Windermere is the largest natural lake in England at a staggering 10.5 miles long. This end-2-end swim is one of the most iconic in the Open Water season.
The swim will start early on the Sunday morning the 25th of August 2019 from the marina in Fell Foot Park, which is located at the southern end of the lake, we will then follow a course north, finishing at Waterhead, Ambleside. The swim will be approximately 16/17km in length – 10.5miles.
Swimyourswim operate these swims as ‘challenges’ rather than ‘races’ and accordingly have a long track-record of providing excellent safe events. The team from Swimyourswim will be providing full safety support on the day.
Swimyourswim events are small, friendly and tailored to ensure YOU complete YOUR swim – so they are ideal for those new to open water events.ª
If you would like more information about this swim, and what we would recommend as minimum swim requirements please email us on info@swimyourswim.com
Please complete the REGISTRATION FORM by clicking here to book your place on this swim.
Once you have registered and paid for your place on this swim the SYS team will be in touch with a SYS Event Pack once the event details have all been confirmed. The Swimmers pack will contain a few more details about the swim to help you get ready for the event.
ª Open water swimming is a serious sport with a number of risks involved. SYS will need to ensure that all swimmers meet the right levels of open-water swimming competency, and that there is no medical reason as to why a swimmer should not participate.
This is a fully qualified water safety supported event.
Coniston is third largest lake in the Lake District in the North of England. The lake is famous for the children’s novel Swallows and Amazons, which is set around Peel Island, and also as the location for the ill-fated World Water-speed record attempts by Donald Campbell.
The swim will start on Saturday morning, 13th of July, from the beach near to the Brown Howe car park (on the south west shore of the lake), with entrants swimming across the lake, towards Peel Island, and then following the eastern shore, finishing at the north of the lake near Coniston village. The swim will be approximately 8km in length – 5.25miles.
If you would like more information about this swim, and what we would recommend as minimum swim requirements please email us on info@swimyourswim.com
Please complete the REGISTRATION FORM below to book your place on this swim.
Once you have registered and paid for your place on this swim the SYS team will be in touch with a SYS Event Pack with a few more details about the swim to help you get ready for the event.
ª Open water swimming is a serious sport with a number of risks involved. SYS will need to ensure that all swimmers meet the right levels of open-water swimming competency, and that there is no medical reason as to why a swimmer should not participate.
This is a fully qualified water safety supported event.
Bala, or ‘Llyn Tegid’, is a beautiful lake set in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales, and is the longest lake in Wales.
This swim will start on Saturday morning, 29th June, from Llangower public beach, near the railway station, with entrants swimming across the lake and then following the northwest shore, finishing at the Tegid Cafe at the northern point of the Lake, near the town of Bala. The swim will be approximately 5K in length.
If you would like more information about this swim, and what we would recommend as minimum swim requirements please email us on info@swimyourswim.com
Please complete the REGISTRATION FORM below to book your place on this swim.
Once you have registered and paid for your place on this swim the SYS team will be in touch with a SYS Event Pack with a few more details about the swim to help you get ready for the event.
ª Open water swimming is a serious sport with a number of risks involved. SYS will need to ensure that all swimmers meet the right levels of open-water swimming competency, and that there is no medical reason as to why a swimmer should not participate.
This is a fully qualified water safety supported event.