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.
Remembering Nicola Woolman – mass aqua aerobics event
In celebration of Nicola's life we ask you to join us in a record breaking attempt at 5pm on Saturday 5 September.
120 Width Challenge
3.30pm on 26 September 2026
Celebrate 120 years of Tooting Bec Lido by swimming 120 widths of the pool! Are you up for the challenge of swimming 3.6km at Tooting Bec Lido in 13ᵒC water? You can swim solo or two, three or four person relay, suits or skins.
Swim Stuff Swap Shop
Saturday 3 October 10.00am - 12.00pm in the Lido Pavilion
Come, bring your unwanted gear, go home with more gear than you came with… probably.
Swim Better Clinic at Alleyn's School pool
Want to improve your front crawl or learn a new stroke? Come to our Swim Better Clinic on Sunday mornings 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 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:
Wednesday and Thursday mornings at Tooting Bec Lido
Water polo
We train indoors from mid September to May.
At outdoors in June and July
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!
We’re delighted to be bringing together another art exhibition celebrating Tooting Bec Lido, swimming and lido culture. This year’s exhibition will take place in the Lido Pavilion:
Thursday 19 November 2026 – Opening Night
Friday 20 November 2026 – Public Art Sale
