Brockwell Lido The Brockwell Swimmers club is based at Brockwell Lido; an unheated open-air Lido in Herne Hill, South London, SE24. The pool is open all year for both Winter and Summers swimming. Challenging during the colder months and blissful on a hot sunny day. The Brockwell Swimmers club was formed in January 2016 by a group of Lido users keen to see more swimming activities at this historic South London landmark. The aims and objectives of the Club are to promote participation of the whole community in the sport of swimming. We work to facilitate and encourage the teaching, development and practice of good swimming both at the pool and open water. We also work with Lambeth Council and Fusion Management to ensure the continued accessibility of this public facility for the local community. As well as events at the Lido, the club organises indoor Water Polo and Swim Sessions at local indoor pools, as well as taking part in national and international club events and swims. We also organise Summer walk/swims, club socials and liaise with other swimming clubs.
Brockwell Swimmers Go the Extra Miles
On Saturday 16th August, Brockwell Swimmers gathered at the Lido for our annual Channel Challenge, a club tradition where members combine their efforts to cover the same distance as the English Channel. Nineteen swimmers took part this year, working together to swim a total of 20.5 miles, the equivalent of 676 lengths or 338 laps […]
Channel Champs Again!
Blue Fins Brave the Dover Coaster for Successful Channel Crossing After ten days of frustrating delays caused by bad weather and heavy swell, the Brockwell Blue Fins finally launched their Channel relay swim at 1am on Wednesday 30th July. Originally scheduled for Sunday 20th July, the swim became another victim of what seasoned swimmers call […]
From Tides to Tidal Pool
A Coastal Day Out for Brockwell Swimmers On Saturday 26th July, Brockwell Swimmers swapped pool water for sea spray on a coastal ‘Swim/Walk’ from Broadstairs to Margate. After catching the train down from London, the group of fourteen set off from Broadstairs under slightly ominous skies. With the tide high, the route followed the clifftop […]
Summer Club Relays ’25
Despite a soggy start, spirits were high as ten London swim and triathlon clubs descended on Brockwell Lido for the annual Brockwell Swimmers’ Summer Club Relays on Thursday 24th July. The evening kicked off with light rain but that didn’t dampen the energy, as teams from across the capital – including Brockwell Swimmers, Clapham Chasers, […]
Channel Relay Season has Started
Brockwell Swimmer’s first Channel relay team Jellyfish & Jetsam got off to a dramatic start when their swim slot was brought forward 24 hours. The team, Sarah, Emily, Gemma, Ben and David, were dining in Folkestone when the confirmation finally came: green light. They were swimming in eight hours. Meeting their pilot Kevin and crew […]
Lido Channel Challenge 2025
To accompany our four Club Crossings, Brockwell Swimmers will be attempting to swim a matching Channel distance at Brockwell Lido on the morning of Saturday 16th August. This will be a combined swim with a goal of reaching a total distance of 21 miles, which measures 676 lengths of the lido. How many of these […]
Strong Swims and Summer Vibes
Three teams from Brockwell Swimmers dived into action at the South London Swimming Club’s Midsummer Relays, held at the iconic Tooting Bec Lido on 18th June 2025. While we didn’t bring home any medals this time, the event was a fantastic celebration of team spirit, summer swimming and community competition. The teams faced stiff competition […]
Raising money for the RNLI
Our four brave relay teams are training hard to take on one of the world’s toughest endurance events: swimming the English Channel. Leaving the comfort of their local pool at Brockwell Lido, each swimmer will face choppy seas, strong tides and icy water, taking turns to swim one hour at a time across the 20½ […]