**WHEN YOU BOOK THIS SESSION YOU MAY GO STRAIGHT TO WAITLIST. THIS IS SO WE CAN ENSURE THERE IS A SPACE IN YOUR LANE AVAILABLE (WORKED OUT BY SWIM SPEED) AND THOSE WITH THE CORRECT PRIOROTY ARE BOOKED IN**

SOUTH WEST SWIM'S HOW FAR CAN YOU GO?

Push Your Limits. Test Your Endurance.

Saturday 18th April 2026

12:00 noon to 4:15pm

Milton Road Historic Pool (33.3m)

This is a rare opportunity to use over 4 hours of uninterrupted pool time to test your endurance, fitness and mental resilience in a focused, well-managed long swim environment.

SESSION FORMAT

This event is based on the traditional format of 100x100m, however we are going longer due to the Health Hydro's longer 33.3 metre pool.

The swim session time is 4 hours in total. This is an individual event (teams are not permitted) and swimmers can choose one of the following challenges:

• 10km

• 5km

• Or swim as far as you can within the 4 hour session time for the ultimate challenge

All swimming will be completed in 133.2m repeats (4 lengths of the 33.3m pool), with a mandatory minimum rest of 10 seconds between repeats.

Rest is part of the challenge and must be taken.

This session is ideal for:

• Testing endurance and pacing

• Setting out-of-season benchmarks

• Practising race nutrition and hydration

• Completing a long, uninterrupted swim in a structured environment

We do not care which club or coach you usually swim with. This is about bringing swimmers together for a big endurance challenge, not labels.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

To take part and book your spot, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Minimum age: 18 years

• You MUST be able to swim front crawl, as this is a front crawl event.

• Able to sustain a pace of 2 minutes 30 seconds per 100m or faster over distance (i.e. not just being able to swim this pace full effort once)

• Able to swim at least 5km continuously

• Willing to commit to swimming a minimum of 5km during the session

If you do not meet these standards, please do not book.

Swimmers who do not meet the required pace or distance standard, but have booked onto the session, may be removed from the session. Any refund of this nature will carry a £5 admin charge. Please contact us first if you are in any doubt about the suitability of the session for your ability.

LANES & BOOKINGS

• Places are limited per lane

• Lanes are currently open for swimmers faster than 2:30 per 100m

• If you book and are placed on the waitlist, this means lanes are close to capacity and swimmers may need to be filtered by speed to ensure safe and appropriate lane allocation

Our aim is always to include as many swimmers as possible while maintaining safety, flow and session quality.

IMPORTANT BOOKING INFORMATION

• No cancellation period. All bookings are final. However, If you book and go onto the waitlist and we can't accomodate you a refund will be issued.

• Ensure you can swim FRONT CRAWL to a speed of 2minutes 30 seconds per 100m or faster. We will ask all recipients for their swim times as part of the booking process (unless we already have these if you are a regualr squad swimmer)

• Please ensure you are fully available on the date before booking.

• Refunds will not be given under any circumstances once booked, unless we are unable to accomodate you in your lane based on your speed.

We reserve the right to remove swimmers from the session if required due to:

• Safety concerns

• Lane etiquette or conduct

• Failure to meet the stated entry standards

If removal from the session is necessary, no refund will be issued. Our decision is final, the centres lifeguards will also remove swimmers from the session if poor conduct or centre rules are broken.

Push your limits.

Test your endurance.

How far can you go?

Let's See............