Serpentine Swimming Club

The start list for the race is published below. Only the pre-qualified swimmers named on the list will be allowed to race. 

As always, the race will start at 7.30 am sharp at the Café (posh) at the end of the Serpentine and finish at the other end of the Serpentine by the bridge. Thank you.

Ted Gerald first in the Roy Wrey race, our annual half mile tongue twister.  Twenty-five of us swam in memory of a real gentleman and true friend to many longer-term members.  The go-ahead for the club to swim came through quite late on Friday, which accounted for the low turnout.  ("Just like the old days", claimed some with longish memories).

Fears of the dreaded lurgy (i.e. blue green algae) meant we could not race this week.  As a reminder of what we missed you are invited to follow a link in this article and read the report from 2021.  Lots of photos and history, both very old and recent.

Regrettably, results from water samples collected yesterday by The Royal Parks have come back in showing levels of Blue Green Algae higher than those acceptable for swimming. Based on these results, TRP have asked that we close swimming.

In line with their request, we are closing the club to swimming from 25 June 2025 until further notice.