2020 at Stubbers

Please do not turn up unless you have pre booked your place. You will be refused entry if you have not pre booked.

In line with new Social Distancing guidelines we are going to have to change the way things work at Stubbers. To smooth registration we need you to book in advance at a time slot of your choice. Please use the BLUE book fitness sessions button below to make your booking.
*** If you can not attend your session, please cancel your booking giving the system 24 hours notice so someone else can take your place.***
If you do not turn up or cancel giving 24 hours notice for your pre booked session, you will lose your session.
This will help keep queues down and smooth out the flow of people. Please observe the 2m distancing as you approach registration.
Please do not turn up if you have NOT booked a place. You will be refused entry. 

Please queue, book in and then continue onto the grassy area by the beach to get changed and enter the water. 

You can still swim until the end of the session ie book to swim at 7:00am you can exit at 8:30am, book to swim at 7:30am and you can exit at 9:00am. Your choice. Arrive at 6:30am and you can start your swim at 7:30am, up to you. This is just to help spread out registration.

Sadly there will be no refreshments until further guidance suggests it is safe to do so.

Changing rooms will not be available.

Please use the hand gel on exiting the water and report your name manually to the member of staff on the beach

Get changed on the grassy area as this will provide the space you need.

The wooden decking area should be kept clear for registration only.

If you need basic first aid please come to registration. Any other emergencies while in the water will be dealt with by the kayaks and lifeguards as normal who will be equipped with PPE for all your safety.

Please adhere to social distancing to keep all of the SFT family safe at this time.

Swim For Tri at Stubbers Lake

Skills Sessions

Our Saturday skills session is fully taught, aimed at newcomers to the sport of open water swimming or nervous open water swimmers. Here you will learn the skills required to make you more effective in open water.

When?

June 13th – August 29th

Saturday (only) 08:00 – 09:00

Price & Booking

To book your place, please click on the link below to pre book your dates. Places are restricted so pre booking is REQUIRED.

£25 single session

£60 for a 3 skills sessions

All sessions purchased in 2020 must be used in 2020.

Book Skills sessions

Requirements

Our skills class is for swimmers who are new or are nervous of open water swimming. This is regardless of your swimming experience.

You will be required to wear a wetsuit and a brightly coloured swim hat, (apart from red) SFT will have hats for sale for £5 on the day.

You will be required to purchase a Lake mate band which is an ID bracelet to wear in the lake.

To purchase please make your £10 payment to:
Barclays: Swim For Tri Ltd. Account number: 20625280. Sort code: 20 46 60. Please use your name as a reference.

Fitness Sessions

Please do not turn up if you have not pre booked your place. You will be refused entry if you have not pre booked.

Our fitness session is an un-coached, un-lead session that allows you to practice your open-water swimming at your own pace, completing as many 1km laps of the lake as you like in within the times specified.

This session is only for experienced openwater swimmers.

When?

Saturdays: 30th May – 12th September 2020 – 06:30am – 09:30am

Tuesday: 2nd June – 28th July 2020 – 06:30am – 08:30am

Wednesday: 8th July – 29th July 2020 – 06:30am – 08:30am

Thursday: 4th June – 30th July 2020 – 06:30am – 08:30am

If Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday’s are well attended, we will extend these sessions.

***Please check the booking link before paying for sessions as sessions are filling up.***

Lou Parker open water is on the 19th September and full details can be found HERE. TBC.

Registration:

From 06:15am. Please pre book your sessions using the BOOK now button below.

Price & Booking

£10 single session

£40 for a 5 session Fitness Card – Sessions are non transferable between clients.

£70 for a 10 session Fitness Card – Sessions are non transferable between clients.

Please note we will be operating the registration system called Lakemate. It will cost you £10 to receive a band. If you lose or break your band you will have to purchase another one. Alternatively if you own a PoolMate Plus, this has the chip in to use the scanner so you will not have to purchase a band. 

To purchase please make your £10 payment to:
Barclays: Swim For Tri Ltd. Account number: 20625280. Sort code: 20 46 60. Please use your name as a reference.

All sessions purchased in 2020 must be used in 2020.

Please call us on 020 7247 2998 (Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm) to buy your sessions or book them online.

Book FITNESS sessions

Requirements

Fitness sessions is for swimmers who have competed in open water. You will need to be able to swim 1k without stopping to swim in the fitness group. If you have not swum in open water before then you will have to attend a minimum of one skills session.

Please remember to bring your own swim hat. SFT will have £5 hats for sale. Any bright colour apart from red will be allowed.

Location

Stubbers Adventure Centre
Ockendon Rd
Upminster
RM14 2TY