We’ve teamed up with Swim Secure to provide an exclusive tow float hire service at the event, you can hire an orange tow float on event day at a £5 hire charge (£10 refundable deposit), just pop to the Swim Secure stand in the event village (there is no need to reserve one).

Bag yourself some Great North Swim merch!
Treat yourself or a loved one to some brand new 2022 Great North Swim merchandise!  Take your pick from a Great North Swim hoodie (Size XS - XXL), Great North Swim towel or Goggles the duck!

Celebrate Your Swim!
The design (pictured), by swimming artist Andrea Hall, depicts the mass start of each wave of the event, and features ‘Goggles’, the huge Great Swim inflatable duck. Available to purchase as an A3 print in all six wave colours, your copy can be personalised with your swim hat number.

Pre-order now to secure your copy and avoid the queue on event day. Visit: andreahall.co.uk

If you need a tow float for the Great North Swim take a look at the selection off offer from Swim Secure. They are suitable for use by open water swimmers, triathletes, recreational swimmers, families and everyone in between. Apply code 20GREATSWIM22 at checkout and you'll receive 20% off your order.

Terms and conditions: 1) To qualify the purchase must be made through the web shop of www.swimsecure.co.uk using the discount code 20GREATSWIM22 supplied. 2) The discount code can be used on any of the Swim Secure products on www.swimsecure.co.uk. 3) The 20% discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. 4) The discount code supplied is valid until 31 July 2022.