The LGBTQ+ community is gearing up for for the inaugural Pride Swim in the heart of London on Saturday, September 30, which will take place at the Royal Docks, marking a step in fostering unity, wellness, and celebration within the community
The LGBTQ+ community is gearing up for for the inaugural Pride Swim in the heart of London on Saturday, September 30, which will take place at the Royal Docks, marking a step in fostering unity, wellness, and celebration within the community
The 21-mile route will see him take on deceptively powerful tides, cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and dodge an unwelcome number of jellyfish. Often dubbed ‘The Everest of Swimming’, it is among the most challenging open water swims in the world.
After months of hard work and training, members of LGBTQ+ swimming group Out to Swim will today set off to conquer the English Channel.
The banners, which openly mention that the club is for LGBTQ+ and allies, are displayed along the long-established clubs such as the oldest swimming club in Britain.
Join 1,000 competitors from across the world competing in masters swimming, open water swimming, artistic swimming, water polo, diving, and the fabulous Pink Flamingo!
According to Out to Swim, the club is one of the largest LGBTQ+ sporting clubs in Brighton & Hove.
Organised by volunteers of the Brighton Swimming Club, the race, which is just over a kilometre, is one of the main swimming events in the Brighton calendar starting at West Pier and ending under Palace Pier.
Saturday, June 26 saw over 30 LGBTQ+ out and proud members of Out to Swim take part in the 84th annual pier to pier race in Brighton.
Prince Regent Swimming Complex is the usual meeting place of LGBTQ+ swimming group Out to Swim South
For only the second time this year, Out to Swim South has returned to the pool