17/7 update

🏊‍♂️🎉 WE MADE IT! 🎉🏊‍♀️

What an incredible finish to our NASC Sponsored Swim Challenge! ❤️🖤

16/7 update

🔥 Tonight’s total: 2,136 lengths

🎉 Overall challenge total:

🏊 12,210 lengths

📏 189.7 miles swum!

15/7 update

🔥 Wednesday’s total: 3,172 lengths

📏 That’s an incredible 79.3 miles swum today!

🎉 Overall challenge total:

🏊 10,074 lengths

📏 156.49 miles

14/7 update

🏊 9,166 lengths

📏 142 miles

📍 We’ve now passed Loughborough and are making fantastic progress on our journey towards London! 🇬🇧🎉

13/7 update

Monday session 1 the swimmers have swam a massive 1744 lengths. That is 43,600 metres.

Monday session 2 the swimmers swam 2830 lengths.

The total for Monday night is 4574 lengths, 71 miles. We are almost at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Well done everyone, great progress!

Thanks to everyone who has supported our swimmers.

The Challenge

Help us fund new prizes for our Club Presentation Evening by getting behind swimmers taking part in this swim from Northallerton to London.

We’re excited to be holding a club-wide sponsored swimathon during the final week of term!

📅 Dates

Monday 13th July

Wednesday 15th July

Friday 17th July

The swim will take place during normal training sessions across these three evenings.

🎯 The Challenge

As a club, we are aiming to swim:

📍 Northallerton Leisure Centre → London Aquatics Centre

📏 203 miles

🏁 12,994 lengths

This is a huge challenge that will test the strength, stamina and endurance of all swimmers – from Otters through to Masters.

💰 Fundraising Goal

All money raised will go towards:

Replacing missing or damaged trophies, presented from our Club Championships in November (part of Hambleton Championships)

Supporting our annual awards night

🏆 Prize: A reward will be given to the swimmer who raises the most sponsorship.

👉 Sponsorships should be paid directly via the JustGiving page (QR code on the sponsorship form) - https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/nascswimathon2026

🏊‍♀️ Session Details

Swimmers attend on their usual training nights.

(Bedale swimmers are welcome to attend any swimathon session.)

Monday

18:45-19:45: J1, J2, Development

19:45–21:15: Age Group, Senior, Youth

Wednesday

18:00–19:00: Otters, J1, J2

19:00–20:00: Development

20:00 onwards: Age Group, Senior, Youth

Friday

19:40–21:00: Age Group, Youth, Masters

📏 Rules

Swim as many lengths as possible during your session

You may:

Stop for a drink

Take a toilet break

Rest if needed

Any stroke is allowed (though butterfly is not recommended! 😄)

🙌 Volunteers Needed

We’re looking for:

✅ Length counters

✅ Cake stall helpers

We want to create a fun, vibrant and supportive atmosphere across all three nights.

🎉 Rewards

Every swimmer will receive a wristband to celebrate their achievement

✅ How to Take Part

Sign up via the registration link (for lane planning): https://nasc.co.uk/swimathon2026

Collect a sponsorship form, and raise money through our JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/nascswimathon2026

Start fundraising!