Training - Swimming
Please note - You should be able to swim at least 100m continuous free style to benefit from our coaching sessions. Please check the suitability of each session in the descriptions below before coming along.
If you are new to coached swims please attend the Friday session at Trinity School or the second session at St Joseph's on a Tuesday.
You will need fins, kick-board, pull buoy and hand paddles.
Coached sessions cater for all abilities and can be amended /adapted for the ability range present.
Please do not enter the water at St Joseph's or Trinity School until a coach is on poolside and has said it is OK to get in.
Please complete the attached Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire and hand to the coach at the first CPT session you attend.
Quarterly and Annual swim payments
Quarterly swimmers can swim once a week at any of three swimming venues. You can pay £90.00 per quarter for two swims and £135 for three. Or you can pay for one quarter and pay as you go for any other sessions.
All quarterly fees should be paid by the first Thursday of each quarter (7th Jan, 1st April, 1st July, 1st October 2010).
An annual swim fee of £200 allows you to swim as often as you like at any of the swim venues (St. Joseph's, The Bridge or Trinity School). Annual fees should be paid before 31st January 2010.
You can pay for quarterly and annual swims either by internet/ telephone banking direct to Barclays account: "Crystal Palace Triathletes", Account Number: 50309478, Sort Code: 20-94-67 (please reference your name and what you are paying for with your payment) or you can pay cash or cheque at any Club session.
Tuesday - St Joseph's College
1st session - 20:00-20:55
2nd session - 20:55-21:50
Coached swim - St Joseph's College, Beulah Hill, SE19
1st/2nd session £5.00 / 1st & 2nd session £8.00 or
£45.00 per quarter for one session (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec)
1st session - This can get very crowded as we only have half the pool. Please do not attend if you are a weak swimmer or want to concentrate on technique.
2nd session - Suitable for all abilities. If you are a novice triathlete, new to coached swimming sessions or feel you would benefit from receiving more personal attention from Jon, our coach, please attend this session at 20:55.
St Joseph's term dates 2010-11
Autumn Term
Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December
Easter Term
Tuesday 4 January to Friday 8 April
Summer Term
Tuesday 26 April to Friday 22 July
The pool is open during half-term holidays but not during the Easter, Summer or Christmas holidays.
View the training schedule.
Thursday - The Bridge
19.45-21:00
Coached swim - The Bridge Leisure Centre, Kangley Bridge Road, Sydenham SE26
Coached by Jon
£5.00 per session or
£45.00 per quarter (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec)
Suitable for all abilities.
We go to the Moon & Stars in Penge for a couple of drinks and curry afterwards.
View the training schedule.
Friday - Trinity School
20:00-21:00 or 21:30
Coached swim - Trinity School, Shirley Park, Croydon CR9 7AT
Coached by Phil/Jon
NB: The pool will be closed on Friday 24 and 31 December 2010 and 22 April 2011.
£5.00 per session or
£45.00 per quarter (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec)
Suitable for all abilities including novices and improvers.
Please note: bikes are not allowed in the changing rooms. Bikes must be locked up outside.
View the training schedule.
The adult session will start at 20:00. Please be on poolside and ready to swim at 20:00. Do not enter the pool before then without the permission of the lead coach for the evening as CPT only have limited use of the pool before this time and Trinity members must take priority. The full session will be 90 minutes, finishing at 21:30. For those who do not feel ready for this just yet or with juniors to get home there will be an optional end time at 21:00. Please pay on poolside before the session commences.
Monday swim sessions (uncoached)
We have managed to secure one swim lane on Monday evenings at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, between 19:30-20:30.
As numbers need to be limited this session is aimed at those swimmers who normally swim in the top two lanes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and / or are capable of a sub 7:15 400m.
Juniors are able to attend this session if they meet the above criteria and have the prior approval of the head coach.
Cost is £4.00 per session.
This session is uncoached, but a swim set will be provided. Be on poolside for a 19:30 start prompt.
Check the GLL website for public opening times.
Monday - Open water sessions
Open water swimming sessions are held between April-September. Details will be announced at the start of 2011 season.
Open Water Guidelines
Please read the Club's open water guidelines (32KB)
SwimShop
If you require any items, such as fins, kick board etc. these can be ordered from the SwimShop.
Lido swimming
Tooting Bec Lido
Visit the SLSC website for opening times and membership details if you would like to swim there during the winter months.
Phil has very kindly put together a couple of documents with ideas for creating your own swim session and an Ironman endurance swim session.
Useful swim-related links can be found on the Swimming links page.
400m time trials
Phil has collated the 400m time trials from September, November, December 2006 and March 2007 and put them all into one spreadsheet so you can monitor your improvements. This will be updated each time we do another time trial.
Pace chart
Phil has has provided a pace chart so that you can work out 100m splits based on your 1500m, 750m, 400m and 200m times.
Use the Calorie Calculator to find out how calories you burn whilst swimming.