Ponds Life
On Sunday 11th October Brockwell Swimmer took a trip to visit Hampstead Ponds and Parliament Hill Lido. We couldn’t have hoped for better weather and the Heath was busy with other people out for a stroll in the glorious sunshine. First stop was Parliament Hill Lido, which was interesting to note that although the pool […]
Swim Lake Windermere at the Big Chill
Chill Swim are now taking bookings for their crazy dip in Lake Windermere this coming February Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th. The event consists of individual and relay races, plus an awesome endurance swim on the Sunday. The races take place at the Low Wood Bay Marina, in a pontooned area of the lake with 30m […]
Five go mad in Tooting
On Saturday 26th September at Tooting Bec Lido Windrush triathletes joined forces with Brockwell Swimmers in a ‘Windwell’ alliance to swim 109 lengths in celebration of its 109th Birthday. No mean feat when you consider the pool is 100 yards in length, so the swim would equal 6.2 miles in total, just under 10K. (The alternativ name would have been ‘Brockrush’ […]
Archway Book Reading
Two of our favourite swimming book authors will both be reading at Archway Methodist Church, Archway Close, Archway Island, London N19 3TD on Saturday 10th October at 3pm as part of the Archway with Words Festival. Cost of entry is £5 (redeemable on purchace of a book) and can be bought online from WeGotTickets.com. JENNY LANDRETH has spent years exploring […]
Tooting Lido celebrates 109 years.
Brockwell Swimmers have been invited to enter a team as part of Tooting Lido’s 109th Birthday Celebrations by swimming 109 lengths. Our team takes to the water at 2pm on Saturday 26th September, swimming alternate lengths until all 109 lengths have been completed. Swimmers and supporters most welcome. Day membership (if not an SLSC member) […]
Going Polo in Hampton 8th Nov
It’s all getting a bit too cold for Water Polo outdoors, but luckily for us Hampton Pool are running open sessions every Sunday. We’ll be heading off to try it out on Sunday 8th November. Meet at Brockwell Lido car park at 3pm (let us know if you need a lift) or meet at Hampton […]
A Trip to the Ponds 11th Oct
NB: PLANS CHANGED, WE ARE NOW STARTING AT PARLIAMENT HILL LIDO. Having tried one of the Wild Swimming walks in Oxfordshire we thought we would try another from the book. This time a little closer to home with a gentle stroll round Hampstead Heath starting at Parliament Hill Lido, then either the Men’s or Ladies’ Ponds, Kenwood […]
Thames Totally Tidal
Brockwell Swimmers yet again took to the Thames on another wild water adventure on Thursday 3rd September (see earlier post). The event was organised by the regular swimmers from the Black Lion pub Chiswick as part of the month long Totally Thames celebrations. We all dutifully met at Linden House on the banks of the […]