Welcome to London Otter Swimming Club




29 July 2010

Otter is a competitive swimming and water polo club, based in central London. We are one of the oldest and most well known swimming clubs in the country. The Club was formed in 1869, and we were the inaugural winners of the ASA's Cherriman Award, which recognises contributions made to Masters swimming.

Otter welcomes new members of all standards, and particularly those who are interested in competing. We train for, and compete in, club, regional, national and international Masters comptitions, and we currently boast a number of World, European and British, individual and relay, record holders. Several of our members also compete in triathlons and numerous open water events, including channel swimming. See Events page for details.

Otter train in various locations in central London, primarily at the Queen Mother Sports Centre in Victoria. We hold up to seven training sessions per week, which, if all goes to plan, are coached by at least one member of the coaching team.

We are taking new members, and invite you to browse our website to find out more about the events we compete in and the standard of current swimmers. If you are interested in joining, please come down to a training session on either Thursday or Sunday evening at the Queen Mother Sports Centre, to meet the coaches and find out more about our team and membership fees. If you have additional questions, please contact Gina Hobson.


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THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 29/07/2010
Training at QMSC:7:30pm-9:30pm

Friday 30/07/2010

Saturday 31/07/2010
Training at Crystal Palace :
2 lanes10:30am-12:30pm

Sunday 01/08/2010
Training at QMSC:5:30pm-7:00pm

Monday 02/08/2010
Training at Shell Centre:7:15pm-8:45pm
Subject to special rules *Except on Bank Holidays*

Tuesday 03/08/2010
Training at Guy's Hospital:8:00pm-9:30pm
Training at Crystal Palace :
2 lanes7:00pm-8:30pm

Wednesday 04/08/2010
Training at QMSC:8:15pm-10:00pm

See the training page for more details.


ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crystal Palace

Due to rising pool costs, it's been agreed that we will only run one Crystal Palace session per week for the July and August period. This session will be on a Saturday, unless the pool isn't available at the weekend and then a Tues session will be run. The 'week ahead' section above will be kept up-to-date re sessions. All being well, the Tues evening session will be re-introduced in Sept in time for the build up to Sheffield and the SC nationals.

Annual Otter Half Mile Open Water Swim – Friday 23rd July

For those interested in swimming or coming along for the BBQ afterwards please contact Ben benny_t100@hotmail.com for further information.