Events

Every Body Swim: Vickie Orton Vickie Orton, 55, lives in Otley, West Yorkshire. She took up swimming last year after a friend encouraged her to come along for a 70th birthday celebration. It’s been hard to get her out of the water since! 26 Apr 2024

Every Body Swim: Rhianon Gale Rhianon Gale, 44, lives on the Fylde coast in Lancashire. She took up swimming a year ago to help with the trauma and grief following the deaths of her parents and brother, as well as a number of health conditions. 25 Apr 2024

Every Body Swim: Mark Shayler Mark Shayler, 56, lives in Leicestershire. He says he was ‘changed, saved almost’ by cold water swimming, and signed up for the Arla Great North Swim to celebrate how swimming has transformed his life. 24 Apr 2024

Every Body Swim: Bill Moore Bill Moore, 87, lives in Wakefield. He’s been swimming competitively for 40 years. Bill has a number of Great North Swims under his belt - he’s been coming along for 15 years! - but this year he’s making it a family affair. 25 Mar 2024

Louise Minchin to take on Arla Great North Swim We are delighted to announce that Louise Minchin will be joining this year's Arla Great North Swim. 27 Oct 2023

Arla Great North Swim Autumn Competition To keep your swim motivation up through the cooler months, we've teamed up with our title partner, Arla, to bring you an amazing competition. 08 Jun 2023

The Healthcare Team take on the Arla Great North Swim Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi prepares to take on the Arla Great North Swim with the Healthcare Team this weekend. Get some last-minute tips on getting the most out of your swim. 02 Jun 2023

One Week Countdown to Arla Great North Swim The one-week countdown to the Arla Great North Swim, the UK’s most popular open water swimming event, has begun. 18 May 2023

How Learning to Swim Transformed one Swimmer's Life WaterAid swimmer Mary-Ann only learnt to swim last year, but soon she’ll be tackling the half-mile distance at the Great North Swim. This is her story. 01 Jun 2021

Arg is back in the water at the John West Great Swim! TOWIE star James Argent set to take on two open water challenges this summer