Rugby Triathlon Club is one of the founding supporters of Open Water Swimming at Daventry Country Park.
For information on slot booking and how we operate, please visit Northamptonshire Sport - Open Water Swimming.
Booking is via Race Sign-up (search for "Daventry Open Water Swim).
Volunteering At Daventry Open Water Swimming Sessions
Dear valued volunteer,
Thanks for your interest in supporting the community use of Daventry Country Park for Open Water Swimming.
The information below:
- outlines the various volunteering roles at each session
- describes each role in detail so you know what to expect on the delay
- provides an approximate schedule of set-up / pack-down at each session
- provides a link to our volunteer rota
Open water swimming at Daventry Country Park is completely volunteer run, operated by a group of volunteers from Rugby Triathlon Club and Daventry Dolphins in partnership with Northamptonshire Sport and Northamptonshire Parks.
All swimming fees are reinvested back into the development of the venue and operational costs for running the swim sessions throughout the summer.
Volunteer Roles
The below table outlines all roles required for each swimming session. We divide each session for volunteers into two, allowing the opportunity for every volunteer to also swim at the session if they wish (see below table).
Volunteers at each swim session also have their swim fees for that session waived (car parking charges still apply).
Volunteer Role | Outline of Role | Who can Volunteer? |
Swim Director (SD) | Responsible for overall running of the swim session, setting up and management of the volunteering team; key liaison with on-water safety team. | Training required (if interested in volunteering for SD role, please contact us. |
Water Safety Office | Responsible at water entry/exit for ensuring all swimmers are registered, checked in/out versus central booking register. | Anyone - no training required |
Swim Assistant | Additional volunteer to support the SD and water safety check in/out roles during the session / setting up / packing down. | Anyone - no training required |
COVID Awareness / | Supporting the SD and volunteers in ensuring participants and volunteers adhere to COVID-19 guidelines and social distancing enforced (1m+ rule) in the area lakeside, with special attention to area around swim entry/exit, bike rack, dam wall and car park. | Anyone - no training required |
Car Parking Direction | Marshalling the entry and exit of participant vehicles into the designated swim parking area lakeside at each session. | Anyone - no training required |
Lifeguard | Monitoring activity on and in the water whilst the session is in progress. | Qualified open water lifeguards only |
Kayak / SUP | Monitoring activity on and in the water whilst the session is in progress. | Member of Northampton Canoe and Kayak Club, or SUP Club; for more information, please contact Nina at |
Additional Volunteers | Providing additional support for Swim Director and other volunteers in the smooth running of each session, especially in set-up, pack-down and between each booked swim slot. | - |
if you would like to volunteer, please register at the Northamptonshire Sport “Volunteer Passports” page.
Each session is divided into two volunteering blocks, with a need for all roles to be filled in each “block” – some volunteers may wish to do both blocks, others may wish to volunteer for one block and swim in the other half of the session:
Session Times
- Sunday Block 1:
7:30 setup / 1st half of the session (7:30am-9:30am) – volunteers please arrive 7:30am - Sunday Block 2:
2nd half of the session and pack down (9:30am-11:30am) – volunteers please arrive 9:30am
Contact Us
If you have any questions about volunteering or require more information, please don’t hesitate to contact the organising committee at the following contact details:
