H2Open Day attracts big names in open water swimming

The top names in open water swimming are lined up to take part in H2Open Day on 28 April at the Reading Lake Hotel – a unique day of open water swimming activities and the first event of its kind.

Powerbreathe is the latest high profile company to confirm participation and are offering all visitors a chance to win a Powerbreathe K2 inspiratory muscle trainer worth £274.99 by reserving their place before 15 April. Powerbreathe joins retailers Mailsports and My Sporting Times, stockists of major brands 2XU, BlueSeventy and Orca; swim holiday specialists SwimTrek, Big Blue, and Strel Swimming Adventures; and organisations BLDSA, NOWCA and the Outdoor Swimming Society as those open water swim specialists already signed up.

Top coaches including Dan Bullock and Rick Kiddle and will be leading coached open water sessions and demonstration swims whilst high profile speakers including Fiona Ford and Steve Casson, both now Swim Smooth certified coaches, Nick Adams, President of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation, Colin Hill, Marathon Swimming Technical Manager for the 2012 Olympic Games, Mark Bayliss, ultra-endurance athlete and Joel Enoch, sports scientist and H2Open nutrition editor will be delivering a programme of talks on a broad range of open water swimming related topics.

With equipment and services displays, kit testing, hiring and buying, swimming, demonstrations coaching, seminars, a season-opener 750m no-pressure timed practice swim and concluding with the inaugural H2Open Awards presentation ceremony, H2Open Day offers a ‘taste’ to those who are new to swimming in open water and an opportunity for the more experienced swimmer or triathlete to have an early season swim, to learn from the experts and to see what products and services are new to the market.

For more information, to participate in the H2Open Day, to sponsor or exhibit, visit www.h2openmagazine.com or contact Simon Griffiths on simon.griffiths@h2openmagazine.com or phone 07958 312607

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FACTFILE:
Launched in February 2011 by independent publisher ZG Publishing Ltd, H2Open is the world’s first dedicated open water swimming magazine. Designed to appeal to all lovers of open water from freedom loving wild swimmers to competitive masters and English Channel aspirants the magazine offers a mixture of inspirational features, training advice, gear reviews and nutritional tips.

Speedo launches Roadshow to inspire the nation to swim

Speedo, the world’s best known swim brand, announces the launch of its new consumer facing ‘Speedo Roadshow’, a specially tailored 11.5m ‘transformer’ vehicle designed to present Speedo products and the brand to consumers in an innovative way.

The Speedo Roadshow will highlight that in terms of products and brand, Speedo has more to offer above and beyond the competitive heritage for which Speedo is known. This exciting and engaging platform will aid Speedo's plan to 'Inspire People to Swim' by educating consumers about the benefits of swimming.

The Speedo Roadshow is starting a 12 month journey touring the UK and Europe, visiting key retail outlets, retailer HQs and top consumer events and festivals. The tour will enable the brand to showcase a greater depth of colours, patterns and contemporary styling throughout swim fitness, cup sized body shaping speedosculpture, and learn to swim collections. Speedo advisers will be on hand throughout the Speedo Roadshow tour, sharing expert knowledge and advising consumers on the best Speedo products to suit their activities, shape, lifestyle and style preferences.

As part of the tour we are challenging the public to take on 8 x Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps in the virtual world of the new ‘Push The Limit’ Xbox Kinect game.

David Robinson, Speedo Brand President commented “Swimming is a fantastic health and fitness activity enjoyed by millions of people every day. The Speedo Roadshow is designed to present the full breadth of the Speedo range, and give advice to anybody looking to find the right swimwear. We hope it will inspire many more people to swim and enjoy this fabulous activity”.

A full Speedo Roadshow schedule will be announced at a later date, but events at Manchester, Sheffield, London and Brighton are already planned for 2011.

For more information visit www.speedo.co.uk