THE NEW SEASON STARTS WEDNESDAY APRIL 22nd / SATURDAY APRIL 25th 2026
Open water swimming takes place every Wednesday evening, 7-8pm and Saturday morning, 8:30-10:00am. To swim, you must be 12 years of age or older and specific rules apply to those aged 12-15 (see further details below). If you need a wetsuit call in and see us at The Endurance Store. We also stock neoprene hats. socks, gloves along with other essentials such as goggles, glide and anti-fog.
LAKE REGULATIONS – PLEASE READ
3 Sisters is the best venue for novices as there’s a shallow 750m loop, it’s safe and the water is clear and clean. There’s lots of novices joining us each week, so please don’t be nervous about coming along. There is a safe cold water dipping area where you can become acclimatised to the temperature or safely dip without a wetsuit.
1. Swimming in the open lake is allowed from 12 years of age onwards (no younger). All 12-15 year old swimmers MUST wear a swim float AND a wetsuit (no skins) and should be accompanied by an adult or swim buddy.
2. Swimmers aged 16+ who are wearing a wetsuit, do not need a swim float, but we would still advise them to use one. All swimmers 16+ who are swimming in ‘skins’ MUST use a swim float.
3. All swimmers must wear a bright coloured swim cap for visibility purposes. Please don’t wear a dark coloured cap.
4. We’d ask you to use common sense in conjunction with these guidelines. Just because a 12 year old is allowed to swim in the open lake doesn’t mean they should. We would expect them to be club / strong swimmers. Likewise an adult swimmer with zero experience, should not be swimming skins without prior advice. The rules above are not changeable, but please do ask advice if you’re unsure or a novice.
LAPPED SWIMMING ADULTS
Swimming takes place every Wednesday 7:00-8:00pm and Saturday 8:30-10:00am at 3 Sisters Waterski, in Wigan. Both sessions are social lapped swimming and you must book in advance / online, you cannot turn up on the morning and pay cash. The cost is £6 to swim and parking is free. The venue is perfect for novices as you can stand up in much of the lake and we have water safety cover in place.
1-2-1 COACHED SWIMMING
121 sessions with a coach are £30 for a 45 minute booking. If you’d like to book a 121, email testing@theendurancecoach.com. These sessions commence from mid-may when the water temperature is warm enough to ‘teach’ without worrying about people getting cold.
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You can register here to receive our weekly email which will keep you informed. If you’re already on the list, you don’t need to add again. We’ll send an email each week keeping you informed of water temperature and any changes which may occur.
Getting There
The location is HERE but sat nav is unreliable so please follow these instructions: Go to Landgate Primary School in Bryn, WN4 0EP and depending upon your direction of travel, turn into Landgate Lane. Continue straight on, following the dirt track for half a mile until you cross a railway bridge. You will then turn left through the first gate, 200m after the bridge and follow the track to the car parking area.
IMPORTANT – There is no post code for the waterski club, neither are we at 3 Sisters Country Park. Don’t try to reach the lake from the other end of Landgate Lane in Goldborne, a barrier at the farm will stop you reaching us.
NOTE that there are no changing facilities or showers, you should change by your car or use a swim robe and arrive / drive home in your wetsuit!
BOOK YOUR SWIM
You can book your swim and pay for the swim sessions on any given Wednesday or Saturday, using the button below. Swim sessions must be paid / booked in advance, there’s no payment on the day. Each swim costs £6 + small booking fee and the parking is free.
