Lake Alta Swim
Celebrate the end of summer with a swim in Lake Alta on the Remarkables mountain range. It’s a lot of fun to swim in a lake before it freezes over, then ski over it a few weeks later!
Pigeon Island swim
This is one of our most popular club swim events of the year! We’re going to swim the 2km from the eastern shore of Lake Whakatipu to Pigeon Island. We’ll have a picnic on the island and then swim or boat back. This is a members-only event, one of the perks of being a member …
Southern Lakes Swimming Club Open Day 2024
Join us to celebrate the start of summer swimming in 2024! If you’re new to Queenstown or open water swimming, come along for tips, tricks and a dip in the fresh waters of Lake Whakatipu. We’ll have coffee and biscuits in the Scout Hut afterwards. When: Sunday 17th November 2024 (the day after the Queenstown Marathon) …
Learn the Lake
We recognise that open water swimming can be daunting. The lake can be cold and deep, and sometimes it’s a big step up from swimming in the pool. We’re running a four week course for beginners to Learn the Lake. If you’re looking to get into open water swimming, if you’ve entered Challenge …
Yoga for Swimmers
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 …
Coffee Boat Swim
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 …
Swim race offers a chance to leap from the TSS Earnslaw
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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Summer Solstice Swim 2023
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 …
Celebrate Summer at Arrowtown Memorial Pool
– 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 …
Southern Lakes Swim Club Open Day 2023
Join us for our annual open day and offical start to the warmer water weather!