Get involved Swimming Aspire Channel Swim 2026 Sign up! Whether you’re looking to get fit, find a new challenge or take part in an activity that the whole family can get involved in, the Aspire Channel Swim is the swimming event for you! Since 1999 our swimmers have been taking on the original Channel Challenge and swimming 22 miles over 12 weeks to support people with Spinal Cord Injury. The Aspire Channel Swim is FREE to sign up to and you can swim on your own or in a team with family, friends, classmates or colleagues. Swim 11, 22 or 44 miles over 12 weeks wherever you love to swim, and raise essential funds for people paralysed by Spinal Cord Injury. You can join our Facebook Group and chat to past and future Aspire Channel Swimmers. If you'd like to read some stories and motivations from past swimmers, check out our Aspire Channel Swim Blog. The challenge is completely free to enter, so there's nothing to lose by registering now. The challenge has traditionally run from September to December, but if it suits you to start earlier we are completely ready for you to start logging your miles and receiving donations from today. Sign up! For any queries please email [email protected] Follow the Aspire Channel Swim: Join the Facebook Group Read stories from our swimmers Other swimming events How we help Manage Cookie Preferences