What you need to know about cold water swimming Wild swimming and cold water swimming are a growing trend. But how do you go wild and immerse yourself in cold water safely whilst reaping the benefits? We swim in the Southern Lakes on the South Island of New Zealand, and our ‘home’ lake is Lake …
Yoga for swimmers event with Jo Woolley Yoga Learn some yoga moves to help and improve your swimming at this free event! Jo will lead you through a series of yoga postures that are especially beneficial to swimmers. With regular practice, the right style of Yoga can improve body posture (and thus body position in the water) and increase the range …
It’s time for our annual swim to Coffee Afloat, the barge which serves coffee on the Lake Dunstan Trail. We’ll meet in Cromwell and carpool to the start of the swim. Then we swim downstream to the boat, have a coffee and a bite to eat. Afterwards there’s the option to swim or catch a …
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The Whakatipu Legend open water swim event is offering swimmers a unique opportunity to leap from a historic steamer boat in Queenstown. On 23rd March 2024, swimmers competing in Queenstown’s Whakatipu Legend 4km swimming race will be ferried out into Lake Whakatipu on the century-old TSS Earnslaw. They’ll then leap from the historic ship to start …
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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 …