Cally Masters is a social and friendly masters swimming club based in the London, Islington area, with members ranging in age from early-20s to mid-80s and with a wide variety of backgrounds, motivations and abilities. Most of our sessions take place at Cally Pool.
As per the Swim England definition of ‘masters’ swimming, the club is open to adults of age 18 and over.
Our swimmers have a range of experience and motivations. Some members regularly compete in local or national masters competitions, and a number of our swimmers participate in open water events. Others are primarily motivated by the many, health, wellbeing and social benefits of swimming. A few are triathletes, and anyone particularly interested in triathlon would also be recommended to visit Tri London, since our sessions do typically include all four strokes.
The Club actively welcomes membership of swimmers of all levels of ability and background, including those who, in the past, may not have considered themselves to be habitual swimmers or have felt, for whatever reason, excluded from swimming. Cally Masters actively strives to be an inclusive and welcoming community for everyone.
Please see the ‘Trying us out‘ tab if you are interested in joining. We have information and tips we can share if you are new to club swimming.
We are sociable club who regularly visit the local café after our Saturday morning swim sessions. One of the highlights of the Cally Masters year is the annual Christmas dinner.
What we get up to…
Every year our club participates in the Middlesex Masters Gala. This is a fun and inclusive event that the majority of our members participate in, and Cally Masters has won the title for the past few years running. Since 2006 Cally Masters has been represented at the annual Swim England Masters National Championships, and some members have also competed in the bi-yearly European Masters Championships and FINA World Masters Championships, claiming a number of medals and top 10 finishes. On top of this we have had a team representation at a number of local and regional events, as well as Disability swim events.
Our pool swimming is supplemented by open water swimming: amongst our number we have Channel swimmers, triathletes, and those always looking for events in lakes and rivers, and trips to the coast.
Cally Masters members, please ensure you let us all know about your past and present swimming achievements – we would love to highlight them all here!
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