Polo News

A Very Hospitable Game

Brockwell Swimmers water polo squad ended the year on a high with another stunning game on Sunday evening (2nd Dec). The team took on its first (and last) non London based opponents of 2018 inviting the Addenbrooke’s Hospital team from Cambridge down to the Brockwell Swimmers winter training venue of St Joseph’s College, Beaulah Hill. […]

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Brockwell Lido

All’s well that’s Brockwell

It has been another fantastic year for Brockwell Swimmers as summed up at our Annual General Meeting held at the Crown and Greyhound pub on Tuesday 27th November. Thanks to all the members who attended and for Councillor Becca Thackray who also came along to show her support for the club hiring the pool next […]

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Swim News

A Return to Parliament

It was a fantastic turn out for the Brockwell water polo team for the third meeting with our friends from Parliament Hill.  Having won a game each so far this year, it was all to play for yesterday evening at St Joseph’s College (Brockwell’s winter training venue).  With only eight players verses Brockwell’s mighty twenty, […]

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Swim News

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 […]

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Swim News

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, […]

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Walk Swim

Swimming the Seven Sisters

Experience Spitfires and Sunshine over the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters swimming along possibly the most iconic white cliff scene in England. This is much better looking than Dover and certainly one to tick off your list. On Sunday 4th November the club will be heading off to the East Sussex Coast for our […]

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Walk Swim

The only way is Essex

Brockwell Swimmers headed up country to follow the Essex Way through the beautiful Constable Country of Denham Vale. This follows Walk Number 9 from the Wild Swimming book written by the lovely ladies of Hampstead Ponds which was reviewed back in 2015. As usual we met at Brixton, picking up walkers and swimmers along the […]

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Swim News

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 […]

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