Course Objectives and Outcomes:

• To build confidence in swimming in an open water/wild environment through essential knowledge and understanding of open water swimming & an outdoor environment.

Course Content

• Pre swim procedures you need to be aware of before entering open water to swim.
• The importance & benefits of evaluating swim locations
• The use of equipment recommended when swimming in wild locations.
• Wetsuits – How to get them on and off successfully and what types of wetsuits are available and why.
• Other equipment, tow floats, hats, goggles, etc
• Essential warm up procedures
• Acclimatization & cold water shock
• Safe water entry and exit and identifying hazards
• Post swim care
• Next Steps.

What will I need on the day?

• Wetsuit – Optional – if you feel that you need one, they are available on the day
• Swimming Hat – Brightly coloured for visibility (available to buy)
• Goggles – your normal swim goggles
• Towel, warm change of clothes, woolly hat, hot drink & snack

Our coaches are all trained by The Swimming Teachers Association (S.T.A)