Dementia Support Line
The challenge
Swim one, five or 10 miles in 30 days.
Plunge into the warm waters of your local pool or the embrace the cold in an open water swim. Relish in the sense of achievement and know that your miles matter to people living with dementia.
Sign up to swim for dementia for free, select your distance and set up a fundraising page.
How to organise your swim for dementia
It's free to take part and there's no minimum fundraising target. We'd encourage every participant to raise £100 and earn their well-deserved medal.
You're responsible for tracking your own mileage. Track your distance using your phone, smart watch or other device. You can link your Strava app or Fitbit to your JustGiving fundraising page to keep your friends and family up to date with your challenge.
- One mile is 64 lengths of 25m pool
- Five miles is 322 lengths of 25m pool
- 10 miles is 644 lengths of 25m pool
As a recognition for all your hard work, we'll send you a medal when you raise £100 and an Alzheimer's Society top when you raise £300.
Feel the love, support and community when you join our swim for dementia Facebook group. Share tips, progress updates and words of encouragement with your fellow swimmers.
Sign up to swim for dementia
How to fundraise for swim for dementia
Set up a JustGiving page to fundraise and all income is transferred directly to us. You will be able to share your progress on Facebook and X too.
We will also provide fundraising tips and support throughout your journey. We ask you to send any final donations over to us within a month of completing your challenge.
Frequently asked questions
Contact the team
Got a question? Get in touch and we'll respond as soon as we can.
There's no minimum fundraising target but if you raise £100 we'll send you a medal.
You can track your miles however you wish. Use your favourite app or make a tally.
If you use Strava or Fitbit, you can link your account to your JustGiving page to track your activities and share your progress with your supporters. When viewing your page, scroll down to the Fitness Activity box and click 'Connect with Strava' or 'Connect with Fitbit'. See the full instructions for Strava and full instructions for Fitbit.
Only connect once you're ready to start your challenge as all of your activities will upload to your page. Once setup you can change your settings by clicking 'Manage Strava/Fitbit Settings' found in the same Fitness Activity box on your fundraising page. This will let you pick what information you share on your page.
If you don't use Strava or Fitbit, you'll find a button to 'Add manual data' in the Fitness Activity box, under the 'Connect with Strava' button. You can manually add your activities to keep your supporters updated on your progress and track your total activity.
Visit JustGiving's help pages if you're having a problem connecting.
A sponsorship form will be in your event fundraising pack and you can download one too. We can send more copies in the post if you need them - get in touch.
Yes - download our eight top swimming tips.
There are lots of articles and tips on the Swim England website. If you're looking to try something new with this challenge, it's important to seek advice first.