Great North Swim 2024
Join #TeamSamaritans for an exciting 1-mile open-water swimming challenge in the Lake District.
How Samaritans will support you
- Regular email updates and support from the Samaritans Events Team
- Receive awareness-raising and fundraising materials
- Your own Samaritans kit to wear with pride on the day
- Supporter t-shirts and cheering materials
- Official finisher's t-shirt and medal
Why Samaritans need your support
We know that life can sometimes be incredibly tough. Thanks to the dedication of more than 20,000 volunteers, Samaritans can be there for anyone, whatever they are going through and whenever they are struggling to cope. We’re also at the heart of local communities, working with schools, workplaces, railways, prisons and hospitals to offer training and support, preventing suicide and helping people turn their lives around.
Our life-saving work wouldn’t be possible without the extraordinary generosity of our event participants.
More information
Our Samaritans charity place applications are now open. Please click on the 'apply for a charity place' button below to apply for a place today! We'd love to welcome you to #TeamSamaritans!
Got a question about this event? Contact our Events Team at community&[email protected] and we'll respond as soon as we can.
About the Great North Swim
From the event organisers: "The Arla Great North Swim is a weekend-long celebration of open-water swimming. Expect stunning scenery, the best of local food and drink, outdoor activities, culture, art, history and thousands of like-minded people coming together. Think of it more as an open-water adventure than a race."
For more information on the event, please click here to visit the official Great North Swim website.