Swim London 2026
The inaugural Swim London.
Sunday 6 September 2026. Swimmers took on the tidal Thames from Brentford and Barnes and finished at Putney Embankment, outside Imperial Boathouse.
- Brentford to Putney
- 10 kmBrentford to Putney
- Barnes to Putney
- 5 kmBarnes to Putney
- Start waves across the day
- 6Start waves across the day
- First swimmers home
- 13:00First swimmers home
The day
One river, two distances, one finish.
The first 10 km wave left Brentford at 11:15 and the first 5 km wave left Barnes at 12:10, both riding the ebb tide down through West London. Swimmers passed Kew, Chiswick, Barnes and Hammersmith Bridge before turning in at Putney Embankment, outside Imperial Boathouse, where the first finishers came ashore between 13:00 and 14:00.
Thank you to every swimmer who put their trust in a first-year event, to the volunteers who ran registration, bag drop and the finish, to our professional safety crews on the water, and to the partners and river authorities who made an organised swim through the heart of London possible.
Gallery
Swim London 2026 in pictures.
Moments from the start lines at Brentford and Barnes, the swim through West London, and the finish at Putney.
What’s next
Swim London will return.
2027 date to be announced. Join the mailing list and you’ll hear about the date, the distances and priority entry before anyone else.