Lymington Sea Water Baths are open from Friday 22 April 2011 – September (weather permitting) and this season able to offer a disabled hoist and changing room facilities for the disabled.
A survey of 36,000 swimmers has revealed London Fields Lido in Hackney as the most popular outdoor pool in the UK. 38% of respondents to the largest-ever opinion poll of its kind (commissioned by Swimathon, the world’s biggest fundraising swim) preferred swimming outdoors.
Other pools, lidos, and wilder spots that made the top ten lists include Ponds Forge in Sheffield as the UK’s favourite place to swim, Windsor’s Dorney Lake, Crystal Palace, Manchester Aquatics Centre and Cardiff International Pool; the lidos at Tooting Bec (London) and Jesus Green (Cambridge); and Hampstead Heath Ponds, Lake Windermere and Coniston Water.
27 Mar 2011 - Tooting Bec Lido
We have been invited to enter this inaugural gala which consists of 42 individual swims for each team in all 4 strokes plus the cannon relay at the end.
Each team needs a mixed bunch of at least 11 swimmers both under and over 45, plus one over 60. With a team of 11 swimmers, each team member must swim at least 4 times, so……the bigger the team the better.
Lido life in Cirencester is celebrated in a new exhibition of watercolours and drawings by artist Alan Brassington. Making a Splash features paintings and sketches of Cirencester’s open air swimming pool at the Dollar Street Gallery.
Then…dive in the deep end and donate! Plunge into your pockets and fish out £3 – the price of a swim! Bargain!
Jane Barr, Marcus English, Al Rogers and Nicola Houghton are making a film celebrating lido life in an original, new comedy ‘The Swimmer’ – a British short film packed with all the fun and eccentricities of Brits on a summer’s day.
The film follows their poor swimmer as he tries to swim a few lengths on the busiest day in summer. Swimmers out there will understand!
7pm-8.30pm, Saturday 9 January 2010 - London Fields Lido, E8 3EU.
Since re-opening after an 18-year hiatus in 2006, London Fields lido has become one of Hackney’s favourite recreational spots, a magnet for sun-worshippers in the summer and a reliable resource for serious swimmers in the cooler months.
In celebration of its success, there will be an evening of all things Lido-related on Saturday. Organised by local art curator Adriana Marques, the event will look at the history of the lido, and of open-air pools in general, and will feature films (including one effort by Tracey Emin), a live band, and a magician, plus a selection of seasonally warm treats from the cafe.
Over the past two summers Bob Holman and his friend Dave Pratten from Swanage have been on a challenge to swim a mile in every existing lido in the United Kingdom. This was inspired by a book called “Liquid Assets” written by journalist, Janet Smith. This details the history of the great British lido and gives a wonderful account of the architectural and social influences of open air public baths, particularly during the golden age when literally hundreds were built between the two world wars.
