It has taken a while but the Arena range of performance swimwear has now arrived. We also have BlueSeventy Nero tx Jammers available and it is all FINA 2010 approved! The competitive swimmers amongst you will know that demand for these products has far exceeded supply so grab them now before we sell out.
Maureen
Arena and Blue Seventy performance swimwear
April 22nd, 2010British Swimming Championships – SOS Top Tips
March 30th, 2010So its the highlight of the British Swimming Calendar, and you are stuck at work. We know keeping up to speed with all the latest results from Ponds Forge can be a struggle. So here are our top tips for keeping track of whats going on in the Pool, wile your at the office:
- BBC - TV coverage seems unusually poor, however the 5Live team, Steve Parry, Bob Ballard and Karen Pickering are on hand to keep you company. Tune in daily from 1800, either online or on your wireless.
- Twitter – BBC’s Nick Hope is providing a feed – I’m not sure how regular this will be, although day 1 seemed to go well for him. Follow him here.
- The good old live score board – see it here, although its constant need to refresh does get tiring!
- Ponds Forge – if none of the above are good enough for you, get over to Sheffield and take in a session or two.
Pool-Mate
March 13th, 2010We were very keen to try out our new Pool-Mate but couldnt wait until we got to the pool so I persuaded my colleague Wendy to ’swim’ up and down the road outside the shop – and she did! Using the lamp posts to turn and glide away from she proceeded to swim several lengths each of breaststroke and frontcrawl before deciding that she looked a bit silly and stopped. Later that day I got to the pool, tried it out for real and was very impressed. I had only swum a few lengths before curiosity got the better of me and I had to stop and check it was working ok – which of course it was. It produces some fascinating data including a swimming efficiency score which is calculated using strokes per length, time taken and distance swum. Mine fell into the middle of ‘average’ which was not too bad as I kept stopping to play with the watch. It also calculates the number of calories used which helps justify the glass of wine when you get home!
We have a Pool-Mate available to lend to any swimmers who can pop into our retail shop in Broadstone, however I suggest you ring first to ensure that it is not already out on loan.
Maureen
2010 Swimming Events
March 11th, 2010Once again, we have a busy schedule for 2010, taking the mobile portion of our shop to many of the regions best swimming Events. We will be at a number of Bournemouth Dolphin events throughout the year, and also at an increased number of open water events, including 6 Triathlons, and the British Heat Foundation Swim in Weymouth.
A Calendar of all events can be found by here, SOS Swim Shop 2010 Events.
Will we see you at any of these, why not pop over and say hello, we always like to put faces to names!
Arena Racing Swimwear
February 23rd, 2010……..coming soon Arena Performance Racing Swimwear. Arena, the new sponsors of the National Swimming League, have a new range of FINA 2010 approved performance swimwear. Stock due very soon.
Maureen
Speedo LZR Racer Elite NOW AVAILABLE
January 11th, 2010
SOS Swim Shop is delighted to announce the delivery of Speedo LZR racer elite jammers. The kneeskins arrived last month so we now have some high performance swimwear to offer both male and female swimmers that is fully FINA approved for 2010. However, stock is limited so grab it while still available!
All our Speedo FS11 jammers and kneeskins are also on the legal list but we have very few available. It is also worth mentioning that legskins are still legal for masters swimmers. The whole issue of legal swimsuits is complicated and in my view has many grey areas however all the above suits are completely legal for 2010
Click here to see what we have got!
Maureen
Bustinskins
December 10th, 2009I recently met Mark from Bustinskins, if you are triathlete you MUST visit his site. I was invited to take the shop to the Weymouth Classic triathlon in September. The weather was fabulous and the organisation superb. I will glance over the fact that I had to leave home at 3.45am and that it was still pitch black when I was setting up!! I heard many competitors thanking Mark for an excellent event and he even arranged breakfast afterwards for everyone.- a most welcome touch. Check out this link, make sure you watch the video to the end and keep an eye on the Father Christmas in the chimney at the front! http://www.bustinskin.com/events_32525.html
Maureen
Wild Swimming
December 9th, 2009Its hard not to like cheeky geordie Robson Green, and following his extreme fishing adventures, i was looking forward to his Wild Swimming Adventures on ITV last night.
While his technique looked rather weak the content of the show was quite good fun. Two things stuck me during the first of this two part series, firstly the sheer insanity and of swimmer and an environmentalist Lewis Pugh, who has made a name for himself swimming in waters that are simply far too cold! I see from his website the next goal is to swim a glacial lake under the summit of Mount Everest. Thats a lake at 5,300meters, think about that next time your in a competition training pool!
Secondly how lucky we are to have such an array of wild swimming here on our doorstep – maybe this is something we should all do – i loved the line from The Outdoor Swimming Association “swimmers have too long been held in chlorined captivity” !!
And lastly it was nice to see some local swimmers featured, well done to you!
Part 2 follows next week Tuesday 15th December, 2009
British Gas Great Swims on Channel 4
December 1st, 2009
Througout December Channel 4 will be airing highlights from the Bristish Gas Great swims at 8am on Sunday mornings throughout December.
The first of the series was Sunday the 28th Novermber – dont worry if you missed it, you can find it on 4OD
Full details on the series can be found here, and will include swims in London, Suffolk, Glasgow and the Lake District.
Dolphin Swimming Pool
November 24th, 2009At long last the Dolphin Pool has re opened this week! If you have not been swimming since its closure in July and have misplaced your swimming bag, why not visit us at the SOS Swim Shop and treat yourself to an early Christmas present. We have the largest range of swimwear in the area, so you will be sure find something to suit.