St Ives / West Cornwall Swimming holiday

This is one of our 'Standard' pace swimming holidays. Imagine the middle lane of a public swimming session...from the slowest to fastest in the lane. The average swimmer holds approx 2 - 2 1/2 minutes per 100m or 20-22 minutes per km. If you swim marginally quicker or slower than this pace it's no problem, provided you're comfortable with swims of around 1.5 - 2km. 

For this holiday we'd recommend staying in the St Ives/Penzance areas. This is a self-drive holiday. Whilst we encourage car sharing over the weekend, you'll still need access to a car.

With this holiday we've simply chosen a great time of year to visit...just before the school holidays. Cornwall is quieter, the water will have adequately warmed up and we'll simply offer the best swims we can, based on the days conditions. 

Swims will take place at around 9-9.30am on all 3 days, 2 swims on the Friday/Saturday and 1 swim on Sunday morning. The second swim will take place after lunch time, anywhere from 1-2pm. Swims will be appox 1.5 - 2.5km in length. We finish each day in good time, giving you plenty of time to recover & relax on the beach or make plans in the local area. As with all of our holidays, we simply ask that you can comfortably cover that distance. Speed isn't really an issue (particularly on this holiday). If you have any concerns please contact us direct.

Participants will be emailed approx 2-3 days before the date of the holiday with exact times and locations for the swims. We do this as we can view an accurate forecast and plan the most spectacular (and safe) swims possible.

For this swim we advise you to book accommodation in the Penzance, Hayle or outer St Ives area...obviously you can book accommodation further afield, it'll just require more travel. We're happy to hand out advice for accommodation on request.