lidos

Report: UK Cold Water Championships

Tooting Bec Lido hosted the fourth UK Cold Water Swimming Championships on Saturday 22 January 2011, writes Andrea Nicholls.
Competitors from all over the UK and overseas started arriving from 7.30am. Volunteers from the Southread more

February 1, 2011 Posted by Jane-Ann Triathlon & competition swimming 2 Comments »

Good water: Tooting Bec Lido, a pool for all seasons

On the morning of 22 January there will be pretend icebergs floating in Tooting Bec Lido, as the 100-yard pool plays host to the UK’s Cold Water Swimming Championships, writes Andrew Ingamells. But the recent… read more

My swimming achievement 2010

We asked you, our lovely readers, to tell us about your swimming achievements from the past year, and what an inspirational mailbag we received. Without further ado here are our favourites. Prepared to be inspired …
Rescue fly …… read more

December 16, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Featured article 2 Comments »

December Dip kicks off festive swimming season


Fancy a tramp through the snow to swim in an unheated lido? Our trusty outdoor swimming correspondent Phil Heath stepped up to the challenge. Here’s his report …
Since 2008, the Outdoor Swimming Society (OSS) have… read more

Wet+Dry swimmers to be auctioned

You may remember (or have been to see) the exhibition of photographs by Madeleine Waller that has been showing at London Fields Lido since the summer. Well, now these fantastic pictures are being… read more

November 25, 2010 Posted by Jane-Ann Miscellaneous No Comments »