Tri and Swim Fit

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.

Pool Swiming Sessions

Pool Swimming
Barb runs squad sessions at the following places/times. For summer 2020-21 timetable click link below:

SUMMER 2021 TIMETABLE.pdf

Kilbirnie Pool/WRAC

Wednesday Evening 7.00-8.00pm
Saturday Morning 6.00-7.00am
Saturday Morning 8:30-9:30am

Jan/Feb 2021: pool sessions at WRAC replaced with sea swims
- Saturdays: Titahi Bay (8.00am)
- Weds: Freyberg Beach (8.00am)
[text updates sent at 6:45am]

WRAC sessions restart Wed 10 March 2021.

Cannon's Creek

Every Tuesday and Thursday
- Mornings: 5:45am (early birds), or
6:30am-7:30am (others)
- Evenings: 7:00-8:00pm.

Cannon's Creek last session 22 Dec 2020 and restart Tue 12 Jan 2021.

General info

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

Seaswims

Regular Seaswims are held every Sunday leaving around 8am from Freyberg Beach, Oriental Bay.
Get added to Barb's text (her number is on her tickets) to be notified of changes in locations as we sometimes move to Scorching Bay, Hataitai, Lyall Bay or Island Bay Beaches depending on weather or other sports events.

Swims vary in length/speed from 750m (15-25mins) up to 2 or 3km (40mins-1hour or more) 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 $3.00.

Forum

COVID-19 Requirements under Level 2 for WRAC

Swimming starts again on Wed 20 May 2020 under Covid-19 Level 2. Swim sessions will run on Wed evenings and Saturday mornings. Wednesday 7pm - 8pm (three lanes in operation)Saturday 9am - 10am (two lanes in operation)At attend a session you need…Continue

Started by Adrian Parkyn May 19, 2020.

Photos

The old girl

by Marie Dawkins Added September 16, 2015 at 23:25
Thordon Saturday morning

by Marie Dawkins Added September 16, 2015 at 23:02
Paihia Ocean Swim: BBQ - 22 Nov 2014

by Adrian Parkyn Added November 27, 2014 at 23:29

Midwinter Swim 2014

by Lesley Cornish Added July 8, 2014 at 22:00
Akaroa January 2014

by Marie Dawkins Added February 28, 2014 at 14:54
Capital Classic 2014

by Lesley Cornish Added February 4, 2014 at 17:10

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 to wait for 24-48 hours before swimming. This Greater Wellington Regional Council site should have weekly monitoring reports on it from 1 November onwards (Select Water Quality(WQ)/Marine and then search the map for the beach area you want). This page covers Freyberg Beach specifically.

If you want to be notified for txt updates on Sunday mornings, send Barb a txt first and she will add you to the list. Her number is on the back of the 10-trip ticket used for squad sessions. Generally we only cancel one or two a year due to weather though as we have options for north and south facing beaches.