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External Swim Coaching

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Swim for Tri

Various times and locations: Kensington on Thursdays and Putney on Sundays are particularly well attended by Serpentine members.

Swim for Tri is coach Dan Bullock's swim technique and training company, with which Serpentine has a strong relationship. He does both yardage sessions and technique training. See his website for details of times, contacts and prices.

Also see the swim plans that Dan has kindly provided us with to guide your own training.

Training with Otter SC

We have a link with a swimming club, Otter SC (also BTF affiliated) which provides training in competitive swimming and in water polo. They are happy for Serpentine members who are reasonable swimmers (average 100m speed of 1:30 is the minimum requirement) to join the club should they wish for more advanced and regular swim training. If you are interested in joining, you may schedule a trial session/assessment on Sunday at 5.30pm or Thursday at 7.30pm at Queen Mother Sports Centre, Vauxhall Bridge Road. The cost is approximately £500/year. More information can be found at the club's website.

Note: These sessions are not to learn to swim or to learn technique. They are for fitness training and you will be expected to be able to swim all four strokes (including butterfly) and to perform competent tumble turns. If in doubt, go and have a look to make sure they're suitable for you. Please contact Charles Doxat to schedule a trial session/assessment.