Media release from the Queenstown Lakes District Council: Water activities are an important part of summer recreation here in Queenstown Lakes and 1,700 swim school students are receiving the best water safety programme on offer thanks to Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Swim School. Now certified as a ‘Water Skills For Life (WSFL)’ provider by …
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Queenstown Roundshot camera link This webcam from Queenstown Roundshot shows the weather conditions near Lake Whakatipu, Queenstown.
If you’re a visitor from out of town you’re more than welcome to join us for a swim. We’ve tow floats we can lend you, and we’ve also a couple of old wetsuits if you need. We would be most grateful if you made a donation to the club, and we would suggest $10. Thanks! …
Have you ever gone home after a swim and later found you’re covered in small, very itchy red dots? That could be duck itch – also known as swimmer’s itch, or schistosome cercarial dermatitis. What is duck itch and swimmer’s itch? Duck itch is caused by an allergic reaction to the cercariae (larvae) of schistosomes …
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Summer Solstice Swim!! It’s the Longest Day of the year on Thursday 21st December To celebrate we’re having a swim!! 5:45am (!) at Queenstown beach (by the Bathhouse) for a sunrise swim in Queenstown Bay. Afterwards we’ll grab some coffee from whereever is open in town. For those who are super adventurous, a few will …
– from QLDC Arrowtown’s much-loved outdoor swimming pool opens for another season on Saturday 2 December with a community fun day. Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is hosting the event from 11.00am. There’ll be relay races, spot prizes to be won and a sausage sizzle run by Arrowtown Volunteer Fire Brigade. QLDC Sport and Recreation …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu5SzDT1aDc In 2023 we ran a Lake Attack challenge to swim in all the lakes in the South Island of New Zealand. We made a film about our adventures. Check it out on YouTube here. Follow the adventures of a group of swimmers as they venture beyond the pool and into open water, or ‘wild’ …
Join us for our annual open day and offical start to the warmer water weather!