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Brighton, UK Sat 16th July 2022
The most historic open water swim event in Brighton.
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Brighton Swimming Club
Pier to Pier Festival
held under BLDSA regulations
Saturday 16th July 2022
Reserve date (in case of rough seas):
Saturday 30th July
The race event is open to swimmers from 14 years however all under 18s must be a current, Swim England registered, member of a swimming club. All under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult before and after the race.
The Swim Experience is open to over 18s only.
Entries are invited to participate in one of our two events.
All swimmers will be equipped with electronic timing wristbands & numbered swim hats

The Pier to Pier Experience
- Starting at 10am
- Open to swimmers age 18-75 in any swimwear (no fins)
- Non-competitive swimmers, starts in small groups, swimming ‘for a time’
- Finishing medal for all completing the course

The Pier to Pier Race
- Starting at 1130am
- This is a first past the post race where everyone will set off at the same time
- Open to swimmers in any swimwear. (no fins)
- Minimum age: 14 (must be 14 by 16th July 2022)
- Finishing medal for all completing the course
- Max age: 75
Take part in one of the UK’s oldest swimming races hosted by the oldest continuously running swimming club in England.

Get ready for some fun
What to Expect.

An Iconic Race
1km open water swim from West Pier to Palace Pier

A Swim for Everyone
Open to all adults (and children in Swimming Clubs)
Now in its 85th year Brighton’s Pier to Pier race is a 1K swim hosted by England’s oldest swimming club, BSC under the safety of Blue Response.
The swim starts adjacent to the infamous derelict West Pier and ends at the Iconic Palace Pier.
We welcome independent and club swimmers, swimming costume (skins) and wetsuit swimmers. Our aim is to organise a friendly, fun event, whilst providing a challenge for all swimmers.
The events are open to swimmers over the age of 18 years and trophies are awarded for various categories. (Skins and wetsuit swimmers all compete in the same category) Every swimmer will receive a medal to commemorate their swim.
The entry price includes refreshments at the end of the race, a swim hat for the race, timing chip to wear during the swim, event insurance, full lifeguard and medical support and transportation of bags/personal effects to the race finish. Even a finishers medal!
85 years old
The History of the Swim

In 1936 Brighton Municipal Council donated a trophy for an annual Pier to Pier swimming race, covering the two thirds of a mile course, open to swimmers from the UK, and to be staged by Brighton Swimming Club.
Each year, with interruptions for wartime beach closures and one or two cancellations due to rough seas, the race has been a highlight of the seafront event calendar.
Starting as a male only event, the race was opened up in the 1980s to both sexes, and the prize categories widened to include different age groups and team efforts.
Past swimmers have included an Olympic medallist, channel swimmers and top national pool swimmers.
Competitors used to dive off the West Pier to start the race, but since the West Pier closure in 1971 the race has started from the beach immediately next to the old pier.

The passing years have seen increased interest in the race, resulting in higher numbers of competitors, from all over the UK, and in recent years from overseas.
Most years have seen developments in how the race has been conducted, and this continues for 2022.
Brighton Swimming Club receives a great deal of voluntary assistance in staging the event from local clubs which specialise in sea activities.
Brighton & Hove City Council and the Brighton Palace Pier provide much needed support in staging this iconic event and we are grateful for their continued help.
The swim has been traditionally been run as a race and this will continue, but we are also excited to be able to open it up to more non competitive swimmers this year. As a result we have added a challenger wave where the prize is focusing on the achievement of finishing the swim.
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