Pools update as at 22 September 2020:
City Baths is planning to reopen on 1st November. To allow for minor hiccups, the Club plans to return to City Baths on Sunday 8 Nov onwards. The plan is for a phased return to our normal sessions, starting with moving the Weds am and Sunday pm sessions from Northgate back to City Baths and back to our original timings. We are grateful to the Northgate team for their help in arranging pool time to allow us to return to the pool after a break of over 5 months, but we understand from members that more people will attend when we can return to a “normal” lane training pool and our previous session timings.
Covid alert status: At the time of writing, Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East are categorised under the Government’s high Covid alert level.
We are following guidance from BTF. In the absence of further restrictions, the rules for high Covid alert level areas allow those who are permitted to travel to Chester/Christleton to continue to attend our club sessions. The control measures we have put in place mean that “it is possible for people to avoid mixing with people they do not live with or share a support bubble with”.
Swim sessions – where and when:
We currently have 4 swim sessions split between Christleton and Northgate Arena. Northgate sessions will move to City Baths from early November. All sessions are mixed, with separate lanes for intermediate and advanced swimmers. We will secure more lanes/sessions when there is enough demand.
Christleton:
19.30 – 20.30 Monday in 5 x single width lanes.
19.30 – 20.30 Friday in 5 x single width lanes.
Christleton is also open for public swimming, timetable and details here.
Northgate Arena – last session Weds 4 Nov:
06.15 – 07.30 Wednesday, 2 x single width lanes
15.00 – 16.00 Sunday, 2 x single width lanes
Northgate is also open for public swimming; timetable and details
City Baths – first session Sun 8 Nov:
06.00 – 07.00 Wednesday, 5 x single width lanes
18.00 – 19.00 Sunday, 5 x single width lanes
To be reintroduced:
06.00 – 07.00 Monday – this session will be reintroduced if enough people are willing to book a block of 6 weeks in advance (the system we had in place before Covid lockdown). If you are interested, please contact swim@nullchestertri.org.uk by midday Sat 24 Oct for details.
15.00-16.00 & 16.00-17.00 – Saturday – these sessions will be reintroduced when possible
You must:
- Book in advance via Nifty Entries.
- Come in your swim wear (no changing facilities)
- Read full instructions posted on the club website Covid re-START
- Currently ALL sessions are mixed intermediates and advanced
Swim costs £4 + 30p transaction fee for 1 hour sessions and £5 + 30p for 1 hour 15.
(Dan is kindly allowing us to use Nifty Entries at cost price)
For those who want to read into full guidelines for swimming, here are links to Swim England’s Return to Pools Guidance and BTF’s Swimming Guidance for pools and open water.
Book your swim session here
Our next swim sessions
Swim sessions are £4.00 for members (£5.00 for non‐members) + 30p transaction fee.
Non‐members can join 3 sessions and should be people who are considering joining the club.
Technique swim sessions
At the moment there are no specific sessions dedicated to technique. Coaches are introducing technique into squad sessions as most people have not trained for some time, but we can’t hold learner sessions yet, sorry.
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Technique sessions are usually held at Chester City Baths on Saturdays 16:00 – 17:00.
Our Technique swim session is for all abilities who would like to improve their front crawl technique. It’s also appropriate for novice swimmers who are learning front crawl or those recovering from injury.
- New to swimming.
- Limited understanding of technique.
- May lack fitness.
- May include post injury rehab.
Training Focus
- Learn to swim front crawl.
- Develop stroke, using drills.
- Begin swim endurance.
- Develop lane discipline.
- Priority on technique, no pressure on speed!
Intermediate swim sessions
Temporarily, as of September 2020, intermediate swimmers can train:
Mondays 1930-2030 @ Christleton,
Wednesdays 0615-0730 @ Northgate,
Fridays 1930-2030 @ Christleton and
Sundays 1500-1600 @ Northgate.
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Sessions are usually held at Christleton Sports Centre on Mondays 18:00 – 19:00 and Fridays 19:00 – 20:00, then at Chester City Baths on Sundays 18:15 – 19:15.
There is also an early morning session on Wednesdays 06:00 – 07:00, and an afternoon session on Saturdays 15:00 – 16:00, held at Chester City Baths.
Our Intermediate sessions are squad sessions that cater for a wide variety of abilities. As a basis, swimmers should be able to swim front crawl for at least 200m without stopping. The coaches will help you in terms of which lane you will most benefit from and if this session is suitable for you.
- Reasonably fit.
- Technique: still in need of development.
Training Focus
- Mondays and Fridays – CSS development.
- Wednesdays – Speed work and CSS development.
- Saturdays – Fitness.
- Sundays – Endurance.
Advanced swim sessions
Temporarily, as of September 2020, advanced swimmers can train:
Mondays 1930-2030 @ Christleton,
Wednesdays 0615-0730 @ Northgate,
Fridays 1930-2030 @ Christleton and
Sundays 1500-1600 @ Northgate.
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Sessions are usually held at Christleton Sports Centre on Mondays 19:00 – 20:00 and Fridays 18:00 – 19:00, then at Chester City Baths on Sundays 18:15 – 19:15.
There is also an early morning session on Wednesdays 06:00 – 07:00, and an afternoon session on Saturdays 15:00 – 16:00, held at Chester City Baths.
Advanced swim sessions are squad sessions for those who are able to maintain a pace of approximately 1:50 per 100m or quicker over longer distances.
- Fit and competent swimmer.
- Good level of technique.
- Good lane discipline.
Training Focus
- Mondays and Fridays – CSS development.
- Wednesdays – Speed work and CSS development.
- Saturdays – Fitness.
- Sundays – Endurance.