Open Water Devon

05/06/2026

1, but ideally 2 more Marshalls needed for Sat 13th June at the Thurlestone Arch Race.

Thurlestone - Sat 13th June from 1pm to 6pm

What you'll be doing?
You'll either be on the reg desk, handing out envelopes and checking people in, handing out snacks and medals, or directing swimmers once out the water, or helping with timing swimmers.

Included:
Free parking for the day
Drinks and Snacks
Training on the role you'll be doing
£25 cash or
£50 credit towards an OWD swim or

If you can help send me a text on 07792205625 🙂 if you cant...can you share this for me

05/06/2026

The Down and Round is 2 bucket lists swim in 1!

Sat 1st August - meeting at 10am - £110pp

You swim downstream for 5.5km with the outgoing tide, before swimming past Bigbury and swimming around Burgh Island - a total of 8km.

You can find out more and book online at:
/www.openwaterdevon.com/product-page/the-down-and-round-sat-1st-aug

03/06/2026

Cyprus Swim Holiday Sat 7th to Sat 14th Nov 2026

We have an amazing week swimming in Cyprus coming up this November - it's an amazing country for swimming with wrecks, reefs, and warm clear water. For the week we are out there we stay in this gorgeous hotel, with breakfast and dinners included in the price! You can book online for a £300 deposit, total cost of the week long holiday is £1100.

https://www.openwaterdevon.com/product-page/cyprus-swim-retreat-8-15th-november-2025

02/06/2026

We're now super booked up for June, July and August, so read below to see what spaces we have remaining:

19th June - Yealm - 2 spaces
20th June - Bantham Swoosh - SOLD OUT
4th July - Yealm - SOLD OUT
5th July - Burgh Island - 1 space
8th July - Mewstone - 3 spaces
12/12th July - UK Holiday - SOLD OUT
31st July - Swoosh - 4 spaces
Sat 1st Aug - Down and Round - 2 spaces
Wed 5th Aug - Burgh Island - SOLD OUT
Sat 29th Aug - Yealm - 4 spaces

Book online now a www.openwaterdevon

01/06/2026

We've got a brand new swim race coming up this August!
2 and 4km for adults, and kids races

Supporting a great cause, and raising money for Brixham Lifeboat

www.openwaterevents.com

31/05/2026

The Bantham Swoosh is an exhilarating swim downstream with an outgoing tide for 5.5km - however it doesn't feel like you're swimming that far! It finishes with a dramatic SWOOSH as the river narrows and speeds you up through the gap.

It costs £65pp and we have the following spaces:
Fri 31st July - meeting at 8am - 4 spaces
Sun 30th August - meeting 8.30am - 4 spaces
Wed 30th Sept - meeting at 9am - 4 spaces

Book online now at www.openwaterdevon.com

31/05/2026

We've got 3 epic events this summer, although they're called a 'race' you swim in your own time - no pressure to go fast or race:

Sat 13th June - 1, 2, 3 miles at Thurlestone
Sat 27th June - 1 or 2 miles at Burgh Island
Sun 2nd Aug - 2 or 4km at Brixham Breakwater

Find out more and book spaces at www.openwaterevents.com

31/05/2026

We've had a few cancellations for sold out upcoming tours and now have:

2 spaces on Yealm Swoosh - Fri 19th June
1 space on Burgh Island - 5th August @9.9:30am

You can book these spots online at www.openwaterdevon.com

31/05/2026

We will be back working with Ceri and the team from Wild Running this year, running water safety for their 4km swim on the River Dart on Sun 21st June. There is a 4km Swim or 15km Aquathlon.

We have a discount code to use at the link below which gets you 5% off your booking 🙂 use code OWD5

This is a lovely smaller scale event swimming down river with the current, shuttles of kit, and food at the finish line all for £42.75

NEW ROUTE. NEW VENUE *Please note: Tow floats are voluntary but they must be quick release.* **You can find out all the informatiuon you should need on our event brochure here ** The Wild Dart Swim takes place on Sunday June 21st, 2026 We have...

31/05/2026

Do you want to swim around the Great Mewstone?

Join us on Wen 8th July - we meet in Plymouth and enjoy a boat ride out to the Great Mewstone, the swim is 1km around the stunning, and ecologically diverse island before hot chocolates and cake back on board, then a ride back to Plymouth.

You can see more and book online at https://www.openwaterdevon.com/product-page/wed-8th-july-the-great-mewstone-swim