COACHED POOL SWIMMING

We currently have 5 coached pool sessions each week catering for all abilities of swimmers. These sessions are spread across three local venues and are planned and delivered by qualified coaches.

Membership Locations

POOL BASED SWIMMING

Our club swim sessions run year-round, with occasional breaks due to centre closures or club events. Each session is designed to improve your swimming fitness, with some sessions offering a specific focus depending on the time of year or coaching style.

All of our coaches bring their own unique approach to the pool, but every session is geared towards delivering a structured and relevant workout for triathletes.

The focus of training evolves throughout the season. For example, autumn sessions tend to prioritise drills and stroke development, while other parts of the year may shift towards building endurance, pacing, or open water preparation.

Whether you're aiming to refine your technique or increase your swim fitness, there’s a session to support your goals.

Risk Assessments

GETTING INVOLVED

We run coached swim sessions all year round, designed to improve fitness, technique, and confidence in the water—whether you're training for triathlon or just love to swim.

Currently, we offer five coached sessions per week across three pools in Taunton. These sessions cater to a range of abilities and are led by qualified, experienced coaches.

To take part in the coached sessions, you’ll need to become a member of Somerset RC Tri—but you don’t need to be a triathlete. Many of our members swim only and enjoy being part of the club for fitness, structure, and social connection.

Not sure if it’s right for you? No problem—you’re welcome to try up to two swim sessions before committing to membership. 

Please email Pete to arrange a taster sessions.

Join the swim sessions

If you’ve decided to join Somerset RC Tri, please follow the link below to our membership database, where you can register and set up a monthly direct debit of £17.00 for each swim session you choose to attend.

Once you’ve completed your registration:

  1. Click on the Payment tab at the top of the screen.

  2. Scroll down to view the full list of swim sessions under the Courses section.

  3. Select the session(s) you’d like to join and follow the on-screen payment instructions.

If you have any questions or run into any issues, don’t hesitate to contact our Membership Representative for help.

Membership & payment

BLACKBROOK PAVILION SPORTS CENTRE, TA12RW
25M POOL

Lorraine Ayres 

MONDAY 18:00 - 19:00

These sessions contain stroke development work for all levels of swimmers and works on all strokes.

Rachel Hinks

Wednesday 18:45 - 19:45

These sessions cater for a range of ability, focus on front crawl for triathletes. Training focus varies through the season - expect a mix of technical, speed and pace endurance work. 

Nick Smith

Friday 19:15 - 20:15

These sessions cater for a range of ability, with the focus on front crawl for triathletes. Expect a mix of technical, speed and pace endurance work suitable for the individuals that attend. 

TAUNTON POOL, STATION ROAD, TA1 1NN
33.3M POOL

Max Sauter

Tuesday 19:30 - 20:30

This 60min session in the longer length pool is fantastic for those wishing to train for endurance events.

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