Register now. Get the t-shirt & cap. Swim 2K, 5K or 10K in November. Support families facing baby loss.🧡
Why?
Sands is here for anyone affected by the death of a baby. By taking on this swimming challenge, you’re helping fund vital support services, awareness campaigns, and research to help save babies’ lives, so fewer families have to face the heartbreak of baby loss.
Register
Fundraise
Share your fundraising page with friends and family
Swim
Take on the Sands swimming challenge this November. Swim 2K, 5K or 10K - you decide.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I sign up?
To sign up to the challenge, register for your FREE t-shirt, swimming cap and fundraising pack here.
When you register, your fundraising page will be automatically set up for you.
How do I get my free t-shirt and swim cap?
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?
If you're swimming in a pool, this is much easier! A length in your local swimming pool is probably 25 meters (or 50m if you’re lucky and have an Olympic pool!). That means you need to do 200 lengths in November (or 50 lengths a week).
Keep track of how many lengths you do on your swim and write the number down on your tracker once you're out of the pool. You just need to multiply the number of lengths you did by 25 to give you how many metres you did. There's 5000 metres in 5km.
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 here
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
