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British Gas Great London Swim success

The curtain raiser to a summer of great sport, May 26 saw the UK’s biggest open water swim series get underway with the British Gas Great London Swim at the Royal Victoria Dock.

Over 3,000 swimmers took part in the first of five events, which will see almost 22,000 taking the plunge in lakes, lochs and urban docks throughout the UK this summer.

This was the fourth staging of the event, which continues to attract swimmers of all abilities – from first timers to Olympic champions, including Keri-Anne Payne, one of Team GB’s brightest medal hopefuls.

An estimated 9,000 spectators joined in the carnival atmosphere, which included live samba music, food and drink concessions and a charity village at the finish line.

Aqua Sphere is the official swim kit supplier to the series and is all set for a busy summer.

www.aquasphereswim.com/uk

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