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Events

The Swim Festival

Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall

The Gwineas

Gorran Haven, Saint Austell, Cornwall, 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

TrygFonden Copenhagen Swim (Christiansborg Rundt)

28 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2026

Cotswolds Lake62 Swim Festival

Lake62, Ashton Keynes, UK

Swim Party – Algarve

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 – Hever Castle

Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, UK

Eton Dorney Long Swim

Eton Rowing Lake Nr Windsor

The Dyfi

Aberdyfi, Gwynedd, North Wales, UK

Plymouth Breakwater Swim

Jennycliff Bay, Plymouth, Devon

Burgh Island Swim

Bigbury on Sea, Nr Kingsbridge, Devon, UK

Barbados Open Water Festival

04 Nov 2026 - 08 Nov 2026

Carlisle Bay, Barbados

The Zone3 Wales Swim

North Beach, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

OpenSwim Agde

Epic Lakes Swim Ullswater

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

Dart 10k

04 Jul 2026 - 05 Jul 2026

Totnes, Devon, UK

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

Swim the River Arun

Arundel, West Sussex

Swim the River Arun

Arundel, West Sussex

Swim the River Arun

Arundel, West Sussex

The One for the Planet

Dorney Lake, Dorney, nr Windsor

Brighton Pier to Pier Swim

West Pier, Brighton, East Sussex

The Wild Swimming Festival

18 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2026

Swanage, Dorset

Old Harry Swim Challenge

Knoll Beach, Studland, Dorset

RNLI Lyme Splash Swim

Lyme Regis, Dorset

Hurly Burly/Bwrlwm Bermo

Barmouth, Snowdonia, Wales

Ocean Walker Warrior Lake Race

Lincolnshire, UK

UltraSwim 33.3 – #15Greece

18 Sep 2026 - 21 Sep 2026

Skopelos, Sporades Islands

UltraEbre Swim Marathon

03 Jul 2026 - 04 Jul 2026

Swim Marathon

01 Aug 2026 - 24 Oct 2026

Various locations

BLDSA Coniston Swim to the Sunset

Coniston Water, Coniston, Cumbria

RNLI Around the Mount Swim

Marazion, Cornwall

Castle Swim Series – Belvoir Castle

BLDSA 2 Way Windermere

01 Aug 2026 - 02 Aug 2026

Glenridding, Cumbria

YeAABA Veterans Single Tay

Dundee, Scotland, UK

YeAABA Club Senior Championship

Dundee, Scotland

GlommaDyppen

Fetsund, Lillestrøm, Nr. Oslo, Norway

Bermuda Round the Sound Swim

Grotto Bay, Bermuda

Plymouth Swim

Torpoint, Devon

Dee Mile 2026

Chester, Cheshire

The Menai Strait Swim

Llanfair PG, North Wales

Buzzards Bay Swim

New Bedford, MA, USA

Swim Brighton

Brighton, East Sussex

World Ocean Day Swim

Durban, South Africa

Gaelforce Great Fjord Swim

Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland

Gaelforce Great Lake Swim

Lough Derg, Mountshannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

River Waveney Wild Swim

Beccles, Suffolk, UK

Marathon Swims

Royal Docks Swim Series

01 Aug 2026 - 02 Aug 2026

Love Open Water London Royal Docks, opposite City Hall, London

Alpen Adria Swim Cup – Portorož

Alpen Adria Swim Cup – Ossiacher See

Alpen Adria Swim Cup – Längsee

Alpen Adria Swim Cup – Wörthersee

Alpen Adria Swim Cup – Novigrad

24hr Swim Relay – Shepperton

20 Jun 2026 - 21 Jun 2026

Shepperton, nr London

24hr Swim Relay – Watersedge

22 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2026

Watersedge, Worcester

Brighton Pier Open Water Swim

Brighton, East Sussex

Swim to the Edge Series

04 Jul 2026 - 05 Jul 2026

Solva, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Kaolinite Swim

St. Austell, Cornwall

Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta Swim

Cap Naïo x OpenSwim Harmonie Mutuelle Cassis

Vansbrosimningen

27 Jun 2026 - 04 Jul 2026

Vansbro, Sweden

Nubble Lighthouse Swim

York, Maine, USA

UltraSwim33.3 – #14Switzerland

24 Jul 2026 - 27 Jul 2026

Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), Switzerland

Fishguard Swim

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Mumbles Swim

Mumbles, Swansea Bay, Wales

SWIM FEST Dusk to Dawn Swim

27 Jun 2026 - 28 Jun 2026

Jubilee Park Lido, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire

X-WATERS Slovenia 2026 powered by IFS

05 Sep 2026 - 06 Sep 2026

Lake Bled, Slovenia

Castle to Castle Challenge

05 Jun 2026 - 07 Jun 2026

New Forest National Park

British Long Distance Week

03 Jun 2026 - 09 Jun 2026

Studland, Dorset

The South Coast Swim

Bournemouth, Dorset

Harvest Wild Swim Festival Weekend under Neidpath Castle in the Scottish Borders

10 Oct 2026 - 12 Oct 2026

Peebles, Scottish Borders

Enduro Mass Swim Series 2

Box End Park, Bedford

Enduro Mass Swim Series 3

Box End Park, Bedford

“Summer Solstice” Sunrise Swim & SUP

Box End Park, Bedford

“Blood Moon” Moonlight Swim

Box End Park, Bedford

BLDSA Ullswater Relay

Glenridding, Lake District

Swim24

13 Jun 2026 - 14 Jun 2026

Luxborough Lake, Luxborough Lane, Chigwell, Essex

King of the Thames

Cigarette Island, Hampton Court

24hr Swim Relay – Cambridge

27 Jun 2026 - 28 Jun 2026

Jesus Green Lido, Cambridge

Henley Classic

Henley-on-Thames

Charlestown to Polkerris

St.Austell Bay, Cornwall

Sideshore Swim

Castle to castle Swim

Beaumaris, North Wales

Castle to Castle Swim

Beaumaris, North Wales

Wimbleball Lake Swims

The Menai Strait Swim

Llanfair PG, North Wales

Castle to Castle Swim

Beaumaris, North Wales

Great East Skinny Dip

Martello Tower/Marine Parade West, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

24hr Swim Relay – Ellerton Park

05 Sep 2026 - 06 Sep 2026

Ellerton Park, nr Richmond, North Yorkshire

24hr Swim Relay – Alderford, Shropshire

26 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2026

Alderford Lake, Whitchurch, Shropshire

Great South Skinny Dip

Knoll Beach, Studland Bay, Nr Swanage, Dorset

The BIG Brenig Swim

Llyn Brenig, Nr Cerrigydrudion, Conwy County, Wales

Saundersfoot Swim

Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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