Coniston
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, (formerly Lancashire) England. Lake Coniston is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District, and Coniston Old Man; about 18 miles (29 km) north east of Barrow-in-Furness.
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Open Water Swimming
It is site of open water swimming events, including the Coniston Regatta, and shore-to-shore solo swimming challenges of 5.25 miles.
Andrew Heather Description for Outdoor Swimming Society
There are many places to enter Coniston although you will need to stay near the edge in to avoid the many boats, dinghies and sailboards. The more adventurous can swim for miles along the lake and even when it's busy a secluded spot can be found, especially if you don't have to stay near a parked car. But beware the busy, narrow road.
Open Water Swimming
The Great Lake District Swim Challenge is a series of 17 open water swims in the Lake District of the UK. The stage swim event that traverses over 214 miles in 17 lakes over 4 days offers a total of 16.1 km of open water swimming with the shortest swim of 500m and the longest swim of 2 km. The Challenge is split into the east half and the west half of the Lake District. Swimmers cross the width, sometimes twice, of each of the lakes within the allotted time before moving onto the next lake by chartered mini-bus. Great Lake District Swim Challenge West is held on 8-9 August 2015 and Great Lake District Swim Challenge East is held on 5-6 September 2015.
Great Lake District Swim Challenge West includes an optional acclimatisation swim in Keswick on Friday, swims in Wast Water and Ennerdale Water on Saturday morning, swims in Loweswater, Crummock and Buttermere on Saturday afternoon, swims in Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite on Sunday morning, and a final swim in Thirlmere on Sunday afternoon between 7-9 August. Great Lake District Swim Challenge East: includes an optional acclimatisation swim in Ambleside on Friday, swims in Windermere, Coniston, Esthwaite and Elter Water on Saturday morning, swims in Rydal and Grasmere on Saturday afternoon, swims in Brothers Water and Ullswater on Sunday morning, and a final swim in Haweswater on Sunday afternoon between 4-6 September.
External links
- Morag Hughes Marathon Swim Story
- Head to the Hills
- Great Lake District Swim Challenge West
- Great Lake District Swim Challenge East
- Albert Is A Larger-than-life Coward
- The Great Lake District Swim Challenge = 17+4+2+1
- Outdoor Swimming Society
- Andrew Heather
- Coniston Regatta
- Neoprene And Bioprene In The Next Open Water Generation
- Brenda Sherratt's Birthday Swim To Remember
- British Long Distance Swimming Association
- 2016 British Long Distance Swimming Association Swim Series
- Brutal ... Butterfly In The Open Water
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Albert Coward Honored By The Hall Of Fame
