Kings Cross Pond Revisited
Looking for an excuse to revisit Kings Cross Pond, we booked a place on the Festival of Architecture Tour “Of Soil and Water” to find out a little more about London’s newest aquatic experience. Richard Meier (Argent Property Developers) led the walk explaining the site’s Victorian past and plans for the future. There was even a hint that the pool, like the […]
Tooting Lido Swimming Relays
An incredible turn out for the Mid Summer Relays at Tooting Bec Lido Swimming on Wednesday night. A total of 34 teams, each 4 strong, swam four lengths each, 16 in total. The strange thing though is the third swimmer actually does the last length. Weird maths. Brockwell Swimmers entered two teams: one in the 100-150 […]
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Book Review – Wild Swimming Walks
Wild Swimming Walks (Wild Things Publishing) by Kenwood Ladies Pond Association Review by Tim Sutton: Just in time for a hopefully baking hot Summer, the ladies of Kenwood Pond (Hampstead Ladies Pond) have put together a collection of their favourite 28 lake, river and seaside days out. These excursions vary in length from a 3·5 mile stroll […]
Kings Cross Pond preview
Thanks to Calum Hudson (@EdenSwim), and Allan Rae at Fusion Lifestyles, some of us lucky Brockwell Swimmers got an early dip at the new Kings Cross Pond. Meeting at the station we headed north not really knowing where the pool was. However, us swimmers must have a nose for water and managed to stumble across the […]
Caitlin Davies reads at the Lido Café
The inspirational Caitlin Davies will be reading from her excellent book Down Stream (reviewed earlier) at the Lido Café on Monday 27th July, 7pm to 8pm. Free entry on a first come basis. Signed copies of the book will also be available for purchase. The talk will also include slides and illustrations from bygone days on the […]
Water Polo is Go Go!
Great news… we now have a date for our Water Polo evening at Brockwell Lido which will take place the evening of Tuesday 7th July, 8pm to 9pm. Goals, Balls and Hats are kindly being loaned from the Croydon and Guildford Water Polo clubs, who will also teach us the basics of the sport. Once we’ve got to grips […]
Beautiful Film of Cold Water Swimming
There are some absolutely beautiful films on the web at the moment illustrating the joys of cold water swimming, but this 2010 short film from the Faroe Islands takes some beating. Waves – A Portrait of Maria á Heygum – A film by Heiðrik á Heygum.