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Learn to swim with Out to Swim Brighton & Hove

Graham Robson February 20, 2024

Out to Swim Brighton & Hove is inviting LGBTQ+ people to its swimming lessons at the King Alfred Swimming Pool every Saturday between 5 – 6pm. A dedicated lane will be reserved for the lessons, for four to six swimmers (numbers subject to ability), and there will be a designated swimming coach. Out to Swim requires […]

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Sport

Trans swimmer Lia Thomas takes legal action against World Aquatics

Graham Robson January 26, 2024

Lia Thomas, 25, a trans swimmer who rose to global prominence by becoming the first transgender athlete to win a NCAA college title, is taking legal action against World Aquatics. Thomas, who has not raced since 2022 following a rule change by the governing body, is taking legal action in a bid to compete again […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Learn to swim in 2024 with Out to Swim Brighton & Hove

Graham Robson December 6, 2023

As part of Out to Swim Brighton & Hove‘s plan to encourage a wider range of swimmers, the swimming group is re-introducing swimming lessons in 2024. Lessons will be held at the King Alfred Swimming Pool on Saturdays between 5 – 6pm, commencing Saturday, January 6, 2024. A dedicated lane will be reserved for the […]

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Fundraising News

Jonny Ratcliffe to swim English Channel in aid of LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall

Graham Robson August 16, 2023

The 21-mile route will see him take on deceptively powerful tides, cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and dodge an unwelcome number of jellyfish. Often dubbed ‘The Everest of Swimming’, it is among the most challenging open water swims in the world.

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Community News

Out to Swim Brighton & Hove receives permanent banners at Prince Regent swimming complex and King Alfred leisure centre

Graham Robson May 26, 2023

The banners, which openly mention that the club is for LGBTQ+ and allies, are displayed along the long-established clubs such as the oldest swimming club in Britain. 

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LGBTQ+ News

Out and proud members of Out to Swim take part in the 85th annual Pier to Pier race in Brighton.

Graham Robson August 2, 2022

Organised by volunteers of the Brighton Swimming Club, the race, which is just over a kilometre, is one of the main swimming events in the Brighton calendar starting at West Pier and ending under Palace Pier.

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