Great North Swim Training Day – Coached by Active Blu

Great Swim Training Day

a great introduction to outdoor swimming

The Great Swim training day will take place on Saturday 8 June 2013 and provide the perfect opportunity to train with likeminded swimmers at Brockhole Visitor Centre, Lake Windermere.

The training sessions welcome all abilities and will allow you to train at your own pace in preparation for your upcoming Great North Swim. For the first time, we will have tailored training sessions for beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmers.

Training leaders will be on hand at all times, please choose the session which best suits your ability:

Introduction to Open Water Swimming

Session times: 9.00am – 10.00am and 10.30am – 11.30am

This session is aimed at those who can swim but have never made the transition from pool to open water.

The hour will cover:

Wetsuit advice.

Combating those Open Water anxieties and race day nerves.

Acclimatisation and feel for the water.

Basic open water skills. Sighting and drafting.

Question and answer session.

 

Intermediate Sessions

Session times: 12.30 – 13.30 and 14.00 – 15.00

The session is aimed at those who have experience in Open Water and would benefit from a little reminder and confidence boost.

This hour will cover:

Acclimatisation and feel for water.

Breathing effectively in open water for maximum performance.

Open Water Skills: Sighting, Drafting, Turning around Buoys.

Stroke Development.

Mass starts and skills practice around the swim course.

Exiting the water safely.

 

Advanced Coaching and Training Session

Session time: 15.30 – 17.00

This session is aimed at those who are experienced Open Water swimmers, who would like some stroke development and a training session!

This hour and a half will cover:

Open Water Skills Practice.

Individual Stroke Development.

Training Session – aimed to give you a good open water work out.

Group Race around the swim course.

*Each coaching group can accommodate for a maximum of 40 swimmers only.

 

Pricing: Standard & Intermediate (1 hour session) – £20 + VAT (£24 inc. VAT), Advanced (1 and a half hour session) – £25 + VAT (£30 inc. VAT)

Requirements: swimmers must be aged 16 years and above, wetsuits are compulsory (your own wetsuit)

Timing: Arrive 30 minutes prior to your session, limited changing facilities are available on site

Location: Brockhole Visitor Centre is approximately half way between Windermere and Ambleside, just off the A591. Follow the brown signs for ‘Brockhole, The Lake District Visitor Centre’. Find Directions