November Swimming Challenge
Support families facing baby loss🧡
744
Swimmers taking part
£39,978
Total Raised
kelly batchelor just donated £12
Celia just donated £12
Ryan + Amy just donated £50
Jay Jones just donated £12
Emma Cruise just donated £12
Evan just donated £50- Poppy Spink just donated £5
- Kim Tyler just donated £28
- Anj Willkhu just donated £45
nat emery just donated £2
- Paaris Sunner just donated £18
Rob Platt just donated £10Anonymous just donated £33
- Stef Finn & Thea xx just donated £10
B just donated £23Leah Fagence just donated £30
Tom just donated £10
Giulnara just donated £7Roz just donated £109
- Abbie Beagle just donated £5
Why?
Join swimmers across the UK in the Sands November Swimming Challenge to help save babies’ lives, and support families facing baby loss.
We all know someone who has lost a baby. When you swim, you’re raising vital funds that will really matter to those who matter to you.
Register
Fundraise
Share your fundraising page with family and friends
Swim
Choose your distance, start your swim.
Join our Strava Club
Make sure to check out our Strava club where you can log your swims, post updates and meet others taking on the challenge.
Join our Facebook Group
Make sure to check out our Swim Facebook Group where you can share photos of your swims, post updates and meet others taking on the challenge.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you can't find the answer to your question below, please email us at swim@sands.org.uk and we will be happy to help.
How do I sign up?
To sign up to the challenge, register here.
When you register, your fundraising page will be automatically set up for you.
Is there an entry fee?
There is no entry fee for this challenge but we do however ask you to fundraise as part of your challenge.
Using the fundraising page set up for you when you register is the easiest way to collect sponsorship.
How do I keep track of how many KMs I've done?
- 5k Challenge (5,000 metres): You need to swim 200 lengths in total, which averages out to 50 lengths per week.
- 10k Challenge (10,000 metres): You need to swim 400 lengths in total, which averages out to 100 lengths per week.
- 15k Challenge (15,000 metres): You need to swim 600 lengths in total, which averages out to 150 lengths per week.
If you're swimming in the sea or a lake, it's a little trickier. You'll need a waterproof sports watch to track how far you swim. You can get these from around £20 online.
Remember you can log your KMs on your fundraising page for this challenge, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your Sands account by clicking the person icon in the top right of the screen hereÂ
2. Click the person icon in the top right again
3. Click My Fundraising
4. Click My Fitness Activity
5. Scroll down to Add Activity and type in how many KMs you've done and any other details
6. Click Save Changes
Will I get a fundraising pack or t-shirt when I register for the challenge?
There won’t be a physical T-shirt or fundraising pack for the November Swimming Challenge, but we have something special for our early fundraisers, you can eligible to win the Make a Splash Reward!
Raise £30 or more by 1 November and you’ll receive a Sands swimming cap, featuring our Sands logo, as a thank you for your fundraising.
You don’t need to do anything extra to claim your reward. If you reach £30 by 1 November, we’ll automatically send your swimming cap to you once the challenge begins.
The first batch of swimming caps will start being sent out during the first week of November. Please allow up to 10 working days for your reward to arrive.
