Liverpool

Princes Dock

Our 450m course at Princes Dock provides a fabulous place to swim in open water. Big thanks to Liverpool Waters for sharing the vision for outdoor swimming in the heart of Liverpool.

September Pass

Your September Pass will cover you for the following 17 sessions:

Mon: 4pm to 7pm (6th, 13th, 20th, 27th)
Tue: 6:45am to 9:30am (7th, 14th, 21st, 28th)
Tue: 4pm to 7pm (7th, 14th, 21st, 28th)
Wed: 6:45am to 9:30am (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th)

Swim Pass (Sep)

£20.00

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We can now also accept payment on the day. £5 per swim, cash or card, or pay online below:

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£5.00

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You need to be able to swim 450m in open water competently.

Competent skins (non-wetsuit) swimmers are welcome, however they must be experienced in similar water temperatures, and wear a tow-float. Swim Secure tow floats are available to purchase for £15.

Latest water temperature: 18 degrees Celsius.

15 SEP - 2km Race

The results are here.

Well done to all.

A win for Emma Shallcross

Intro Course

Need an open water confidence boost? Take your pool swimming to the open water with our popular Introduction to Open Water Swimming Course. Further details here.

Many thanks to Alex Harrison of Around The World In 80 Films for putting this video together, and thanks to Jen!

Squad Training

Are you a swimming club, triathlon club, channel relay team, or similar? Group bookings are available for training sessions, please get in touch to arrange - mike@weswimrun.org

1 to 1 Coaching

Paul Martin of North Endurance is offering coaching on Tues & Wed morning - further info here. Make the most of this coaching opportunity before winter sets in.

The Course

The standard course is a rectangle of 400m, with shorter options. As long as you swim anti-clockwise in a rectangle, you can shorten the course to suit.

Photo copyright Liverpool Waters

Getting Here

The venue is opposite BEAN Coffee, 5 minutes walk from both Moorfields and James Street stations. There is also a keypad accessed bicycle store within 2 mins walk. We encourage active travel, and travel by public transport where possible.

For drivers, our recommended car park is Liverpool Waters Parking, 30 seconds walk from the venue. It's a multi-storey between BEAN Coffee and the Malmaison Hotel. This car park has EV charging stations, and also has a toilet. £3 for 1 hour.

There are other parking options within 5 minutes walk, eg Galton St at the back of Home Bargain.

Changing & Storage

There is a large decked area for changing, and lockers for storage of valuables. Please bring your own padlock in order to lock your locker. There are no showers or changing rooms at present. We recommend bringing a changing towel or similar.

Level Water

Well done to all who took part in the fundraiser for Level Water on Saturday 14 Aug - full details here.

Photo by Alex Harrison

Refreshments

Moose Coffee and Bean Coffee are both just 30 seconds walk away. Currently Moose is open 9am to 5pm, Bean is open 7am to 3:30pm. Need something later? Malmaison is very close by too, and open until 11pm.

There is a toilet at the multi-storey car park by the Malmaison.