Open Water Swimming

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  • 1 hr

  • Max 70 people

The open water lap is approximately 80 metres and ideal for triathletes, competitive swimmers and those who enjoy kee...

Description

Cardiff International White Water is a great Open Water Swim venue, fresh and clean water. The swim lap is over 100 metres, ideal for new open water swimmers and experienced triathletes. Two buoy turns also allow swimmers to practice sighting and turns. The venue is SHOUT and Welsh Swimming accredited, sessions are supervised by qualified CIWW safety staff. Water temperature varies throughout the season. We do not insist on wetsuits however if you do swim without one, please ensure you are used to cold water and can swim in open, deep water. For 18yrs+


By proceeding to book and pay for this session, you are in agreement with our 'Non-CIWW-Coached Terms and Conditions' which are available to view here





Requirements

  1. 18yrs+

What to bring

  1. Swimwear/Wetsuit etc (no equipment is provided by CIWW)
  2. Please remember to bring your own £1 coin for the lockers! CIWW is now cashless.

Itinerary

Open water swim between buoys on the flat water pool - the doors to CIWW will not open it's doors more than 5 minutes before the session start time.

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From £6.00 per adult
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Upcoming availability

July

July 2026

August

August 2026

September

September 2026
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