IMPORTANT: This is a place holder only so that we know who has entered the swim under team South West Swim. Booking this event DOES NOT mean you have entered the event.
To enter head to https://www.activesportsevents.co.uk/cotswold-big-swim-festival
select your distance and ensure you add 'South West Swim' in the club field so you can be part of our internal competitions and club championships.
This session will be run as a free “give back” session at Lake86. Swimmers must be able to swim at least 200m front crawl and be aged 18 or over. Our coaching for this session is free of charge but if you are NOT a member of lake86 you MUST book and pay for a sesison at the lake via their website, see https://www.cotswoldwaterparkhire.com . PLEASE CHECK THESE COSTS BEFORE BOOKING A PLACE! Members of lake86 do not need to book a lake session.
This short session will allow the swimmer to gain an
understanding of key front crawl development points, including leg
kick, body position, arm recovery, breath timing and initial catch
position.
This is a session designed for a swimmer who can swim abasic front
crawl but would like to take away knowledge to make their stroke
more effective, ready to build on more advanced development at a
later date.
This session will be held at Lake86
IF YOU ARE NOT
A MEMBER OF LAKE86 YOU MUST BOOK A
SWIM SPOT WITH THEM AND PAY FOR THIS SPOT ONLINE. THIS IS A FREE
COACHING SESSION BUT THE SWIMMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN LAKE
ENTRY AND THE COST OF THIS. PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND BEFORE BOOKING
A SPACE.
Members of the lake do not need to book or pay anything
further.
You must be aged Age 18 or over to take this session
Place holder for the new SWS Training & Social Swim at Lake86.
Event for squad, video and 1-to-1 swimmers of South West
Swim.
Choose a target distance, swim target distance, chill out after
target distance. Make a day of it.
Posisble charity fundraiser Idea
Lake 86
Introduction To Open Water Swimming - Level 1 Swim England Workshop
Your first step into the world of open water & triathlon Swimming working to achieve your Swim England Level 1 Open Water Certificate (and shiny badge, we all like a shiny badge.......right)
South West Swim are the leading provider of Open Water Swim, Triathlon Swim & Pool Swim Coaching in the Swindon & Cotswolds area. Our team are fully qualified swim coaches and swim teachers with vast amounts of open water and triathlon experience. We have delivered sessions to all levels of the swimming spectrum, from adult and child learn to swim through to regional, national and world achievers and champions in both swimming and triathlon.
We are proud to offer our fully coached Introduction sessions for the 2023 season and are confident that our introduction sessions are unrivalled in their content and delivery. Our coaches will be with you in / on the water at all times, you will receive pre session materials to prepare you for your first swim. After the session we will send online resources and support to assist your swimming further and continue your development. All our materials and methods are constantly reviewed for best practice and skills and safety relevance.
The
Details
This Level 1
workshop will swim your way to your Swim England
Level 1 certificate in Open Water Swimming and provide you with the skills and confidence
to take to the water by yourself, tackle your first Open Water or
Triathlon event, or just educate and improve the swim of the non
competitive swimmer looking for that new and exciting
challenge.
This workshop is around 1.5 hours in duration, actual water time will vary depending on the water temperature at the time of the session.
This session will cover
- Safety / Session brief, including venue specific safety
- Putting on your wetsuit - making the dark art of getting rubber on your body as simple as 1-2-3-4
- Safe Entry / Exit of the water
- Acclimatisation and breathing control
- Self Rescue & Emergency actions
- Basic Sighting Action for front crawl swimmers
- Group Swimming Familiarisation / Drafting
- Common start & finish techniques
- 200m Test Swim (part of the Level 1 Certificate sign off process)
- The Syllabus of the Swim England Level 1 Certificate in Open Water Swimming. This is ONLY passed if the swimmer completes all of the content in the course, including online questions (link sent nearer the course date)
You will need
To participate all swimmers will need to be aged 18 or over and bring with them:
- Aged 18 or over (sessions for 11-17 year olds are available on a 1-to-1 basis)
- To be able to swim at lease 200m of any stroke (note; most of the skills based work in this session is front crawl based)
- A Swimsuit
- A Wetsuit (triathlon/swimming suit NOT a tri suit) – optional on SWS coaches written approval in temperatures over 20 degrees plus but recommended for these sessions due to the stop start nature of skills development.
- Goggles
- Bright coloured swim cap (or two), A south West Swim hat is available to purchase at 50% off, contact us before the session to arrange purchase.
- Swimming gloves and booties
are optional.
- Towel or Changing Robe. We recommend the Ddipp robes, save 10% using our special discount code SWSWIM-10
- A swimming tow
float, such as the Swim Secure Tow Float / Dry Bag Range. Don't
worry if you don't have your own, we can loan you one for your
session or they are available from us to purchase at a discounted
rate (5% off). Contact us before the session to arrange
purchase.
- A drink, hot or cold depending on the weather. Get an exclusive 15% discount from our friends at Precision Fuel and hydration
Want to develop further?
After your Level 1 course we can also offer our Introduction to Race Skills Level 2 course to take your swimming to the next level, working towards the Swim England Level 2 Certificate in Open Water Swimming.
About South West Swim, Our Coaches and Our Delivery
See information in the special instructions below to find out more
IMPORTANT: This is a place holder only so that we know who has entered the swim under team South West Swim. Booking this event DOES NOT mean you have entered the event.
To enter head to https://www.activesportsevents.co.uk/cotswold-big-swim-festival
select your distance and ensure you add 'South West Swim' in the club field so you can be part of our internal competitions and club championships.