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Events

The Swim Festival

Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall

RNLI Castle 2 Castle

Falmouth, Cornwall

The Gwineas

Gorran Haven, Saint Austell, Cornwall, UK

Northumberland Festival of Sport OW Swim Challenges

30 May 2026 - 31 May 2026

Druridge Bay Country Park, Morpeth, Northumberland, UK

Lock to Lock 10K Swim

Farmoor, Oxfordshire

Lock to Lock 4k Swim

Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire

Snowman Swim

Plas y Brenin - The National Mountain Sports Centre, Capel Curig, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales, UK

MediaCityUK Swim Challenge

Dock 9, Salford Quays, Salford

EnduroSwimUK

Boundary Water Park, Cheshire

Greater Manchester Swim!

Dock 9, Salford Quays, Salford, UK

Oceanman Cattolica

23 May 2026 - 24 May 2026

Cattolica, Rimini, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Oceanman Costa Azahar

09 May 2026 - 10 May 2026

Oropesa del Mar, Castellon, Spain

TrygFonden Copenhagen Swim (Christiansborg Rundt)

28 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2026

BLDSA Thrybergh Country Park

Thrybergh Country Park, Nr. Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Cotswolds Lake62 Swim Festival

Lake62, Ashton Keynes, UK

BHF Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim

Boscombe Pier to Bournemouth Pier

SwimRutland Night Swim

Whitwell Creek, Rutland Water, Oakham, Rutland, UK

Great North Swim

12 Jun 2026 - 14 Jun 2026

Windermere, Lake District, UK

Club to Pub

Henley-on-Thames, UK

Thames Marathon

Higginson Park, Marlow, UK

The BIG Bala Swim

Llyn Tegid, Bala, Snowdonia, North Wales, UK

The BIG Welsh Swim

Llyn Padarn, Llanberis, North Wales, UK

Bradford-on-Avon Slow Swim and Picnic

Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, UK

Cambridge Slow Swim and Picnic

Grantchester, Cambridge

Castle Swim Series – Cholmondeley Castle

Malpas, Cheshire, UK

Castle Swim Series – Lough Cutra Castle

Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland

Castle Swim Series – Hever Castle

Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, UK

Eton Dorney Long Swim

Eton Rowing Lake Nr Windsor

Cool Mile, Tal Y Llyn

Llyn Mywngil, Tal Y Llyn, Tywyn, Gwynedd, North Wales, UK

The Dyfi

Aberdyfi, Gwynedd, North Wales, UK

Plymouth Breakwater Swim

Jennycliff Bay, Plymouth, Devon

Burgh Island Swim

Bigbury on Sea, Nr Kingsbridge, Devon, UK

The Swansea Swim

Swansea Bay, Swansea, Wales, UK

The Zone3 Wales Swim

North Beach, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Epic Lakes Swim Ullswater

Nr Ullswater Steamers/St Patricks Boat Landings, Glenridding, Cumbria, UK

Capernwray Midweek Swim Series – June

Capernwray Dive Centre, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK

Dartmouth Open Water Swim

Blackpool Sands, Dartmouth, Devon, UK

Swim Your Swim Bala

Llangower, Bala, North Wales, UK

BLDSA Champion of Champions (South)

Dover Harbour, Kent, UK

River Arun 3.8km Swim

Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK

Chillswim Coniston 5.25 Miles End to End

Coniston, Cumbria, UK

English Riviera Swim

Torquay, Deveon, UK

BLDSA Bala (North Wales)

Llangower, Lake Bala, Gwynedd, North Wales, UK

Capernwray Midweek Swim Series – July

Capernwray Dive Centre, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK

Bantham Swoosh & Boomerang

18 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2026

Bantham, Devon, UK

BLDSA Torbay

Torquay, Devon, UK

Chillswim Ullswater 7.5 Miles End to End

Howtown, Pooley Bridge, Penrith, Cumbria

Swim Your Swim Coniston

Coniston, Cumbria, UK

Pier2Pier Sea Swim Isle of Wight

Sandown, Isle of Wight

Active Life Pier to Pier Swim

Herne Bay, Kent, UK

Capernwray Midweek Swim Series – August

Capernwray Dive Centre, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK

SwimRutland

Rutland Water, Whitwell, Oakham, Rutland, UK

Swim for Hope

Hurst Point, Milford-on-Sea, Lymington, Hampshire

BLDSA Ullswater

The Pier House, Glenridding, Penrith, Cumbria, UK

St Michael’s Mount Swim

Marazion, Cornwall

Epic Lakes Swim Coniston

Coniston Water, Coniston, Cumbria, UK

Windermere One Way Swim

Fell Foot, Windermere, Cumbria, UK

River Adur 5km Swim

Adur Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, UK

Aquasphere Chillswim Windermere 11 Miles End to End

Fell Foot Park, Newby Bridge, Ulverston

Looe Island Swim

Looe, Cornwall, UK

Scilly Swim Challenge 2-Day Event

17 Sep 2026 - 18 Sep 2026

St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, UK

BLDSA Windermere

Fell Foot Park, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, UK

Scilly Swim Challenge 1-Day Event

St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, UK

Epic Lakes Swim Windermere

Stoller Campus, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, UK

Swim Serpentine – Swim for a Cause in 2026

Hyde Park, London

Dawlish Swim

Dawlish Warren, Dawlish, Devon

YeAABA Club Single Tay

Dundee, Scotland, UK

YeAABA Harbour Relay

Dundee, Scotland, UK

YeAABA Tayport Cup

Dundee, Scotland

YeAABA Kirkton of Balmerino

Dundee, Scotland,

YeAABA Stannergate

Dundee, Scotland, UK

YeAABA Woodhaven

Dundee, Scotland

YeAABA Discovery Mile

Dundee, Scotland, UK

YeAABA Loch Earn

Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland

YeAABA Crannog Isle

Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland

YeAABA Half Loch Earn

Lochearnhead, Perthshire, Scotland

BLDSA Loch Lomond

28 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2026

Ardlui, nr Arrochar, Scotland

BLDSA St Mary’s Loch

Selkirk, Scotland

SwimAthy

Athy, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Neda el Món Medes Islands Crossing

Estartit, Spain

Copa Marnaton eDreams – Formentera

Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Oceanman Tabarca

Dart 10k

04 Jul 2026 - 05 Jul 2026

Totnes, Devon, UK

Oceanman Curaçao

16 May 2026 - 17 May 2026

Willemstad, Curaçao

Oceanman Salvador-Bahia

04 Apr 2026 - 05 Apr 2026

Porto da Barra Beach, Salvador Bahia, Brazil

The Mount Swim

Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, NZ

SCAR Swim Arizona Challenge

25 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2026

Mesa, Arizona, USA

BEST Fest 2026

23 May 2026 - 24 May 2026

Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca,, Balearic Is., Spain

Great North SwimRun

Windemere, Lake District, UK

Swim the Night 12

03 Oct 2026 - 04 Oct 2026

Hampton Open Air Pool, High Street, Hampton

Outdoor Pool Swim

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