Brave the Wave - Pool and Open Water Swim Coaching Scotland

05/11/2021

Nice wee blog on Winter Swimming.

https://triscape.me/winter-swimming-tips/?fbclid=IwAR20o_wDvNkw-cNR2xF5B6jkfp1QWErU7WqDb9PDHy-6y153K_XjoUn-His

Winter swimming has grown in popularity over the last 2 years at a HUGE rate. Here we share out top 5 tips on how to stay safe and make the...

04/08/2021

What a Race in the women’s OW 10km swim. Well done to Britain’s Alice Deering 19th Place✅💪

https://www.facebook.com/167524363294017/posts/4442404845805926/?d=n

| It's gold for Ana Marcela Cunha and Brazil after an exciting finish to the women’s 10km open water marathon in Tokyo Bay.

Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands takes silver, with bronze for Australia's Kareena Lee.

14/07/2021

First non wetsuit swim this year. A lovely 1.8km round Osprey island at Gladhouse.
Swimming without a wetsuit allows you to see where you are with your swimming and gives you an idea of where to need to improve as a wetsuit can correct a lot of swimming flaws such as body position and propulsion. If you plan to try a non wetsuit swim just be wary of your distances as you don’t have the same buoyancy.

20/03/2021

A couple of nice decent length swims this week. Water temp is slowly increasing. Will be good to see people back in the water soon😀

28/12/2020

Be Safe Winter Swimming can be very Dangerous, some good tips below.

Tips on Swimming through the Winter from the IISA - click on the link for more detailed information https://buff.ly/3oJzLP8

07/10/2020

Guide to Open water Swim temperatures.

02/10/2020

Nice wee evening swim last night to start October. Still quite a few people swimming. Anyone keen to swim Into Autumn give me a shout.

21/09/2020

As the end of the Open Water season approaches. A lot of people will still want to swim into the winter a few things to kit ideas to consider for winter swimming:

1. Neoprene swim hat. (Stop ice cream head effect)
2. Ear plugs (keeps cold water out helps against ear infections)
3. Thermal Rash vest or neoprene swim vest (helps retain core heat)
4. Swim Gloves ( I have 2mm for use just now and 5mm for colder swims)
5. Swim boots/socks (2mm for just now and also 4mm)
6. Thermal wetsuit (optional)
7. Changing robe.
8. Woolly hat.
9. Flask for hot drink.

Post swim make sure you have loose clothing laid out ready to put on and remember to use the layer system to warm up.

07/09/2020

Anyone looking for a end of season deal on a wetsuit.

WEEKEND EX-DEMO WETSUIT SALE

With wetsuits from £50, you can save up to £440 in our Flash Ex-Demo Sale this weekend. The Ex-Demo wetsuit grading from A to C is based on the aesthetic standard of the wetsuit and will not affect its actual performance.

https://huubdesign.com/collections/ex-demo

07/09/2020

Another loch ticked off my bucket list. Is this something you want to achieve then get in touch. I can help from anything from getting started to distance swimming.

07/09/2020

The water has fairly risen over the summer at Gladhouse and the temperature has dropped slightly, still great conditions for swimming coaching.