Swim Training
2013
INDOOR
WOLVERTON
Thursday from 19:30-20:30. Cost: £3 for adult and £1 for kids.
We have 2-4 club coaches available at most session. The coaches set the sessions, oversee the kids training and give individual stroke correction when time allows. Mark Booth, Robin Dowswell, Toni Heap, Marcus Whelband, Mark Bell, Burti and Jacquie Maycock are the current coaches you are most likely to encounter. There are 6 lanes. Currently we have kids and novice adults in the first 2 lanes and then the next 4 lanes contain swimmers with standards roughly as follows
Lane 400m time
Lane 3 7:30-8:30
Lane 4 6:45-7:30
Lane 5 6:00-6:45
Lane 6 5:15-6:00
OUTDOOR
LAKES
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Please note that TeamMK the club and committee is not in any way responsible for the safety and procedures at any of the open water venues below. While TeamMK members may be involved with coaching, giving advice and leading groups in the water, the club itself is not involved in setting the prices, assessing the safety or any other issues associated with the open water swimming venues below. However you should find that sessions there are normally well run and great places to improve your open water skills.
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Emberton
Open from May-September. This session is run by volunteers. Olney runners and TeamMK have contributed to the cost of obtaining the park, but are in no way responsible for your safety.
YOU SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK,
Current Timetable.
Tue and Wed: 06:00-08:30, last swim start time 08:15
Saturday and Sunday: 07:00-08:30, last swim start time 08:15
If you arrive after the last swim start time, you will not be able to swim!!
These times dependent on availability of volunteers to remain on the bank.
Costs.
£5 per swim. Parking is £4 if the gatehouse is open, but free if you park in Emberton village and walk.
£40 for season long membership including an annual pass for the car which allows entry at other times/events.
Registration
You must sign in/out with the registration volunteer before entering the water, and on exiting water. Do not enter/exit the water elsewhere and hope the registration volunteers spot you.
Coaching:
The standard BTF definition of open water coaching involves coaches on dry land or boats giving instructions to swimmers in the water. We have 2 open water qualified coaches in the club, Robin Dowswell and Toni Heap. You may get advice or a session led by one of the club coaches or another senior swimmer in the water. This however does not constitute a coached session and as such the instructor is not insured by the BTF.
Wetsuits:
One place these can be hired from is http://www.hireawetsuit.co.uk/home.php fwhere you get an xterra wetsuit for £35 for a week of £50 for a month.. Otherwise if you are going to be a regular, buy your own.
Directions:
The lake is on your left 800m before you cross the river Ouse on your way to Olney from the South.
Brogborough
Swimming is available most days. Please check the forum for when other people are going.
Currently Boxfirt Tri, who also use Brogborough are going on Mon, Wed and Fri.
The default times for TeamMK people at the moment is 6:00am Mon, Wed and Fri.
Quite deep and as such not too many weeds.
Box End
Swimming is available most days at Box End water park near Kempson, Bedford, MK43 8RQ.
It is a popular venue with TeamMK members and many have gone on Thursday evenings during the summer.
Cost is £4.
For latest swim times see here.
