• From 2015 Great North Swim

  • From Great North Swim

  • From Coniston, RLH, and the New Langdale Guidebook

  • From A Hot Welsh Bank Holiday

  • From A very cold dip in Windermere

  • From Openwater swimming at Dosthill Quarry

  • From Open water swimming at Bosworth

Category: Swimming

Coniston, RLH, and the New Langdale Guidebook

Monday, 9th September 2013
Despite the less than perfect forecast this past weekend was a particularly busy one with loads of diverse activities including: an introduction to open water swimming, enjoying excellent company and great food at the SMC meet at RLH in Langdale, scrambling in the rain on Pavey Ark, and the launch of the new Langdale guidebook. …

Openwater swimming at Dosthill Quarry

Saturday, 16th June 2012
Swimming at the Bosworth Trust Water Park over the past month has been great, but I was eager to swim somewhere with clearer water and fewer ducks (and duck smells)! So, this morning I tested out the very convenient Dosthill Quarry, just on the outskirts of Tamworth. The quarry is a diving venue (http://www.divedozzi.com/), but …