British Gas Great North Swim
- The premier outdoor swim event in the UK Inspiration of the British Gas Great Swim series
- Voted 5th top open-water swim in the world (2009)
- A one-mile outdoor swim in beautiful Windermere, Cumbria In 2009, an impressive 6,000 swimmers took part over two days
- Open to swimmers of all abilities
- See some of the world’s top swimmers compete against one another, across the same one mile course as the masses, in the elite race at midday
- Highlights shown on TV