Open Water Swimming (Summer)

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  • 1 hr 30 mins

  • Max 40 people

Open Water Swimming

Description

Join us for our latest addition to getting you on the water.


Our brand new open water swimming sessions, are ideal for those who are wanting to learn, train or develop their open water swimming skills, or even just get in for the embrace of the cold water.


This is course swimming for fitness, training and distance open water swimming only.


To join us for open water swimming, you must create an Eola account, this will enable you to access the booking system.


Please email us with the email address you wish to add to the membership and we will add you to the Summer Membership to book your swimming sessions.







Requirements

All swimmers should have prebooked their Swimming Membership to allow them to book on.

Participants should be able to swim 50 metres unaided and will be asked to demonstrate the first time they swim.


What to bring

All swimmers MUST have:


  1. A coloured swim hat.
  2. A tow float
  3. A wetsuit, for distance swimming, under 12 degrees water temperature.


Participants will have access to the inside changing rooms and showers.

Lockers are available for small items.



Itinerary

Swimmers can arrive 15 minutes before to get changed in the changing rooms. ( 'Morning Session' you can start swimming any time from 0815, end time is 0945)

Just before the swim the safety team will let you know where you will be swimming and how to get in and any safety information for the day.



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    Ardingly Activity Centre

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    Haywards Heath, GB

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From £9.00 per person
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    This activity requires a membership

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    Free cancellation

    Up to 28 days in advance

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Upcoming availability

August

August 2026

September

September 2026

October

October 2026
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