Dartmoor Open Water Swim

Sunday, 22 July 2018

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the longest distance open water swimming event in the South West.

course lengths

The “marathon” open water swimming distance – 10km for those up for swimming two loops of the course!

A single 5km loop of the lake for those looking to take a step up from shorter distances.

A half loop 2.5km course for those wanting to take on an open water swimming challenge!

course lengths

The “marathon” open water swimming distance – 10km for those up for swimming two loops of the course!

A single 5km loop of the lake for those looking to take a step up from shorter distances.

A half loop 2.5km course for those wanting to take on an open water swimming challenge!

Dartmoor Open Water Swim: 10km / 5km / 2.5km

Building on the success of our sister event, the Exmoor Open Water Swim, our goal is to give to everyone the opportunity to swim in this beautiful lake on the edge of Dartmoor National Park – but this time, we are going long!

Based on a single 5km loop, the course takes swimmers to the top of the lake and back. The 5km route will push those looking for a longer challenge (beyond our 4km swim on Exmoor) and to complete the “half marathon” equivalent of swimming.

For those wanting to take on the swimming equivalent of a “full marathon”, the 10km route has swimmers completing two loops of the lake – a truly special achievement in this stunning location.

This is an event for everyone, with swimmers who either have confined their swims to pools or have yet to face the longer distances, having the option of a half loop (2.5km) swim. This will hopefully result in 2.5km swimmers returning to take on one of our longer courses in Exmoor or Dartmoor next year!

While there are medals for those who come in the top three for their age groups (in wetsuits and skins), the majority of swimmers will simply be challenging themselves to participate in a safe and friendly longer distance open water swimming environment at Roadford Lake.

Safety will be covered by kayaks and motorboats.

Check out the film from the 2017 Exmoor Open Water Swim!

Why the environmental focus to this year’s event?

With an increasing recognition of the environmental challenges that we are facing, we have teamed up with The Pickwell Foundation to encourage greater consideration for the environment as an event, and for the competitors taking part. In addition to recycling and zero single-use plastic containers at the event, we will be looking to minimise our impacts through supplier choice, snacks available and prizes. In recognition of our improvements as a business, we are proud to have been awarded Plastic Free Business status by Surfers Against Sewage as part of their Plastic Free Communities campaign.