Great North Swim 2010

Following the huge success of last years British Gas Great North Swim the stunning setting of the Marina at Low Wood will again be the venue for the event as it returns to Lake Windermere and will be bigger and better for 2010!

The Great North Swim is a one mile open water swim in England’s largest Lake, Windermere. Following its launch in September 2008 the event has already become world renowned.

The Swim will take place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September 2010, attracting over 6,000 swimmers. Swimmers can enroll online on the Great North Swim website.

Colin Hill, spokesperson for British Gas Great Swim said
"The enthusiasm and appetite for these swims has been stunning and the public have really taken to them. Swimming a mile in open water in the great outdoors is proving to be a hugely popular challenge."

The Low Wood Hotel and Marina is the venue for the Great North Swim as England's largest natural lake, Windermere, for the mass participation open water swim event.

2009 Results

2009 Men's results

Place	Last Name	First Name	Country	Time
1	Serebrennikov	Daniil	RUS	16:23
2	Stuzinski	Alexander	DEU	16:23
3	Tom	Allen	GBR	16:26

2009 Women's results

Place	Last Name	First Name	Country	Time
1	Pastor	Nadine	DEU	18:14
2	Whitfield	Katy	GBR	18:15
3	Ilchenko	Larisa	RUS	18:16

Low Wood Hotel

Situated on the shoreline of Lake Windermere, in the heart of the Lake District, the Low Wood Hotel is the chosen venue for the 2010 Great North Swim, having successfully hosted the event for the past two years. The hotel provides an ideal base for swimmers to stay at during, before and after the event.