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Outdoor Swimming Society Christmas Cracker 2025
Bruton, Somerset, United Kingdom
Aim
Support 20 years of The Outdoor Swimming Society and keep wild swimming free and independent – £5 tickets, money-can’t-buy swim prizes.
The (Very) Big List of Prizes!
We thought long and hard about what we'd want to win for 2026 — and then went out and got it. We’re very jealous we can't enter ourselves.
A TWO-NIGHT STAY AT WATERGATE BAY HOTEL
Imagine waking up, pulling back the curtains, and the whole Atlantic is there — vast and completely yours.
This is a two-night bed and breakfast stay for two at one of Cornwall's most beautiful beachside hotels, with a two-mile beach on your doorstep and optional access to their expert-led swim breaks.
AN UNPLUGGED MINI BREAK
Three nights in a digital-detox cabin deep in rolling countryside, where you can disconnect from screens and reconnect with nature. No phone, no news, just a morning swim in cold water and the whole day ahead to fill however you want. When's the last time you had that?
After one night off-grid, the days stretch out differently - full of space you didn't know you'd lost.
A KUBE OUTDOOR SAUNA TENT
Picture this: you’ve just stepped out of cold water, your skin’s tingling, and a few moments later you’re sitting in a warm sauna with friends. If you swim through winter, you know exactly how good this would be. The prize includes:
- Kube Outdoor Sauna Tent (large)
- Stainless Steel Stove
- 20kg Olivine Diabase Stones
- Guy ropes, anchors and full setup kit
FIVE × £200 ALPKIT VOUCHERS
Wetsuits, merino layers, rucksacks, booties, performance knitwear — Alpkit has been part of OSS swimmers' adventures for years. Rather than choosing for you, we're giving you £200 to choose what you need.
We love Alpkit because it’s an Aladdin’s Cave for us outdoor enthusiasts. Something interesting in every hidden corner!
5 × DRYROBE® TECH-LITE CHANGING ROBES
When is a DryRobe not a Dryrobe? When it’s a DryRobe Tech-Lite.
Light, warm, waterproof — a favourite among the OSS team for year-round adventures and swims that involve travel. Packs small, stands up to weather, and makes cold-water transitions far more comfortable. Made with recycled materials.
TWO SEASONAIRE TICKETS FROM LEVEL WATER...
We have two tickets for a full summer of Level Water's iconic river swims for you and a friend. A summer already mapped out, booked, and waiting for you.
- Dart 10k — 4 July
- Bantham Swoosh — 18 July (sold out everywhere except here)
- Bantham Boomerang — 19 July
- Hurly Burley — 12 September
FIELD RESEARCH WITH KATE REW
If we could enter our own draw, we'd choose this one. Half a day of swim-dreaming with OSS founder Kate Rew.
- One-night stay at Vallis Farm (Frome, Somerset) in an off-grid shepherd's hut
- A swim in Vallis wild pond (or local river)
- Lunch and sauna (if running)
- Copies of Kates books
ENTRY TO THE LORDS & COMMONS 10KM THAMES RACE – SEPTEMBER 2026
The prize that money definitely can't buy.
The first organised 10km Thames swim since 1947 — revived for a new era of river access and adventure. The course is downstream, tide-assisted and seriously fast, making 10km feel closer to 5km as the ebb carries you towards the finish.
A MASTERCLASS WITH HECTOR PARDOE
A rare chance to train with Olympian and marathon specialist Hector Pardoe — one of Britain’s leading open-water swimmers.
This 4–5 hour coaching day at Swim Six Hills in Loughborough includes a pre-swim warm-up, a technical open-water session, post-swim coaching, a Q&A, and a goodie bag with kit and a signed swim cap.
@hectorpardoe | Swim Six Hills, Loughborough
A BUTTERFLY LESSON WITH KARI FURRE
Ever watched someone make butterfly look effortless and thought, “How?” Kari Furre teaches butterfly with a calm precision that makes the stroke feel completely different.
A one hour lesson with Kari - in Totnes or London - could change how you move through water for the rest of your life.
10 × OSS 20TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE
Our first printed magazine. A good journey changes how we see the world. In this issue you will meet wild synchronised swimmers, a man swimming in the dead of night and the peak of a storm, an 85-year-old who divesfor trash.
It’s part travel journal, part time capsule, and a love letter to water and the people who gather around it.
@theoutdoorswimmingsociety #outdoorswimmingsociety #sharetheswimlove
https://outdoorswimmingsociety.newsstand.co.uk/
HOW TO ENTER
Tickets are £5 each. Your pledge keeps us online, independent, and sharing the swim love into 2026 and beyond.
Your Crowdfunder receipt is your proof of entry — OSS won't issue separate tickets. With around 400 tickets available and multiple prizes, your odds of winning are genuinely good.
Someone always wins. It might as well be you.
Our fundraising target: £20,000
Open to residents of Great Britain only (England, Scotland, Wales) in line with gambling regulations.
International friends: You're always welcome here. Please consider becoming a member or making a donation — we're grateful for every bit of support.
This prize draw funds the thing thousands of swimmers value most: a free, independent, joy-filled community where no one gets left out of the water.
This project successfully funded on 21st December 2025