Your local Swimming Club
The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed in January 2016 by a group of Lido users keen to see more swimming activities at this historic South London landmark. It is a registered, non-profit, Community Amateur Sports Club (or CASC) with an annually elected committee answerable to its members. The current annual membership fee is £20 and […]
New Junior Classes
This new 6-week course, run by the Brockwell Swimmers club for junior members aged 8 to 13, will give all the tips and tricks needed to swim quickly in a school gala. This dedicated coached course will focus on:- • How to race over 25m and 50m correctly for a school gala. • Focus on […]
Goring to Cholsey Swim/Walk ’24
Brockwell Swimmers only managed one Swim/Walk this year, but it was worth the wait. As usual, this was taken from the excellent Wild Swimming Walks Book, walk number 15. This is one of their shorter distance hikes of only 4 miles, though we made it six. Despite the gloomy weather forecaste, the crew met at […]
£10 Taster sessions this October
During the month of October the Brockwell Swimmers club are offering a sample ‘Tenner Taster’ at nearby Alleyns School indoor pool. This is your chance to sample our popular weekly coached sessions in this modern, six lane, 25 metre pool. As well as expert tution and advice from our professional coach, this is a chance […]
Taking the Plunge for the RNLI
On Saturday 3rd August the Brockwell Swimmers club organised a remarkable relay at the lido to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute RNLI, inspired by the heroic efforts of three groups who had recently braved the elements to cross the English Channel. While those earlier crossings were marked by fierce determination and endurance, […]
Channel Champions
It has been another incredible year for Brockwell Swimmers Channel Relays with three successful teams crossing to France and raising over £6,840 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute. All teams again sailed on the Connemara skippered by our trusted skipper Kevin Sherman. Team One started at 4:22am on Monday 15th July with five girl members […]
Brockwell Summer Club Relays
On a perfect summer evening, Brockwell Lido hosted the highly anticipated Brockwell Summer Club Relays. The event saw enthusiastic participation from nine prestigious swim clubs, including Brockwell Swimmers, Clapham Chasers, Crystal Palace Tri, Serpentine Tri, SLSC, Spencer Swim Club, Tiger Sharks, Tri London, and Windrush Tri. The atmosphere was electric as teams and supporters gathered […]
Lido Channel Challenge
To accompany our three Club Crossings, Brockwell Swimmers will be attempting to swim a matching Channel distance at Brockwell Lido on the morning of Saturday 3rd August. This will be a combined swim with a goal of reaching a total distance of 21 miles, which measures 676 lengths of the lido. How many of these […]
Shepperton
On the 8th June eight Brockwell Swimmers, Cindy, Eleanor, Ellie, Geri, Han, Laura, Richard and Sue, participated in the Shepperton 24 hour swim relay. This challenging event is run by Level Water to raise money to help children with disabilities get swim lessons. Over £130,000 was raised and is one of five events happening across […]