Swim Challenge
Take on our Swim Challenge, where you can choose one of three distances: one, five or 10 miles, or go freestyle. Our event is totally free to register for and no minimum sponsorship!
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Swim, Virtual,
- Difficulty:
- Challenging
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How it works
Whether you’re looking for a way back into the pool, you’re an experienced swimmer or an open water swimming enthusiast, your efforts will transform the lives of young people with cancer from their diagnosis and beyond.
Our Swim Challenge is a great way to get active and raise money for young people with cancer across the UK.
Choose from three distances:
- One mile (64 lengths of a 25m pool)
- Five miles (322 lengths of a 25m pool)
- 10 miles (644 lengths of a 25m pool)
Or go freestyle and choose your own distance and number of days to complete the challenge!
Once you have decided on your distance and month, sign up via our form below and set up your fundraising page on JustGiving. All funds raised through your challenge will support young people across the UK with cancer.
Why take on our Swim Challenge?
- The health benefits: committing to a challenge like this will help you keep motivated to exercise and get active; improving your physical and mental health.
- You can take this challenge on whenever and wherever you want!
- You will be helping support young people facing cancer across the UK.
Fundraising support for our Swim Challenge
We’ve got lots of ideas and advice if you’re not sure where to start with your Swim Challenge fundraising.
You can also download our free fundraising documents and assets to help you on your way.
Sign up for the Swim Challenge
Swim Challenge FAQs
There is no cost to sign up, all you need to do is:
- Pick your month and distance
- Register here
- Set up your fundraising page
- Get swimming!
Yes of course! You can choose to go freestyle and pick any distance for your Swim Challenge.
There is no minimum fundraising requirement to take part, we just ask that you raise what you can to support Teenage Cancer Trust.
You’re responsible for tracking your own miles. You can use your phone or smart watch or another device. You can even link your Strava or Fitbit to your JustGiving page to keep friends and family up to date on your miles.
Fundraise by setting up a JustGiving fundraising page. And then it’s simple, just share the page on your social media and with friends and family!
No it doesn’t! This is only a recommendation. You are welcome to choose your own length and distance for your challenge.
Yes they can! With a parent or guardian’s permission they can fundraise through a JustGiving page.
You can download our Sponsorship Form here.
Why support Teenage Cancer Trust?
We create world class cancer services for young people in the UK, providing life-changing care and support so young people don’t have to face cancer alone.
Every day, seven young people aged 13-24 hear the words “you have cancer”. They will each need specialised nursing care and support to get them through the toughest times they may have faced.
We’re the only UK charity dedicated to meeting this vital need. By choosing to take on this challenge for Teenage Cancer Trust, you can help us to reach every young person facing cancer and make a huge difference.
So you know we’re the real deal, these are our registered charity details: 1062559 (England & Wales), SC039757 (Scotland).