Open water swimming sessions

Coached sessions will begin on Tue 27th May Elton Sailing Club in Bury (BL8 2BR). Each session will begin with a compulsory briefing at 7.00pm so please arrive in enough time to get into your wetsuit beforehand. There are changing rooms and showers. You must wear a bright coloured swim hat and a wetsuit. Swimmers must be club members and have attended a club pool session first and be able to swim 800m continuously. A consent form is required and can be downloaded here. Please read the safety leaflet also.

This year train2swim are also using the reservoir for open water swimming from 5pm to 8pm every Tuesday and our members are free to join in with them and pay the usual club price £3 adults, £2 juniors. See their information at http://www.train2swim.com/venues-open-water/elton-reservoir/#

Our coach Stuart Carter is not available every Tuesday and not available from 5pm so his coached sessions will be held at 7pm on the following dates. Tuesday 27^th May, 10^tH June, 24^th June, 8^th July, 29^th July. These sessions will include open water skills such as sighting, drafting, turns, mass starts, bilateral breathing.

Directions. If travelling down Bolton Road towards Bury turn right at Wellington Pub into Kitchener Street, signposted Elton Reservoir and Alpha Hospital. At end of Kitchener St turn right into Buller Street. Turn left over a smalll bridge signposted Alpha Hospital. Once over bridge bear right and down lane to Sailing Club.  Use a sat nav and you will end up in the wrong place. It will take you towards the reservoir from the wrong side along a lane which  has a locked barrier