Aim: The OSS team's Christmas Wish List items are yours to win! Join us for some phenomenal Outdoor Swimming prizes, at only £5 an entry!
We've got a Christmas Cracker of a prize list - there's a 1 in 100 chance of winning prizes that include a week's swimming holiday in Greece, thermal and Yulex wetsuits, a group snorkelling trip and an ice bath! Plus many more gifts for the adventurous, water loving, and environmentally minded outdoor swimmer.
Bag a reward by joining the Christmas Crowdfunder. Tickets are only £5 per entry and your pledge keeps us online, independent and sharing the swim love into 2024. And beyond. The reward receipt from Crowdfunder is the acknowledgement that you have entered the prize draw (you will not receive a ticket from The OSS). See Prize Draw Terms and Conditions.
GREEK SWIMMING HOLIDAY - £1,320
SwimQuest holidays are offering a place on a week's swim holiday on Mathraki Island, Corfu - with a choice of swims on an amazing escape-from-it-all stay! (or the winner can choose a £1000 voucher towards any SwimQuest trip).
ICE BATH AND ACCESSORIES from URBAN ICE TRIBE - approx £1,000
Urban Ice Tribe are spearheading sustainable Ice Baths in the UK, with their beautiful galvanized steel stock tanks. We’ve got a one of their oblong baths, with a gorgeous hardwood cover, in-water thermometer and comfy headrest for one very lucky winner! OSS founder Kate Rew loves hers!
SNORKELLING with TONIC OF THE SEA - £240
Katie Maggs @tonicofthesea runs organized snorkelling experiences off the Cornish Coast, and is offering a lucky OSS winner a hour’s snorkel tour for up to 6 people. Join her on a low tide adventure – looking for marine life including spider crabs, urchins and kelp forests!
ANOTHER PLACE HOTEL with ULLSWATER SWIM PLACE COACHING - £1,000
Another Place is a relaxed, contemporary hotel on the shores of Ullswater in the Lake District. The prize on offer is not ‘just’ a two night stay, but the winner ALSO gets sessions with Marathon swim coach Colin Hill at Ullswater Swim Place.
ALPKIT SILVERTIP WETSUITS - £224.99 x 4
The go-to winter swimming wetsuit from Alpkit is one seen on many of the OSS team throughout the winter - it’s the perfect suit to keep you swimming through the cold and we've got 4 of them to give away. Alpkit are also offering OSS members 33% off any Silvertip wetsuit, with the code OSS33.
DRYROBE® LITE - £280 x 4
The newest dryrobe® Lite - high performance eco fabrics throughout, fully waterproof and quick drying – but now super lightweight. It’s designed for ultimate portability - perfect for those who want to explore more, and there are 4 of them to win.
COOTS LONDON SWIMSUITS - £110/£170 x 2
'For those that want to swim, but not compromise on design’. COOTS London are a performance swimwear brand, designed and made in East London in their zero waste factory. They’re offering two of their performance suits (one piece or jammers) in your choice of their iconic colours/styles.
ZONE3 YULEX SUITS - £110/£155 x 6
Zone 3 are at the forefront of the ecofriendly wetsuit revolution. We’ve got 6 of their cutting edge Yulex suits (women’s suits or men’s long sleeve top and Jammer combos) up for grabs.
ORCA ACCESSORIES - £129 x 7
Orca make some of the favourite accessories of the OSS team – and they’re offering 7 bundles (Kila 180 goggles, Neoprene gloves, boots and cap) to keep you warm and swimming through the winter.
DART10K TICKETS - £120 x 4
The Dart10k is the first, and arguably the finest, marathon-distance swim in the UK. Our friends at Level Water are offering two pairs of tickets for the Sunday swim!
SEA STUDIO 2024 CALENDARS - £30 x 5
Internationally renowned photographer, and OSS contributor, Niall Meehan is offering 5x of his 2024 calendars – A3 size featuring his amazing Irish Sea outdoor swim photos.
THE OUTDOOR SWIMMERS' HANDBOOK - £19x5
Written by OSS Founder Kate Rew it combines hard-won, deeply researched information on how to swim safely and joyfully out-of-doors, with vivid first-hand accounts of swims in astonishing places and with remarkable people. Five copies will be sent out to lucky winners.
OSS RIGHT TO ROAM MUG - £12x10
From the OSS shop we've got 10 of our favourite big tea mugs decorated with a stunning riverside design created by artist Nick Hayes, and we'll even throw in a sticker, tea and a biscuit
WHY YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
How do we do it? Run a community of 200,000 people, a free monthly journal, a website with a million visitors a year, a right to swim campaign, represent swimmers in the media, conversations with other outdoors groups and charities the country over all year round - without any money?
Asks literally no one, ever.
Mostly we do it by working for free, with a team of volunteers contributing their time, talents and most of all passion to making The Outdoor Swimming Society what it is.
But occasionally, we do a fundraiser, where we ask you, the swimmers, to buy yourself a £5 ticket for a one in 100 chance of winning something amazing. Thank you to all of you for making the community what it is, and to our partners and brands below for their generous help with this fundraiser.
WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED LATELY
The Outdoor Swimming Society is a free space dedicated to sharing information and inspiration to an international audience. Our mission is to protect the heart and soul of free swimming, and provide a space for people to find others. We always work to innovate, motivate and support swimmers the world over. This is some of what we've done since our last fundraiser in 2021:
Help keep us online, free and independent - SHARING THE SWIM LOVE into 2024 and beyond! Thank you!
PRIZE DRAW DETAILS
This project successfully funded on 20th December 2023