Wild Swim Relays
Swim Under the Stars
Enter a team of swimmers to swim, relay-style for 24hrs
Experience the Glastonbury of swimming in 2026!
Gather a team of swimmers and swim relay-style for an hour each, for 12 or 24 hours. Look forward to an amazing sense of achievement from taking on a unique challenge, plus fun festival vibes with fire pits, hot chocolates, lights and dancing to keep warm through the night. (Fancy dress optional!)
Free tickets for Team Captains
Join our community to find out more about Wild Swim Relays, get exclusive updates and access your free Team Captain’s code:
What’s the objective?
It’s not a race! And, it’s not about distance covered. This event is an endurance swimming challenge for you and your team to set yourselves. Swim as much as you want, as fast as you want, however you want. We have children, grandparents, swimmers with disabilities, and plenty of breastrokers.
This event is all about teamwork and camaraderie to get you through the hours. How well do you work together and how much fun can you have at a Wild Swim Relay?
Raising money for Level Water
Your challenge will raise critical funds for Level Water, a charity providing one-to-one swimming lessons for children with disabilities. Your fundraising will help disabled children learn to swim and fall in love with the water. And that’s the power of swimming.
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West London, 20/21 June
24hr Wild Swim Relay, take turns to swim in a team from midday on Saturday to midday on Sunday. All while camping at this beautiful lake with clear water and sandy banks. 2026 will be Level Water’s 5th year at Shepperton!
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Cambridge, 27/28 June
‘Dusk till Dawn’ is a 12hr Swim Relay at Cambridge’s best lido. Swimmers will take on the challenge to swim in their team from 7pm to 7am. Back for its second year in 2026, it’s Level Water’s only lido relay!
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Worcester, date coming soon...
Our most popular Wild Swim Relay in 2025, this wellness lake will be hosting another epic 24hr swim in 2026. With colourful flares a-plenty there is no shortage of enthusiasm. We can’t wait to come back to Watersedge.
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Cirencester, date coming soon...
With beautiful scenery and an expansive lake, you’ll feel like you have jumped right into nature at Lake32. The community at this 24hr relay join us year after year to fundraise and celebrate.
Lakeside Camping
At most of our venues, this is the only time of year you can camp, festival-style, at these unique swim-spots
Sites open at 8am on Saturday and close after 1pm on Sunday, giving you a full weekend’s camping with your friends (at 24hr relays)
Bond with your teammates as you share tent space and late-night whispers.
Camp in an intimate setting with other teams - get to know your neighbours
Use your camping stove to cook up a storm (you don’t have to share your sausages with your new friends but it’s encouraged!)
Bring and share more flapjacks and brownies than you can possibly eat
Experience the cleanest portaloos you’ve ever seen in your life
Find all our delightful rubber ducks hidden around the site
Sleep under the stars
Exclusive use of the venue as a campsite!
Safe and supported swims
Minimum of 2 Medics on shift at all times
Medical marquee with everything from vaseline to full paramedic equipment and treatment table
Kayak swim safety crew supporting you at all 24hr Wild Swim Relays
On-land swim safety crew member with full view of swimmers and radio contact
Pool-side lifeguards supporting you at all 12hr Swim Relays
All our swim safety team are ready to give words of encouragement (and the occasional haribo) in your hour of need
Gold swim hat system for extra visibility of swimmers with additional needs
Feel safe taking on a new challenge with the full support of our team of trained lifeguards
Meet our swim safety and medical teams
Testimonials
“So friendly, well organised. A fantastic vibe and everyone was just amazing.
Clean toilets, Beautiful Lake, Great Coffee and food onsite.”
”The atmosphere was brilliant. Totally unique in being an endurance challenge rather than about speed or distance. The LW team was fantastic in promoting the inclusive, ‘not a race’ message.”
“The night time swims really are so special but also getting to swim as a team together was brilliant.”
“The uniqueness is the 24 hour part, I think it’s amazing. My personal favourite moment was my 5am - 6am swim with the GLORIOUS sunrise, a ball of yellow gold reflecting off the water. A few of us, including the safety guy on the kayak, just stopped to soak it all in.”
“Before my last swim after I had ‘hit the wall’ with exhaustion and tears, my teammates, our kids and families all had a 30 second dance party to get me ready, and I’m so glad I made it through!”
”I loved the camaraderie, with people cheering on everyone, even at 2am. The people (staff and swimmers) were all so lovely and it's such an incredible community to be part of - watching everyone going in for that last hour made me emotional! The night swims were my favourite moment as it was so magical and unlike anything I'd ever done before.”
Experience the Glastonbury of swimming, and change the way you swim…
The Power of Swimming
100% of the profits and funds raised from Level Water events provide swimming lessons for disabled children all over the UK.
Children like Rhys:
Rhys has a hearing impairment and has to take both his hearing aids out to get in the pool. This presents a huge challenge for him. Rhys' swim teacher called him ‘naughty’ when he wasn’t listening to what he was being told.
Rhys tried group lessons for a few months but was often left on the side and had no idea what was going on, which made him feel totally alone.
Level Water understands that communication is key so we train swim teachers to adapt to the specific needs of every child they teach. 1-to-1 swimming lessons with Level Water mean that Rhys is now having bespoke lessons and is progressing brilliantly. He is learning to swim just like any other child. To fall in love with the water.
Rhys is just one of thousands of children who benefit from Level Water lessons each year. Each child is different but the outcome is the same. They get access to learn this life-saving skill all while building confidence, strength and flexibility in the water. And for every child in our lessons there are four more on the waiting list. Many of them will start their lessons in 2026 because of fundraisers like you. And that’s all pretty wonderful.
Fundraising thank-yous:
Receive little gifts from us along the way in your postbox and inbox!
The top fundraising team from each venue will win a free pair of Vivobarefoot shoes each, kindly donated by our headline sponsor.
What’s included with your ticket:
Fundraising support to reach your target:
- online resources about the charity you can easily access
- children’s stories you can share with your network
- a real-life human available on phone and email if you have questionsPink Level Water swim hat (they are popping)
Gold Level Water swim hat for under 18s, and those with access or medical needs (optional)
Sew-on swim badge and stickers to remember your weekend (and start a collection)
Access to hot water throughout the event (BYO tea, coffee and hot water bottles if you’ve got one)
Dry-robes, hot water bottles and blankets to borrow
An abundance of water safety lifeguards and medical crew
Accessible camping area for teams with adaptive swimmers
Whatsapp announcement group for the latest news and reminders about the event (optional!)
Support and words of encouragement from the Level Water team throughout your Wild Swim Relay journey (priceless)
