Swimmers go to the Docks
With the exciting news that docklands are now open to swimmers we thought we’d give it a try. If you fancy a dip in the docks we’ll be meeting at the beach next to Wake Up Docklands Wednesday evening 26th August at 6:30pm. Wet suits optional. The nearest DLR station is Royal Victoria situated just moments away […]
Caitlin Davies at the Lido Cafe.
Thanks Caitlin for the inspiring reading at the Lido Cafe from her book Downstream on Monday 27th July. Also thanks to John for the loan of theis wonderful venue and also Nikki from Herne Hill books who supplied copies for the author to sign. Educational and entertaining, what more could you ask for. Here are some glowing […]
Totally Thames Swim 3rd Sept
A rare opportunity to enjoy a group Thames Swim in the tidal part of the river with escort craft, organised by Totally Thames. Swimmers will enter the water 10-15 minutes before high tide and be helped upstream along Chiswick Mall by the current. After the tide turns, you will return round the Chiswick Eyot on the […]
Water Polo returns to Brockwell Lido
After the success of our first Water Polo evening, Jim kindly returned with his goals, balls and hats for another crazy evening of madness and mayhem in the deep end. The event proved even more popular with 25 swimmers entering the water, some experienced but most of us still novices at the game. Same as […]
A SLSC Thames Mile
On Friday evening, 17th July, Brockwell Swimmers joined the South London Swimming Club SLSC (Tooting Bec Lido) to swim their annual Thames Mile from Kingston Bridge to Teddington. This was a first for many, and luckily the conditions were perfect. The event has been running on and off since 1922 and is now exceedingly well organised […]
Cold Water Swimming Gala 22nd November
The Brockwell Cold Water Swimming Gala held on 8th February proved such a success we have put in an application to hold another on Sunday 22nd November. This is a much better month to run the event as the water will be a little warmer and this is also a less hectic time of year in the cold […]
Brockwell Swimmers go Walking 16th August
Having reviewed the book Wild Swimming Walks we thought it about time we tried one out. We have picked Walk number 16 from Shillingford to Didcot described as an easy 8.5 mile walk “with plenty of opportunities to swim in the River Thames, and optional visits to an Iron Age hill fort and a medieval abbey”. We’ll be meeting outside Paddington Station […]
Water Polo hits Brockwell with a Splash
The Lido’s first Water Polo evening proved to be a great success. Big thanks to Jim and Chris, our magnificent coaches, who managed turn a bunch of strangers into two almost convincing teams. Great Water Polo news… Fusion are letting us do it again 21st July, 8pm. Please tell all your friends. The more the merrier. Drinks afterwards […]