Category Archives: Swim

Summer super-sprints

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin

A reminder that the summer super-sprints kick off this week.  The next three weeks will see the events at the Thursday night open-water swims at Druridge Bay. 2nd Aug – Aquathlon – 500m swim / 2.5k run 9th Aug – … Continue reading →

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Open Water Swimming

Posted on June 12, 2012 by admin

Sessions start at Druridge this Thursday.  Meet at the Visitor Centre car park from 6:40pm, ready to swim at 7. As in previous years, we’ll split into informal groups based on ability & goals.  You’ll need to sign a disclosure … Continue reading →

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Open Water Swimming

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Tracey

We have officially given up on Druridge Bay for the next couple of weeks until the water quality in Ladyburn Lake is checked as the water still looks like chocolate milk and we have no idea if is is clean … Continue reading →

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Long Swim Success!

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Jo G-O

Well done to all club members who took part in today’s long swim session! Great performances all round! Andy Wilde 3.8k John Gray 1 hour Stu Bruce 1hour Matt Holt 1.9k Mark Davis 2k Melissa Hepburn 5k Sarah Christie 1hour … Continue reading →

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Alnwick Tri Club Long Swims 2012

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jo G-O

This year’s Long Swims event will take place on the afternoon of Sunday 15th April.  Everyone is welcome to take part and challenge themselves to a long swim distance.  This will be excellent preparation for longer-distance triathlons or open water … Continue reading →

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50m Pool Swims

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jo G-O

Training in a 50m ‘long course’ pool is a totally different experience to training in a 25m ‘short course’ pool.  Why not give it a try this year? Back by popular demand, we will meet one Saturday each month at the … Continue reading →

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Northumberland Swim Challenge – Druridge Bay

Posted on June 26, 2011 by admin

3 club members competed at Saturday’s open water swim challenge, all in the 3k event. 7. Helen Jones @49:18 14. Caroline Findlay 0:58:37 19. Bridget Peberdy 1:15:51 Full results at http://www.trinorthumberland.co.uk/2011-events/northumberland-challenge-swim

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Open water swimming this week

Posted on May 29, 2011 by admin

Quick reminder that we have a session at Druridge on Monday night to replace our usual pool session at Willowburn, which is cancelled due to the Bank Holiday.  Normal O/W swim timings apply – get there for about 18:45, in … Continue reading →

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Open Water sessions – structure

Posted on May 26, 2011 by admin

Following on from last week’s more structured swim session, we’re going to continue with that approach for the rest of the summer. Groups are split by coloured swim-hat: Green hats – relatively fast swimmers, out for 45 minutes or more.  … Continue reading →

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Bank Holiday Open Water Swim

Posted on May 23, 2011 by admin

As Willowburn will be closed on Monday 30 May, we’ll be running an additional lake swim at Druridge Bay.  Normal timings apply, i.e., arrive at 6:45 to be in the water at 7pm.  Park’s open until 9pm so there’s time … Continue reading →

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