This workshop is aimed at those new to open water swimming. No matter what standard of swimmer you are, the transition between pool and open water can be extremely daunting. This course will help you gain the confidence, knowledge and skills you need to enjoy this new environment. We will also cover Ripon Triathlon event specific knowledge to help you get the most out of your event.
We deliberately keep the swimmer to coach ratio small to ensure swimmers get the best possible support throughout the workshop.
Our coaches are all British Triathlon Certified and insured and our lead coach is Swim Smooth trained & Certified.
The price includes wetsuit hire if required, a brightly coloured swim cap and a donantion to the Brownlee Foundation Charity.
In partnership with the Brownlees Foundation we are running a series of familiarisation swims at Ripon Race Course Lake. During these sessions you will be able to swim the full course of the swim with expert safety paddlers and crew to assist you if required.
These sessions aren't a “Coached” session but our team (incl coaches) will be on hand to answer your questions and offer advice. Upon arrival you'll be booked in and then you can follow the marked course and do as many laps as you wish in the duration of the session.
The fee includes entry to the lake, safety cover & a donantion the Brownlee Foundation Charity.
This workshop is aimed at those new to open water swimming. No matter what standard of swimmer you are, the transition between pool and open water can be extremely daunting. This course will help you gain the confidence, knowledge and skills you need to enjoy this new environment.
We deliberately keep the swimmer to coach ratio small (10 to 1 max) to ensure swimmers get the best possible support throughout the workshop.
Our coaches are all British Triathlon Certified and insured and our lead coach is Swim Smooth trained & Certified.
This workshop is aimed at those new to open water swimming. No matter what standard of swimmer you are, the transition between pool and open water can be extremely daunting. This course will help you gain the confidence, knowledge and skills you need to enjoy this new environment.
We deliberately keep the swimmer to coach ratio small (10 to 1 max) to ensure swimmers get the best possible support throughout the workshop.
Our coaches are all British Triathlon Certified and insured and our lead coach is Swim Smooth trained & Certified.
Rather than entering a specific distance you can enter for a flat fee and on the day you can do as much or as little as you feel like (min 1km, Max 10km). So if you would normally swim 5km but after 3km you feel you've had enough you can cross the line to stop your time! You can take it a lap at a time and see how far you get.
Don't forget that after each 1km swim you need to run 100m before diving in for another lap or to run across the finish line to stop your race time!
It's very simple Swim, Run, Repeat!!
Entry Fee:
£57
(£10 Discount for Evolve Endurance Members applied at checkout!)
Start Times:
10:00am (full schedule TBC)
Minimum Age:
12 years old (as of 31st December 2020)
Please note that swimmers under the age of 18 will be restricted to the maximum number of laps they can do. These are as follows;
12 & 13 years old 2 laps (2km)
14 & 15 years old 3 laps (3km)
16 & 17 years old (5km)
Wetsuit Policy:
Wetsuits will be mandatory if the water temprature is below 15°C, Any swimmer who wants to swim without a wetsuit must use a tow float.
Swim Forbidden Mandatory
1km & 2km >23°C <15°C
3km to 6km >24°C <16°C
7km to 10km >24°C <17°C
any deviation from these guidelines will be at the discretion of the swim safety manager.