Can swim secretaries who wish the 2012 BLDSA President (Miss Liane Llewellyn) to attend their events please contact her in writing with the appropriate details ASAP so that she can plan ahead for the coming season ( 62 Main Road, Denholme, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 4BLTel 01274 830615)

May 26th

Warrington Dolphins LDSC Budworth Mere (Nr. Northwich, Cheshire) 1, 2 & 3 miles. Novice/Veterans/Senior/Junior. Freestyle/Breaststroke. Contact: Mrs Michaela Richard . Email budworth@warrington-dolphins.co.uk (Run under BLDSA rules)Start: 9.45am

June 3rd (on line)

ILDSA Lough Sheelin,Cavan, Ireland. 15k, 10k, 5k and 1k swims. Start from Crover House starting at 10am for 15k and other distances starting roughly 1, 2, & 3 hours later.Contact: Martin J. Cullen,
3 The Windmills, Gartbratten, Cavan, Ireland. Tel/Fax: 00353 49 4361476. Mobile 00353 86 2257008.
e-mail: martincullen@eircom.net.

June 16th

BLDSA Champion of Champions (Dover Harbour)

5/ 3/ 1 Miles, Senior/Juniors, Freestyle. Start: 0900hrs. Competitors can swim in all 3, 2 or just 1 event. Contact: Leslie Du Cane, Hanover Lodge, 14 Lansdowne Road, London, W11 3LW Tel 020 7727 5463 e-mail: Leslie@DuCane.net

June 24th

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BLDSA Wykeham Lake Championships (Nr. Scarborough)

5km Senior, 2 miles Junior/Senior Freestyle/Breaststroke and (Novice 1,000 metre Freestyle event wetsuit and non wetsuit categories). Contact: Miss Liane Llewellyn, 62 Main Road, Denholme, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 4BL. Tel: 01274 830615. e-mail: liane.llewellyn@btinternet.com PLEASE NOTE: DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

YAABA Veterans Single Tay (Dundee) 1 mile tidal. For seniors 40 and over. Start:12.00 hrs. Contact: Mrs Alice Bovill 101St Ninians Tc Dundee DD39LL contact number 01382819124
website: http://www.yeaaba.org.uk/ (Run under SASA)

July TBC

July 7th

BLDSA Torbay 8 miles Senior, 4 Miles Veterans.

Freestyle/Breaststroke. Start: 1100hrs. If supplying your own canoeist they must be experienced in sea conditions. Contact: Mr Peter Larrad, 19 Russell Ave, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2ED, Tel: 01929426948.
email peter.larrad@btinternet.com

July 14th

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July 21st

July 22nd

BLDSA Coniston

5.25 miles Senior. Freestyle/Breaststroke. Start: 1200hrs. Contact: Mrs Jean Wilkin Oxley, Grandma's Cottage,, The Thoroughfare, Warton, Nr Carnforth, Lancs. LA5 9PQ. Tel: 01524 736587. (Map Ref: 13)

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July 28th

Friday, 17th June: Early entries close. From 21st April to 17th June swimmers will be able to enter online at a discounted rate. We hope to encourage as many swimmers as possible to enter before 17th June (six weeks before the Swim), the deadline by which we must order swim hats and other merchandise for the Swim. Friday, 15th July: Entries close, two weeks before the Swim. As for all previous Swims, participants will have to register on the day of the Swim at the Clarion Hotel, Cork. We are, as always, very grateful to our title sponsor, Vibes & Scribes, to our gold sponsors Cork City Council and Port of Cork, and to the more than 20 organisations and voluntary bodies that support the Swim. For further information, check out our websites, www.corkmasters.ie and www.corklionsclub.ie . More frequent updates will be available on Facebook and Twitter. We hope to see you back in Cork on 30th July for another great day out!

BLDSA Ullswater. Start: TBC Contact: Jacky Classen , 1 Cairns Road, Murton Seaham, Co Durham, SR7 9TD. Tel 0191-5264215. email: ullswater_swim@yahoo.co.uk

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July TBC

Edinburgh Open Water Swim Festival
In an effort to help promote open water swimming for all, Edinburgh Racing together with the Triathlon section of Edinburgh Road Club are putting on this years Open Water Swim Festival which will be open to swimmers of all abilities.
The event will be based at Portobello Beach, which is a long sandy beach located a few kilometres East of downtown Edinburgh and is easily accessible by bus, bike, and car. The Open Water Swimming Festival will have three separate races. With races ranging from a short 400m sprint to the much more challenging 2km sea swim crossing from Musselburgh Quay back to Portobello Beach. With a range of distances available there should be a distance for most swimming abilities. The distances available this year are:-
1. 2km swim from Musselburgh to Portobello (open sea swim)
2. 800m Portobello Beach
3. 400m Portobello Beach

All courses will be marked out by big yellow buoys, and there will be safety boats along each of the swim routes. Wetsuits are compulsory All participants will have the option of doing any of the 3 races throughout the day. You may decide on the day of if you would like to participate in the 400m or 800m, but we must know in advance if you want to do the 2km swim because of limited space available on the coaches to the start. The festival will also feature complimentary food for all participants on the Portobello Beach.

Further Details on http://www.edinburghracing.co.uk/?page=/Events/6_Edinburgh%20Swim%20Festival

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August 5th

August 19th

August 25th/26th

September 1st

BLDSA Windermere

10.5 miles Seniors. Freestyle/Breaststroke. Start: 09.00hrs, Contact: Miss Dee Llewellyn, 49 St Pauls Road, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 0EX. Tel: 01484 313175. email: bldsa@btinternet.com.
Rowing boats provided but swimmer must provide own crew. Pre-requisites include an open water 5.5 mile swim in 3.5 hours and NO Wetsuits. Entry forms will not be available until spring/ early summer.

September 2nd

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September 8th

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September 15th

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September 29th

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BLDSA Lynn Regis (Norfolk) 4.5k Veteran/Senior, 1km Novice 1.5k Junior. Freestyle/Breaststroke. Start: 1200hrs. Contact: Mr Stephen Smith, 145 Hillcrest Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 1EF. Tel: Tel: 07710348126 AFTER 7pm. email: stevetaxichannel@aol.com (Map Ref: 21)