Swimming Training
It is always a battle to find pool space in a in a city of 6 million people. So listed here are both the swimming training organised by Serpentine and also a range of other options that Serpentine's swimmers and triathletes use.
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Reserving a place & enquries
All Serpentine swimming is based on booking a block of 8-10 sessions and paying in advance.
- Email Serpentine's swimming co-ordinator about Monday sessions at Orchard Lisle Pool, Guys Hospital.
- Email Stephanie Ellis direct for information about her technique sessions at the Queen Mother Sports Centre.
- Email the Seymour swimming coordinator about Monday yardage sessions at the Seymour Centre, coached by Terence Collins. From 12 may 2008.
We no longer run a technique focussed session on Tuesdays at Orchard Lisle Pool. We recommend that swimmers looking for technique coaching either attend one of Swim For Tri's courses or one of Stephanie Ellis' sessions.
What you can expect
You won't be ploughing endless lengths in these sessions; they are yardage and drills based and so are more similar to interval or fartlek training with a specific focus for each part of the session. Serpentine's Monday night session at Guy's Hospital Pool are organised by the club, with coaches provided by Swim For Tri. The sessions are usually suitable for all levels of swimmer but are front crawl only. If you need to learn crawl, both Stephanie's and Swim For Tri's teaching sessions are recommended by Serpies.
Big week training
Serpentine member, Michael Hanreck, took part in the Epic Camp in January 2004; an exclusive training fortnight for ironmen who could go long in under 10 hours. You can read Michael's advice about 'Big Week' training here.