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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Rachel Dixon

Swim, run, ride and row for charity: 10 challenges for 2026 in the UK, Europe and beyond

Swimmers in wet suits enter a green sea from stone steps
Plunge in … SwimQuest’s annual Isles of Scilly challenge gets under way Photograph: swimquest.uk

Scilly Swim Challenge, Cornwall

SwimQuest’s annual Isles of Scilly challenge is a 15km island-hopping swim, broken into five sessions with walks in between. The longest swim is the 6km leg from St Agnes to Bryher; the shortest is 600 metres from Bryher to Tresco; and the island walks in between are no longer than 45 minutes. Swimmers can opt to complete the challenge in one tough day, or space it out over two – there is a party after both events.
Entry is £299 for the one-day challenge on 20 September or £379 for two days (17 and 18 September), no minimum fundraising, scillyswimchallenge.co.uk

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