Build your Great North Swim plan
Your coach opens with the Great North Swim set for June 11, 2027, asks about your week and your fitness, then writes every session of your open-water swim plan. Free, and you can start as a guest. About 31 weeks to go.
Start your Great North Swim plan- Formats
- 1 mile, 2 miles, 5K, 10K
- Sport
- Swimming
Great North Swim distances
- 1 mile 1,610 m
- 2 miles 3,220 m
- 5K 5 km
- 10K 10 km
Course
The Great North Swim course
A weekend-long open water swimming festival at Brockhole on Windermere in the Lake District. Distances range from 250 m and half a mile up to 1 mile, 2 miles, 5K and 10K.
- Formats
- 1 mile, 2 miles, 5K, 10K
- Race-day conditions
- Wetsuit use is optional for water temperatures of 15 C or above. Swimmers under 16 must wear wetsuits.
What to train for
Pick the distance that fits your current base and build continuous swims to slightly beyond it.
Practice in open water in a wetsuit if you plan to wear one, and work on sighting in lake chop.
Also in Claude
Ask Claude for this plan
Add Athlete Space to Claude once, then paste this prompt and put in your own numbers.
Build me a open-water swim season for the Coventry Building Society Great North Swim on June 11, 2027. I train about [hours] hours a week, [days] days a week.
Great North Swim training questions
How long should I train for the Great North Swim?
Most athletes give a open-water swim eight to sixteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The coach counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
What is the Great North Swim course like?
A weekend-long open water swimming festival at Brockhole on Windermere in the Lake District.
How cold is the water at the Great North Swim?
Wetsuit use is optional for water temperatures of 15 C or above. Swimmers under 16 must wear wetsuits.
Do I need an account to get a Great North Swim training plan?
Start as a guest and save a free account later. Your coach writes your open-water swim plan and adapts it every week as you log your training. No card.