The West Cornwall Swimming holiday Menu!

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…well, part of it. There are loads more options but we’ve included some of the main ones. West Cornwall is full of iconic swims and some real crowd pleasers but there are also loads that are just as stunning, that you simply wouldn’t have heard of!

Our standard swimming holiday groups swim an average of around 2 - 2 1/2 mins per 100m over a longer distance swim. It’s not so much about the speed, more about covering the distance. We then have ‘slower swimming holidays’ that cover shorter distances, at a slower pace and new to 2024…the ‘Short, Slow and Social’ swimming holiday. This one is designed for the ‘dippers’.

Some of the glorious swims on offer, with a video at the bottom :

St Michael’s Mount (various routes)

Mousehole (a number of different routes) including the island and Penlee Lifeboat Station

Porthcurno and Porthchapel

Porthgwarra

3 Bears Caves Swims

Praa Sands…various routes, including cave swims

Lamorna Cove (a couple of routes)

St Ives, including Carbis Bay, Porthkidney, Porthminster, the ‘Island’ and Porthgwidden

Porthleven

Nanjizal

Sennen

Penzance Prom/Battery Rocks/Newlyn

Wild Swimming Days Out

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We’re running a number of ‘Wild Swimming Days Out’ in 2023 and annually. These are swimming days that are designed for all-comers. We have swimmers that turn up and do head up breaststroke, all the way through to swimmers that’ll cover 3-4km. The day is designed to take in 3-4 swims, with minimal travel between swims. Our West Cornwall day out in 2023 saw us park up and manage 4 swims without moving vehicles. We typically set a rough area and then get in touch 2-3 days before the event, once we’ve seen an accurate forecast and announce the exact swim locations. This ensures that you swim in flat and enjoyable conditions.

Our west Cornwall Wild Swimming Days Out saw us swim from 2 secluded beaches to the west of Perranuthnoe, one beach swim from Perranuthnoe and another glorious swim towards Cuddon Point.

Open water swimmers first aid course

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We’ve been offering water safety, swim planning and rip current awareness courses for a few years now and they’ve been really well received. So, we’ve added this course to a half day of training, which also includes :

  • First aid training

  • CPR

  • intro to using a defib

  • Choking (adult, child and baby)

  • towing techniques

  • short practical in sheltered, shallow water

  • We also spend a lot of time looking at hypothermia

  • heart attacks / cardiac problems and other medical conditions…

Group swimming has never been more popular and we’ve specifically looked at issues that might crop up with swimming in groups. So, we’ve included :

  • towing techniques, in case you have to tow someone to the shore. As an individual or as a group

  • Choking, specifically including child and baby…as lots of swimmers are parents and grandparents

  • There are a number of ‘mature’ swimmers in the water, so we’ve focused on conditions like fainting, heart issues (attacks, angina…), using defibs...

  • Swimming year round is popular so we’ve included hypothermia, cold water shock, after drop etc.

  • Pro-actively planning a swim and looking at the conditions.

The training is available through our website, with individual places and private group booking options.