Get involved Swimming Great North Swim 2026 The Arla Great North Swim is one of the UK's most popular outdoor swims and provides a fantastic opportunity to swim outdoors, whilst raising money for Aspire. The swims aim to make the challenge of open water swimming safe, fun and accessible to all. There’s a swimming challenge to suit all abilities, with distances from 250m to 10k. So whether it’s your first taste of open water swimming, or you’re looking for your next adventure, there’s an open water swimming challenge for everyone. Arla Great North Swim Windermere, Lake District - 12th to 14th June 2026The swims take place in a safe and supervised environment. It's not a race, so it's up to you whether you want to do breaststroke whilst chatting to a friend, or front crawl your way to a fast time. If you have your own place in the event and would like to swim for Aspire please email [email protected] Visit the Great Swim website Other swimming events How we help Booking for this event has now closed. Manage Cookie Preferences
The Arla Great North Swim is one of the UK's most popular outdoor swims and provides a fantastic opportunity to swim outdoors, whilst raising money for Aspire. The swims aim to make the challenge of open water swimming safe, fun and accessible to all. There’s a swimming challenge to suit all abilities, with distances from 250m to 10k. So whether it’s your first taste of open water swimming, or you’re looking for your next adventure, there’s an open water swimming challenge for everyone. Arla Great North Swim Windermere, Lake District - 12th to 14th June 2026The swims take place in a safe and supervised environment. It's not a race, so it's up to you whether you want to do breaststroke whilst chatting to a friend, or front crawl your way to a fast time. If you have your own place in the event and would like to swim for Aspire please email [email protected] Visit the Great Swim website Other swimming events How we help