Welcome to the Brighton Swim Team
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We are an independent survival swimming and lifesaving team in Brighton and Hove, England.
Our mission is to bring the fun back into Brighton Swimming.
Club committees and silly rules are a thing of the past.
We welcome swimmers from ethnic and social minorities.
Come and enjoy high activity challenges in an energetic environment on the beach and in the pool. Our training includes personal survival, rescue skills, water safety, plus regular resistance and endurance swim training. You set your own goals for your desired fitness level.
Simple Team Rules
We keep things simple, there are only three easy rules:
- Be nice to everyone, especially pool staff.
- We have no nannies, no membership, no fees, no committees, no boss.
- Minimum age is 18 years. You are responsible for yourself, your actions, and your own personal safety. No liability or responsibility can be taken by us for you.
Training Schedule
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Events and activities depend on the weather and are quickly arranged via the Internet.
Venues and timings change often.
Follow us on
Twitter @brightonswim
or contact us
to find out when and where the action is.
Sea Swimming is on Wednesday and Friday mornings, 7:15 to 8:00 with our friends from the Sea Swim Fitness Club. Focus is on survival swimming and long distance training for triathlons.
Pool Training is on most Fridays at 20:00h in Newhaven. We focus on survival skills training and lifesaving. Our mentor, the Free Lifesaving Society, provides us with free training materials to practice locally. Everyone is encouraged to learn and develop valuable skills based on their personal best in fitness, knowledge, leadership, and teamwork.
We swim in clothes for fun and fitness
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Survival swimming and lifesaving is all about being prepared for the unexpected.
You may not have the opportunity to change into your surf shorts when an emergency arises.
Therefore, we swim in clothes to prepare for this with realistic training,
something most clubs overlook.
Being prepared can save lives.
We use this to build up strength and stamina.
Unlike weight lifting this spreads the load evenly over the body for safer training and better results.
You can adjust the resistance by layering clothes. It also protects you from injury or sunburn, and keeps you warm.
Give it a try sometime. It is terrific fun. You'll be amazed. If you don't have some of the gear needed, let us know and we may be able to lend you some survival swimming kit.