Great North Swim - Lake Windermere

The Great North swim is a one mile open water swim taking place on lake Windermere on Saturday the 13th of September. It is the first of it's kind in the UK and the organisers hope that it will grow into the largest lake swim in Europe. Over 2200 swimmers of all abilities are expected to take up the challenge of a specially designed one-mile course.

Some of the biggest names in swimming will be participating with Great Britain's and the UK's most decorated male swimmer and eight times World Record Holder, Mark Foster, who was Team GB's flag bearer at the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Bejing.

Other top Team GB Olympians swimming in the event will be Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten, who won Silver and Bronze respectively in the 10km swim marathon and David Davis who also won Silver in the men's 10km open water swim.

More information on the event can be found at the Great North Swim website - www.greatswim.org.

Help Jonathan to raise money for the East Lancs Hospice:

Jonathan Hutchings, Managing Director of Uniwell UK, will be swimming on behalf of the East Lancs Hospice (www.elh.org.uk) in memory of a good friend Michael Higham who loved sailing on lake Windermere and who was cared for by the East Lancs Hospice.

Anyone who would like to help Jonathan raise money for the East Lancs Hospice can click here to sponsor him. All donations would be greatly appreciated and help fund a fantastic charity that has a massive impact on people's lives.