Jan Shepherd has kindly prepared and Gerry Griffin circulated to our club membership a list of duties and volunteers for our Seahorse Swim on Sunday 23 June 2013.

This will be our fourth event in Studland Bay and competitors and volunteers have a really enjoyable day. The event finishes around lunchtime and so the afternoon will be yours to spend on the beach, in the sea or however else you fancy.

If you are a club member named on the list, or not and you or a friend / relative would like to help on the day, then please email Jan (janishep@hotmail.co.uk) to confirm your availability to help us run the event.

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The fourth annual 3.8km Seahorse Swim will be held on 23 Jun 2013 across Studland Bay, near Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, by kind permission of the National Trust and in support of the Seahorse Trust.

As at 13 March, 196 of 200 places were taken, so you don’t need to be a mathematician to realise that you will need to get your entry in now to be in with a chance of securing a place. The swim will be held in affiliation with the BLDSA for wetsuit and non wetsuit competitors, aged 16 and over.

Click for more information and to apply and pay for your entry online.

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6 October 2013 – Bergeggi

For those of you who enjoy the challenge of swimming around islands (Brownsea Swim anyone?), SwimtheIsland open water swimming event takes place in the fascinating Marine Protected Area of Bergeggi, on the north-west coast of Italy.

The race course takes place in a spectacular natural setting, offering swimmers the vision of one of the most extraordinary seabeds in the Mediterranean sea. 270 swimmers entered the 1.7km / 3.5km events in 2011 and 480 in 2012.

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RLSS Poole Lifeguard are once again organising the Brownsea Island Swim.

Date: 7 July 2013
Start time: approx 08:30am
Registration: from 05:45am at their club HQ at Sandbanks beach (in the car park).

It is an early start due to all swimmers needing to be on the Island by 07:45am. The timing of the swim is governed by tides and as such the start time is the best possible for the whole of 2013.

Please visit their website for full details and to enter via a 3 stage process.

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Dating back to the 1800s, when it was known as the ‘Long Swim’, this was for many years the pride of Maidenhead’s sporting calendar. The swim has now been resurrected by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

View video from the 2012 race which runs from Boulter’s Lock in Maidenhead to the Waterside Inn at Bray, one of the most beautiful stretches of the River Thames.

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The Swim is full and applications for Reserves are now open. No entries will be accepted on event day..

23 June 2013

East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club is organising its fourth open water swim across Studland Bay, near Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, by kind permission of the National Trust and in support of the Seahorse Trust. The swim will be held in affiliation with the BLDSA for wetsuit and non wetsuit competitors, aged 16/O.

Start: from Knoll Beach, Studland peninsula
Distance: 3.8km
Registration: 8am to 9am
Briefing: 9.15am
Start Time: 10am
Entry Fee – £32, or £35 inclusive of temporary BLDSA Day Membership

Awards to the fastest male / female swimmers in both wetsuit and non wetsuit categories and trophies for first local male / female non-wetsuit swimmer over 40.

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There are over 135 events in the calendar and the page is regularly updated – please check back for new listings. Also view events on British Swimming calendar * (with contact details of officials organiser, list updated 26 Apr 2013)

The club meets at Shore Road in Poole (just east of Sandbanks) on Tuesdays 6.00 pm for a 6.15 pm swim. The first swim of the 2013 season for Club members was on 16 April. Naturally the decision to swim is subject to weather and sea conditions. Contact Gerry Griffin for further details. Sunday swims for Club members who are experienced open water swimmers recommence on 5 May 2013 (same time and place).

Please note initial taster sessions are only available on the first Tuesday of each month (commencing 7 May to September). If bad weather prevents this on the first Tuesday, it will be on the following Tuesday.

* means Club targeted

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The 2013 Swim will take place on Sunday 7 July 2013 with a start time of 8:30 hrs.

Entry Forms will be available from www.rlss-poole.org.uk during the last week of February 2013

Mailing lists are not available, however a facebook group for the 2013 swim is available.

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26 January 2013 – Tooting Bec Lido.

This biennial event hosted by the South London Swimming Club has become a must for cold water swimmers, attracting both the experienced cold water swimmer and people who are trying it for the first time. With water temperatures as low as 3°C, jumping in for the 30 yard races is a challenge in itself.

The Cold Water Swimming Championships celebrates the fun and camaraderie of cold water swimming and the competiton is often just friendly but can also be fierce. There are a variety of races this year, from the traditonal “head-up” breaststroke, the freestyle dash and relays to the 450 metre challenge for the really fool hardy.

Online entry for the Cold Water Swimming Championships 2013 will close on 31 December 2012.

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9am 26 April 2013 to 9am 27 Spril 2013 – Guildford Lido

Swimming a mile, on the hour, for 24 hrs in aid of Household Cavalry Operational Casualty Fund.

For over 25 yrs Masters Swimmers.

Entries open 15 December 2012.

For more information, visit http://2swim4life.com/next-event.

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