Thanet Swim Club

This year the Kent County Open Water Championships are being held in conjunction with the South East Region Championships and the Inaugaral London Region Championships.

The date is July 7th and the venue is Southsea beach.  Can swimmers and Clubs please note that to compete in the Kent Championships each swimmer needs to return the Kent entry form with the fee of £4.50 to  Sarah Coe at sarah.coe@btopenworld.com  by 17th June.

As well as the Kent entry form, all swimmers need to complete the South East Region/London entry form and fee and send it to  to Trevor Marshall by 23rd June. Kent entries will not be accepted if swimmers have not entered the South East Region/London Championships.

Championship information and conditions can be found on our Gala page

Updated news regarding the club shop can be found here

Sam Crabtree and Louis Spurgin from Thanet Swim Club took part in the Crystal Palace Triathlon on Sunday 20th May; the gruelling TriStar3 event comprises a 300m swim, and 8km cycle and a 2.4km run. Louis who has participated in the event a few times, finished in 15th place in a time of 37 minutes and 14 seconds. This was Sam Crabtree’s first attempt at a triathlon and he completed the course is 31st place in a time of 46 minutes and 4 seconds. Both boys did extremely well against some of Kent and Essex’s elite triathlon competitors.

For more information follow on the event visit the Crystal Palace Triathletes website: http://www.crystalpalace-tri.co.uk/index.htm