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.
Book Review – Down Stream
Down Stream: A History and Celebration of Swimming the River Thames (Aurum Press) by Caitlin Davies Review by Tim Sutton: I have always lived in London, and rather taken the Thames for granted. To me it brings thoughts of dark dirty water, thrashing propellors and Dickensian drownings, so it is not somewhere I would consider swimming. So to […]
Fancy trying Water Polo?
Brockwell Swimmers have been offered the loan of some Water Polo equipment from an ASA member who is keen to promote the sport. This includes 2 goals, the balls, those lovely hats and an explanation of the rules. Should be fun. The evening slot would include a simple 10 minute introduction to water polo technique, then games […]
Thames Baths – a floating lido!
Three Londoners, Chris, James and Matt, have dreamt up the fantastic idea of creating a new floating lido in the River Thames. After only 18 months of hard work the plans have been drawn up and a site found. Their vision is to create a swimming lido that reclaims the river, not just for people […]
Tumble Turn Tips
Ever wanted to know how to tumble turn? We’ve had a trawl through the YouTube archives to find the best video tutorials. All seem to carry these seven basic steps: 1) Maintain speed towards the wall (do not slow down). 2) Cut short your last stroke so that BOTH arms are by your side, palms […]
Tooting Lido Mid-Summer Races
Tooting Bec Lido have invited Brockwell Swimmers to their Mid-Summer races happening Wednesday 17th June at 7pm. Each team will include four swimmers, all doing four lengths in rotation for sixteen lengths, e.g. each member will swim four 100 yard lengths. Cost is £12 per swimmer on a first come first serve basis. If you […]