Swimmers at Lake Windemere

Great North Swim

Taking place 12th - 14th June 2026, the Coventry Building Society Great North Swim is a great way to meet like-minded people and set yourself an open water challenge in the great outdoors at the UK’s biggest open water swim event.
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Key details

Date: 12th - 14th June 2026

Where: Lake Windermere, Cumbria

Distance: 1 mile

Age: Entrants must be 16 years +

Cost: Standard entry price £20 with a suggested minimum sponsorship of £200

2 swimmers posing for a photo wearing MCS branded clothes

Two of our wonderful swimmers, Abby & Selena

Distance: 2 mile

Age: Entrants must be 16 years +

Cost: Standard entry price £25 with a suggested minimum sponsorship of £250

"We decided to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society after I was made a member by my grandparents at Christmas. The ocean has always been important to me and I want to study marine biology at university in a few years.

"It was really fun, especially because of all the training that we had done in the year before...Big thanks to everyone who donated."

- Selena

Swimmers at Lake Windemere

Lake Windemere Great North Swim  |  Image credit: Great North Swim

We can provide a Marine Conservation Society swim hat - just drop our friendly fundraising team an email to let them know you need one.

If you're looking for creative ways to fundraise to help you reach the minimum target, we've got lots of ideas and resources on our fundraising and events pages. Setting up your fundraising page with Justgiving couldn't be easier! Good luck.

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