The 2025 CHALLENGE

The Route

Remaining as true to the original as possible. Dip times will vary due to prevailing tidal conditions and locations are designated by the What3Words App. This will be updated as required as the challenge progresses.

The challenge will start on New Years Day at midday at Branksome Beach with goodbye festivities at Rock water.

Day 1 - Poole, Branksome Chine beach (///plus.badly.saying) - 1200 Wed 01 Jan 25

Day 2 - Exmouth, RNLI Slipway (///buddy.tanks.doors) - 1100 Thu 02 Jan 25

Day 3 - Plymouth, (///maker.cage.kick) - 1200 Fri 03 Jan 25

Day 4 - Lands End, Sennen Cove RNLI slipway (///count.rotation.paces) - 1130 Sat 04 Jan 25

Day 5 - Westward Ho Sea Pool, (///dose.update.churn) - 1100 Sun 05 Jan 25

Day 6 - Clevedon, Marine Lake, ­(///glaze.preoccupied.oval) - 0800 Mon 06 Jan 25

Day 7 - S Wales, Rhossili, (///harshest.widely.milky) - 0730 Tue 07 Jan 25

Day 8 - N Wales, Colwyn Bay, (///digs.stir.before) - 1100 Wed 08 Jan 25.

Day 9 - Liverpool, Princes Dock, (///slope.paints.grape) - 1200 Thu 09 Jan 25

Day 10 - Belfast, Loch Neagh, (///quietly.circulating.incoming) - 1300 Fri 10 Jan 25

Day 11 - Cleveleys, (///visitors.ulterior.depths) - 1100 Sat 11 Jan 25

Day 12 - Windermere, (///doubts.flames.pines) -  1300 Sun 12 Jan 25

Day 13 - South Loch Lomond, (///slick.imperious.sending) - 1300 Mon 13 Jan 25

Day 14 - Spean Bridge Commando Memorial, (///pink.swelling.bluff) - 1045 Tue 14 Jan 25

Day 15 - Skye Loch Brittle, (///remotes.podcast.jetliner) - 1000 Wed 15 Jan 25

Day 16 - Ullapool, (///trusts.heats.valued) - 0830 Thu 16 Jan 25

Day 17 - John O Groats, (///trouble.swims.closets) - 1100 Fri 17 Jan 25

Day 18 - Loch Ness, Dores Beach, (///hospitals.spenders.streaks) - 1200 Sat 18 Jan 25

Day 19 - Lossiemouth, West Beach (///polar.tougher.range) - 1300 Sun 19 Jan 25

Day 20 - Arbroath, (///strike.cheese.sand) - 1500 Mon 20 Jan 25

Day 21 - Edinburgh, (///reserves.quote.draw) - 1400 Tue 21 Jan 25

Day 22 - Bamburgh, Castle Beach (///backhand.intelligible.classics) - 0830 Wed 22 Jan 25

Day 23 - Newcastle, (///cheat.junior.sudden) - 1000 Thu 23 Jan 25

Day 24 - Eccles On Sea, RNLI slipway (///caravan.mega.shepherds) - 1200 Fri 24 Jan 25

Day 25 – Clacton On Sea, (///mutual.flying.scornful) - 1000 Sat 25 Jan 25

Day 26 – Deal, Band Stand, (///snake.transfers.half) - 0930 Sun 26 Jan 25

Day 27 - Brighton, Rockwater Hove, (///finds.name.member) - 0800 Mon 27 Jan 25

Day 28 - London, Serpentine Lido, (///pepper.cycles.shark) - Tue 28 Jan 25

Day 29 - Oxford, (///skip.office.appear) 1100 Wed 29 - Jan 25

Day 30 - Portsmouth, The Yomper, (///puff.deals.sports) - 1200 Thu 30 Jan 25

Day 31 - Poole, Branksome ChineBeach, (///plus.badly.saying) - Fri 31 Jan 25