The Nelson Women's Activator Series

I hope you enjoyed your time swimming over the past three weeks, and you found the instructors tips and drills useful to carry on with. Swimming is one of those skills that does take time to master, so remember to persevere with it.

If you wish to take further lessons either in a small group or one on one then contact details have been emailed to you. You may find getting together with other Activator Woman who were in your group and having a few small private lessons may be beneficial, cost effective and of course fun!

Kate has adult swim lessons at Riverside Pool for a five week period ($50) for Level 1 & 2 (which equates to our Group 1 & 2) on Tuesdays 5.20 - 5.50pm and on Wednesdays for Level 3 & 4 at 5.50 - 6.20pm.
Give her a call for more info.

Next week we have one evening of sea swimming - we will meet on the beach directly in from the Abel Tasman Statue Carpark (Rocks Rd end of the beach).

I did notice a number of you struggling with keeping your hair out of your eyes and mouth when you were swimming in the pool, investing in a swimming cap may well be the way to go. Please bring a swimming cap with you for our session in the sea (if you don't have one, I will have some spares).

If you have a wetsuit, feel free to use it - I was in the water at seven on Monday night and it was beautiful so they definitely aren't needed. We will be there for an hour (not in the water for the full time though), however, if the water does get too cold, we will not make you stay in.

If you are concerned about swimming in the sea, we swim parallel to shore and always at a depth where you can stand up. Members of the Nelson Triathlon Club will be there to give you tips on how to navigate a course, swim around buoys, how to enter and exit the water, and we will practise swimming around some 'human buoys' to put these skills into practice.

The week following we will begin our two weeks of racquet sports. The three sports are golf, badminton and croquet. Golf will be based at the Nelson Golf Club in Tahuna, Badminton in Richmond and Croquet in Nelson City. 6.30pm - 7.30pm. Please start thinking about which sport you will like to opt into, as I will ask you soon to email me stating the three sports in order of preference. You will do the same sport for both weeks.