliament Hill Ice Swim Hootenanny Parliament Hill Lido, […]
Brockwell Swimmers are on the Pull
Many of our members ask about the ‘pull’ when they swim front crawl. You can find out more about this technique at one of our Tuesday Swim Sessions, but in the meantime here are some videos we have sourced from the internet which might help… The Four Phases of the Pull Hand Entry The hand […]
Tooting Mid-Summer Club Relays
Many thanks to Tooting Lido’s South London Swimming Club for hosting another wonderful Mid-Summer Relays. This race happens every June with clubs invited from all over London and beyond. Forty teams took part comprising of four swimmers who take it in turns to swim four lengths each, sixteen in total. It is an impressive sight […]
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 […]