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British Gas Great East Swim • 11th June • Alton Water Park, Ipswich Join Team Diabetes UK on 11th June for the third year of the British Gas Great East Swim at Alton Water Park, Ipswich. The event is expected to attract 3,000 participants with swimmers setting off in waves of approximately 300 every half an hour to swim the one mile course. We are looking for charitable souls of all ages to take part in this fantastic event for Diabetes UK. Whether 16 or 60 your mile will make a difference to the lives of those living with diabetes. For more information on the event please contact the Eastern Region on 01376 501 390 or visit: www.diabetes.org.uk/ges2011’ Thames open water swim series 2011 The Royal Windsor River Swim is only a month away and entries will officially be closing soon. F3 Events (www.f3events.co.uk) have teamed up with WaterAid and the RNLI to run Thames open water swim series along the river in 2011. The locations have been specifically chosen, not only for their natural beauty, but also to provide maximum participant and spectator value. Friends and family members will be able to walk along the banks for the River Thames and Dorney Lake, and watch the whole event unfold and cheer on the participants. There are distances for everyone from 750m, 1500m, 1.9km, 3km, 3.8km and a 5km distance. The swims will take place on: Sunday June 5th – Royal Windsor Swim, Saturday July 16th – Marlow River Swim, Saturday August 20th – BIG SOUTH Eton Swim Saturday September 3rd – Henley On Thames River Swim For further details please visit the F3 website. Blackpool Wake Park lake is now open for swimming. 
The lake, situated in Weeton near Blackpool, is now open for swimming from
3.00pm to 8.00pm on Wednesdays (and other week days later in the season -
check their website for details) and all day (9.30am till 7.00pm) Saturdays
and Sundays.Anyone wishing to swim in the lake will need to wear a wet suit, coloured cap and either swim with a buddy or bring a spotter. A charge of £5, includes car parking, access to hot showers, changing rooms, toilets and entry into the lakeside cafe clubhouse. To get there exit at junction 4 on M55, take the 3rd exit on the roundabout, at the 2nd set of traffic lights turn right onto Mythop Rd. The lake is 1.7 miles from this turning on the right. Visit www.blackpoolwakepark.com for further information. Make a splash and swim the Mencap Mile • 24 July 2011 • Dorney Lake, Windsor. Learning disability charity Mencap invites water-lovers everywhere to take the plunge in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to swim at a world class venue. Dorney Lake near Windsor which will be used for Olympic and Paralympic events in 2012. To register visit www.mencap.org.uk/mencapmile Great North Swim • 18th and 19th June 2011 • Windermere Great North Swim 2011 Looking for a thrilling swimming experience? The Great North Swim is the UK's Biggest Swimming Event, and will be held on the 18th and 19th June 2011. This is a 1 mile outdoor swim in beautiful Windermere, Cumbria. Experience the thrill of open-water swimming, safe in the knowledge that expert kayakers and safety boats are with you every stroke of the way. Be part of this brilliant challenge and raise vital funds for Henshaws Society for Blind People. Henshaws is an expert charity providing expert support,advice and training to anyone affected by sight loss. Henshaws enables people with sight loss and people with other disabilities to build the skills and independence they need, to achieve the future they want. The fee to enter the event is £37 (including VAT), and we are asking for a minimum sponsorship of £150. If you are interested in taking part in this event and joining Team Henshaws in June, please call 01423 814501 or email hannah.saxon@henshaws.org.uk. More at www.henshaws.org.uk RNLI Sblash Sea Swims 1,000 people are expected to take part in the new RNLI Sblash Series: three sea swims in stunning locations along the coast of Wales during summer 2011. The three beautiful resorts chosen to host the swims are Llandudno (18 June), Aberystwyth (3 July) and Trearddur Bay on Anglesey (23 July). Participants can choose from 750m or 1500m (1 mile) swim distances at any of the seaside venues. Click here for details. The Padstow to Rock Swim • Sunday 12th June 2011 Swim a mile across the beautiful Camel estuary and raise vital funds for The Cornwall Nursing Appeal for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Entries now being taken - apply early to avoid disappointment. Click here for further information. Swim to change lives Fancy taking a dip and helping to change lives? Macmillan Cancer Support are proud to be an official charity at the 2011 British Gas Great Swim Series and would love you to join their team. With 5 fantastic open water swims to choose from, you can sign up today and help raise much needed funds for the millions of people affected by cancer in the UK today. Please visit www.macmillan.org.uk/swimming to find out more. The Great Pier Swim • Saturday 30th July 2011 • Essex A unique 3k open water swim in the Thames Estuary, from Jubilee beach in Southend-on-Sea to Thorpe Bay beach. With the great Southend pier as a backdrop and views of Kent across the water this is a wonderful straight course sea swim. The event is open to most abilities with the option to enter either the non-competitive challenge swim or the ASA affiliated race swim. This is a charity event with all proceeds going to Fair Havens Adult Hospice and Little Havens Children’s Hospice which services Essex and London. To register go to www.havenshospices.org.uk or contact Jason on 01702 220356 jcurtis@havenshospices.org.uk Shiplake Swim 7bull; May 8th 2011 • River Thames A new swimming event this year called the Shiplake Swim which is a 1500m River Thames Swim being held on Sunday May 8th 2011 at dawn. This beautiful and tranquil stretch 69th Annual Roy Webster
Cross-Channel Swim • 5th September 2011 • Hood River, Oregon, USA. At dawn on Labor Day each year, a large group of hearty souls board the famous Sternwheeler paddleboat on the south shore of the Columbia at the Hood River Port to be ferried across the river to the Washington shore. When signaled, swimmers jump off the Sternwheeler into the “refreshing” Columbia and head back for Hood River. The swim, which attracts close to 500 participants every year (1,000 this year with two boat-loads going over) from around the world, originated in 1942 when local orchardist Roy Webster challenged himself to swim across the river. Almost 70 years later, the swim is still a thriving tradition in Hood River County, with Roy’s family an active part of the event. For more information see 69th Annual Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim website |