Tri and Swim Fit - The home of Barb Watson's swimmers

The home of Barb Watson's swimmers

A site for swimmers in the Tri and Swim Fit squad run by Barbara Watson in Wellington, New Zealand.

Session Details

Pool Swimming
Barb runs squad sessions at the following places/times.

Kilbirnie Pool/WRAC

Monday Evening 7-8pm
Wednesday Evening 7-8pm
Saturday Morning 6-7am
Saturday Morning 9-10am

Cannon's Creek
Tuesday Morning 6:00am (for the early birds) or 6:30am-7:30
Tuesday Evening 6:30-8:00pm
Thursday Morning 6:30-7:30am

There is a cost involved to cover Barb's time and lane hirage. Call Barb on (04) 232 6470 for more information.

Seaswims
Regular Seaswims are held every Sunday leaving around 8am from Freyberg Beach, Oriental Bay.

Swims vary in length/speed from 750m (15-25mins) up to 2 or 3km (40mins-1hour) and you can be matched up with others of similar speed/ability. We've got a whole range of people so don't feel like you aren't fast enough to join in.

Swimming wetsuits are optional during summer months but essential from late April until October.

Hot showers are available at Freyberg pool for $2. Coffee afterwards at the Parade Cafe in the old Tug Boat or sometimes around at Greta Point Cafe (near Cog Park).

Notices

Capital Classic Ocean Swim

Well done to everyone who competed in the Capital Classic swim on Sunday. Christine's added some great pictures in the gallery below.

Pool sessions are on as normal for the next few weeks with only Saturday 18th Feb being cancelled due to a swim meet at Kilbirnie.

Photos

Classic Swim 29 January 2012

by Christine Pullar Added January 29, 2012 at 8:45pm
Freyberg Beach, May 1st 2011

by John Cleveland Added June 28, 2011 at 10:32am
Freyberg Beach, April 24 2011

by John Cleveland Added June 28, 2011 at 10:30am

Sea Swim Information

If you're thinking about joining us in the sea here is some information that may be useful from the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

Water Temperature in the harbour is monitored daily and can be found on this page. The temperature at Freyberg beach is usually a degree warmer than this.

The Regional Council also monitors water quality at the local beaches regularly. Overall the beaches are very good with the exceptions being after a very heavy downpour when it's best wait for 24-48 hours before swimming. This Greater Wellington Regional Council site should have weekly monitoring reports on it from 1 November onwards. This page covers Freyberg Beach specifically.

If you've signed up for txt alerts on Sunday mornings (Click on your "settings" link near the top right of this page to enter a number) Barb will let you know if there are any issues. Generally we only cancel one or two a year due to weather though.

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Would welcome some assistance all as to who you fine folk recommend to contact for swim stroke correction, toward improving my technique ahead of sea swim competition next summer. Live in Central…Continue

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