Driving rain and a strong wind greeted the swimmers as they arrived at the Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham for the British Open Water 10 km, 5km and Junior 3 km Championships on 18^th/19^th June.  The British Open Water 5km event incorporated the British leg of the League of European Nations Cup (LEN) and the event attracted swimmers from Italy, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands and a contingent of GB swimmers.

Present at the championships were Tyldesley's Heather Frederiksen and Khalid Jhugroo.

The 5km events took place on the Saturday with 20+ swimmers for both the Men's and Women's events.  Both Heather and Khalid challenged hard to make an impression on the strong European fields, with both achieving a top twenty place in the LEN Cup and a top five place in the British Championships.  Heather finished 18^th (5^th) in a time of 1:07:06:00 in the middle of a group of five GB swimmers that were separated by just 6 seconds.  Khalid finished 13^th (4^th) in a time of 59:22:22.

If the swimmers thought the weather was bad for these events, they were in for a shock as the weather was to worsen for the British 10km Championships the following day.  The weather was to take its toll on the swimmers with many failing to compete the 4 x 2.5 km circuit.  Only six swimmers including Heather entered the Women's event with two failing to finish.  Heather was almost a minute ahead of her nearest rival to take the championship in a time of 2:20:34:68.

Holme Pierrepoint was also the venue for the ASA National Age Groups Open Water Championships on Saturday 18th August. 

Khalid was one of eighteen swimmers to take part in the Boys 17‑24 years 2 km event.  Khalid won the event in a time of 24.29, thirty seconds ahead of his nearest rival.