If you are aged over 18 and wish to gain better health, better fitness or make new friends through swimming, Bexley Masters Swimming Club is ideal for you. The squad encompasses a whole range of abilities from casual fitness swimming to highly organised competitive swimming. Everyone has his or her reason for swimming; health, general fitness, camaraderie or just for fun, how far you go is up to you.

 

Our session that takes place at Crook Log Leisure Centre on Saturday’s at 18:30 to 20:00. Please see under “About” then “When” for more details.

The Club has their own dedicated coach and can cater for those who want to swim for fitness, swim to compete or swim for triathlon and open water.

There are a number of social events organised throughout the year and several members are keen competitors at various Masters Competitions.

If you would like to see if Masters swimming is for you please come along to our Saturday session at Crook Log and/or email; secretary@bexleymastersswimmingclub.com  or use the contact form.

Swim for Triathlon and Open Water

 

 

Our coach is the 2014 European age group and England triathlon champion , who came from swimming background.

We have few triathletes and open water swimmers in our squad and most of the sessions have a variation, adjusted for open water swimming.

If you want to improve your open water technique, confidence and increase your speed we are a good place to be.

You can watch our coach, Tanya Brightwell,  swim here with Paul Newsome from Swim Smooth commenting in the background.

To find more please contact us

Crook Log Leisure Centre, Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4HH

Swim for Fitness

 

Also please check out some health facts….

Swimming is a great low impact  exercise. Not only that, swimming is one of the few sports that exercises the whole body. It also a skill that potentially can save your life.

But it is essential to swim with a good technique and with the right sets to get the maximum benefit out of your swimming sessions.  According to British amateur swimming association “masters swimming is essentially swimming for adults – it encompasses the whole range of ability from casual fitness swimming for those who want a workout to highly-organised competitive swimming.

You can find more about masters swimming here.

 

 We are a mix ability club and if you can swim, putting your face under water, and are over 18  don’t be afraid and get in touch. If you are a complete novice and want to learn to swim we can help you to organise some 1-2-1 lessons so you can join our club as soon as you can swim 25m any stroke, putting your face in the water.

Please contact us for further information.

Swim to Compete

 

 

Our competitive squad regularly takes part in masters galas and championships.

This year in the Kent championships we came 11 out of 21 and our swimmers took quite a few podium places and some were even asked to represent the county in the regional championships.

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We also had members who competed in Masters world championship in Canada.

Our sets are well adjusted to suit different levels and strokes. We also have regular video analyses sessions to give our swimmers better feedback on their technique.

To find more please contact us