The BIG Bala Swim, North Wales, UK
6th June 2026
Sponsored by Zone3 & Tribe
All aboard the swim train!
Catch the historic stream train along the shores of Llyn Tegid, Wales’ largest natural lake, to start your swim! Surrounded by the beautiful Aran, Arenig and Berwyn mountain ranges, the lake has suberb views and plenty of wildlife to spot along the way. There are 6 distance options to choose from so there is a swim to suit everyone.
The Course
The BIG Bala Swim (Not to be confused with our other event, The Big Welsh Swim) is the second in our ‘Swim Train’ series will take place in Llyn Tegid, Bala, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. The main open water swim route is 4.5km. To reach the start you will catch the historic Bala Lake Railway to Llangower station where you’ll find the beach start. For those that want a bigger challenge we also have a two way swim of 9km that starts from the lake shore west of Bala town from where you’ll swim to Llangower station and back! To make sure there is something for everyone we also have shorter swim options of 3km, 1.5km, 500m and 250m as well.
Wetsuit and non-wetsuit places are available!
Distances:
250m
500m
1.5km
3km
4.5km (you will catch the train to start you swim!)
9km
For more information and to enter:
http://loveswimrun.co.uk/thebigbalaswim/
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