Events for SLSC members
There’s a cup for each Sunday and one for all seasons. We started holding our Sunday morning races at Tooting Bec Lido in 1908. The practice continues to this day, with the Right Honourable Handicapper taking charge, whose dream is that one day we will all touch together. Just being there, we do that anyway.
The Sunday morning races are central to the Club’s sporting and social life, it’s good fun and a great way to catch up with friends and fellow devotees of the Lido, with homemade cakes and coffee in the winter (the café is open in the summer).
The Club holds many other club events including Christmas and New Year races, fun galas against other clubs, a Summer Social, water polo, swim training sessions and much more! Club events that are coming up are listed below or posted on the Club notice board at Tooting Bec Lido.
Sunday morning races
9.30am every Sunday and bank holiday.
Entrance to the SLSC Sunday morning races is open to all paid up SLSC members and is free. These are inclusive races for all ages and abilities as the majority of the races are handicapped. Please arrive in plenty of time to register.
Children's Race Series
7 June to 5 July 2026
A series of 5 races for the under 12s, each Sunday from 7 June at 9.30am, just before the main race. The Centenary Cup will be awarded to the most improved swimmer over the series.
Children are welcome to swim in all the races, but there are also some junior only trophies
Summer evening races
Come and join in an evening of races at the Lido:
7.50pm - Children’s race 33yds - age group medals
8.00pm - Half mile race - Men, women and under 16s trophies
8.20pm - Mile race - Men, women and under 12s trophies
Sign in for your race from 7.15pm. SLSC members only. Entry FREE, first come first swims. Places are limited.
SLSC and Tooting Bec Lido 120 year anniversary
This year both Tooting Bec Lido and South London Swimming Club are celebrating their 120 year anniversary.
Celebrate with us on Tuesday 28 July and Tuesday 18 August.
Swim Better Clinic at Tooting Bec Lido
Want to improve your front crawl or learn a new stroke? Come to our Swim Better Clinic on Monday evenings covering the four major strokes. Aimed at swimmers who want to build confidence, we will be focusing on stroke development and drills and skills to to help improve technique. This month Front Crawl.
This is not a fitness training session
Swim training sessions
Join us to improve or maintain your swimming fitness
Indoor swim training sessions :
Sunday mornings 10.00-11.00am at Alleyne's School
Monday evenings at 8.30-9.30pm at Ernest Bevin College
Outdoor swim training sessions:
Monday and Thursday evenings at Tooting Bec Lido
Water polo
June to mid August we train at Brockwell Lido on Tuesdays and Tooting Bec Lido on Thursdays
These coached sessions are mixed gender and for all abilities and ages, whether you are a seasoned player or an absolute beginner.
Art Calendar is back for 2027!
Calling all artists
We would love any established artist, in any medium – including paint, photography, illustration, graphic, ceramic or textile to produce a piece of work inspired by our lovely Lido!
