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Solent Swim 2026

March 6th, 2026
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Swimming the Solent – Why Not?

This summer I’ll be taking on a challenge that seemed like a perfectly sensible idea when I signed up: swimming the Solent.
On 25 July 2026, I’ll be joining the Solent Swim, crossing from Hurst Castle on the mainland to Colwell Bay on the Isle of Wight — a distance of roughly 2.5 kilometres of open water. It’s a fantastic event organised by the West Wight Sports & Community Centre, and I’m delighted to have secured a place after more than 60 people applied for a limited number of spots.

Training in Some “Bracing” Water

Preparation is already underway. Much of my training takes place at Tooting Bec Lido, where I’ve been swimming throughout the winter.
For those unfamiliar with it, Tooting Bec Lido is the largest freshwater swimming pool in the UK, and it’s open to swimmers all year round. Winter swimming there is often described as “refreshing”, which is a polite way of saying that the water has dropped to as low as 1.5°C during some of my training sessions.
The good news is that if you can persuade yourself to get into water that cold before sunrise in South London, the Solent in July suddenly starts to sound quite tropical.

Why This Swim Matters to Me

I’m also using this challenge to raise funds for West Wight Sports & Community Centre and One Trust.
The leisure centre means a great deal to our family. All four of my children learned to swim there, and it’s an incredible community resource for people across the West Wight area.
One Trust is another fantastic charity, supporting adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families in Wandsworth, London.
Being able to support both of these organisations through this challenge feels like a very fitting way to give something back.

The Goal

Between now and July there’s plenty of training ahead — pool miles, open-water practice, and mandatory safety sessions — all building towards that moment of setting off from Hurst Castle and (hopefully) arriving in Colwell Bay a little while later.

If you’d like to support the challenge and help raise funds for these great causes, I’d be hugely grateful.

Donate here to support West Wight Sports & Community Centre:
 https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/appeal/solentswim2026

Donate here to support One Trust:
 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/one-trust

With a bit of training, a fair tide, and hopefully fewer jellyfish than expected, I’m looking forward to being able to say at the end of July:

“I swam the Solent.”
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