Imagine swimming 22 miles across the Channel. Well now you can attempt the challenge at your local pool and help raise funds for Diabetes UK.
The UK’s largest charity supporting people with diabetes is looking for willing swimmers to take on the challenge.
In this video Speedo athlete Kerri-Anne Payne takes her first Aqua Fitness class and talks through some of the training aids you can use in the pool to improve your swim fitness.
More advice in this video from USA Swimming (5m 20s) on how to run a 2 hour open water meet in a 50 metre pool.
Video posted on swimnetwork from Canton Ohio (52m 17s flashplayer required to view)
Saturday 28 March 2009 -University of Bath 50m pool. Under ASA Laws and ASA Technical Rules. The aim is to give pool swimmers the opportunity to swim these distances under race conditions and to encourage them to consider entering Open Water events in warmer summer weather.
Britain’s medal-winning performances and dominance of the marathon swimming events at the Beijing Games has kick-started a wave of interest in the newest sport to be included in the Olympic programme.
The subsequent enthusiasm and support shown towards open water, from those within swimming as well as the public at large, is something British Swimming Open Water Performance Manager Mark Perry believes will be a major factor in its continued success.
Mixed 800m / 1500m / 400m IM
Sunday 18 & Saturday 24 January 2009 - Millfield
The event will be licensed and so times can be used for National qualification. Entry times can be achieved in time trials or training sessions and events will be seeded slowest first. Events are open to swimmers who will be old [...]
