Date: Saturday, 28th June 2025
Venue: Sale Water Park, Rifle Road, Sale, M33 2LX
We are excited to announce that the Swim England North West and Swim England North East Regional Open Water Championships 2025 will be held on Saturday, 28th June 2025, at Sale Water Park.
This event will also incorporate the following County Open Water Championships:
- Cheshire County WPSA
- Lancashire County WPSA
- Northumberland & Durham SA
- Yorkshire ASA
Timeline – Key Events
Information for the 2025 event can be found below:
Approximate site plan of the day
Accepted Entries
SENW Terms and Conditions – all participants must be fully aware of SENW Terms and Conditions
Please see the following timeline for the event:-
| Entries to Open | 9am, Wednesday 1st May 2025 |
| Entries to Close | 9am, Wednesday 11th June 2025 |
| Accepted/Rejected Entries Published | Week Commencing 18th June 2025 |
| Safety Briefing | 1pm & 3.15pm on Saturday 28th June 2025 |
| Withdrawal to be sent to event@swimnorthwest.org Refund requests after this date will not be processed | 9am, Thursday 26th June 2025 |
| Refunds to be Processed by | Friday 11th July 2025 |
The top 4 Competitors from the North West and the North East will qualify for the National Open Water Championships at Rother Valley on the 26th July 2025.
The race distances at National Championships, as outlined in Point 12 of the Conditions, are as follows:
| Age Group | Regional Event Distance | Nationals Event Distance |
| 12 Years | 2 km | No event |
| 13 Years | 2 km | 3 km |
| 14 Years | 3 km | 5 km |
| 15 Years | 3 km | 5 km |
| 16 Years | 5 km | 7.5 km |
| 17/18 Years | 5 km | 7.5 km |
| 19 + Years | 5 km | 7.5 km |
| Senior & Masters | Information will be added to the national page here. | |
