London Regional Masters 2026

Various London members went to the London Aquatics Centre on Saturday to compete in the London Regional Masters Championship 2026! 🏊‍♂️🌈🏊‍♀️

Everyone managed to walk away with a medal and some PBs! 🏅

Some swimmers who weren’t competing also made the trek over to support teir team mates! 🤝

To top it off, 2 tireless swimmers went to the Erith & District Championship the very next day to compete in the epic 200 Fly! 🦋

Well done to Andrew Strachan and Chris Unsworth for their efforts and Koen who went to offer his support.

OTS goes to Reading

Diogo, Michael and Chris hopped onto the Elizabeth line to Reading to take part in Reading Masters 2026.

We all came away with medals and PBs and got our competition muscles ready to take on Gay Games!

Tireless swimmers head to Gloucester after Bristol's Gala

4 swimmers with enough energy left over after the Bristol Gala headed to Gloucester the next day to participate in the Gloucester Masters.

Antonio Ng completed his Decathlon in record time, doing 10 events, including 1 in each Category, before the Summer!

For more information on the Decathlon challenge, please check Swim England’s page on it.

Bristol Spring Gala 2026

Thank you on behalf of the OTS Spring Gala Organising Committee for everyone who was involved in 2026 Spring Gala.

It was an incredibly special day and we hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did. We had a record numbers of swimmers participating this year, representation from all geographic areas of the OTS community and a team of fantastic volunteers who made the running of the day smooth!

London goes to Middlesex

Middlesex is one of London’s local competitions and every year we send a few swimmers to their events.

This weekend, we sent 17 swimmers to Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre to compete at the MCASA Masters 2026 event. We were the 4th largest team and came out at the top of medal table! We also won Top Men’s Team 💪

Every swimmer took home a medal and we all had a lovely Sunday, getting ready for the week (and further competitions ahead)! 🏆

OTS celebrate Valentine's Day in Amsterdam 💝

Every year, Amsterdam and Vienna alternate who gets to celebrate Valentine’s day with a special, fun, loved up swim competition.

2026 was Amsterdam’s turn and OTS went along to celebrate and participate in the event.

There was a lot of love and swimming with plenty of hageslag and waffles being consumed to fuel all the racing.

With over 50 members competing, we were the largest visiting club by far!

This was also some people’s first competition and everyone had a good time and started to prepare for Gay Games later in the year!

Matt and Chris complete their Decathlon Challenge!!

Matt and Chris travelled to Derby on the 8th of November to complete their Decathlon challenge!

The Decathlon challenge is an event promoted by Swim England where swimmers have to participate in 10 different races. For more information, please check this link.

Well done!! 💪🏊‍♂️🏳‍🌈

Nationals 2025

Out to Swim sent a few fast swimmers to Nationals this year!

We all competed as a united club and had a wonderful time. Everyone walked away with PBs, good swims and fun memories.

Barnet Coptall Masters Sprint 2025

Some London swimmers returned to Mill Hill to participate in Barnet Masters Sprint event.

Some were returning after a while away from competitions.

We were planning for a post-event social, but the rain put an end to that as everyone rushed back to the tube with muddy shoes.

BSBASA County Masters 2025

Various swimmers returned to Maidenhead in 2025 for their local event.

Some swimmer were taking part in a competition for the very first time, and others were coming back after a while away.

Most walked away with medals and PBs, but we all had a wonderful time and returned to the local pub for our yearly roast dinner.

Whole club goes to Manchester

All of OTS went to Manchester for the weekend to participate in the revitalisation of their local swim event.

We were welcomed by Northern Wave, our sister LGBT+ swim club in Manchester and had a wonderful weekend of swimming, socialising and shimmying down Canal Street with our friends.

Eurogames 2025: Lyon

Bonjour!

Various club members crossed the Channel and went to Lyon for Eurogames.

Despite some last minute changes and stress due to event and timing changes, OTS was able to get together and have a decent time at Eurogames.

IGLA 2025: Washington DC

Various members crossed the pond and went to Washington DC for IGLA 2025.

It was wonderful to support our US colleagues and participate in their wonderfully planned event.

A smaller than expected group participated, due to the current political situation, but those who went had a wonderful time, wonderful swims and enjoyed themselves in sunny DC.

London swim lanes rebranded

Following a period of assessment and thinking, our lovely Coach team, headed by Hannah Soltz, rebranded the London Swimming Lanes.

To remove the stigma surrounding numbered lanes, the coaches have decided to rename them after chemical elements instead.

With fewer groups, the lanes are now more concise and able to support each other to develop and grow.

The new Swimming Groups are now called Neon, Cobalt, Magnesium and Titanium.

Bristol Spring Gala 2025

The whole club gathered in Bristol and participated in OTS Bristol Spring Gala.

This was a fun, non-competitive event, where everyone had fun and socialised with other parts of the club who all came together for a wonderful time in sunny Bristol.

Video of the event: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIhNOO2xQHD/

Essex Masters County Championships 2025

A few London swimmers took to Essex to participate in their Masters event.

A nice and local event where everyone had a good time and walked away with some medals.

Barnet 1500 2024

A few brave souls took the Northern line all the way to Mill Hill East and braved the 1500m free swim.

This event awards no medals and is just a test of one’s endurance, patience, technique and speed.

IGLA 2024: Buenos Aires

Various members from across the club braved 10+ hour flights and went to Argentina for IGLA 2024.

It was a nice break from the British weather. Because it’s in the southern hemisphere, the temperatures were lovely, despite being November.

Our hosts were the wonderful local swim team who put on a well planned, well organised and very diverse and inclusive event, which started with everyone participating in the local Pride March!

Barnet Coptall Masters Sprint 2024

A small team of London swimmers took the Northern line to Mill Hill and took part in the Barnet Coptall Masters on the 15th of September.

Barnet is one of our favourite competitions, as its local, fun, and everyone usually walks away with medals.

BSBASA County Masters 2024

Some London swimmers and Ashley from Bristol got the Elizabeth line to Maidenhead and went to the Berks and South Bucks Masters Meet.

We all got medals or PBs and went for a lovely roast dinner at the nearby pub after.

Despite a car battery not working and nearly leaving us stranded at the end, we were able to work together to get the car working and go back home. Team work makes the dream work, or in this case, the car.