South Devon
12 & 13 Sept 2026
Date: Saturday 12 September
Charity: £50 earlybird available now
Date: Sunday 13 September
Charity: £30 earlybird available now
Register your interest (General Entry):
General and Volunteer tickets are limited and will sell fast. Be the first to know about 2026 price rises and general entry release dates:
The Epic Dart10k
The Dart10k is the first and finest marathon-distance outdoor swim in the UK. For the last 18 years, the event has provided a classic big-swim challenge along one of the UK’s most beautiful swimming journeys. The Dart10k has a community atmosphere like no other, capturing the essence and ethos of the wild swimming community. With no roads or footpaths to disturb the peace, the beauty of the River Dart can only properly be experienced from the water. Swimmers come from all over the UK and all over the world to tick it off their bucket list.
The Dart10k follows the classic route down the River Dart from Totnes, punctuated by iconic landmarks such as the Cormorant Tree, the white rock, Sharpham boathouse and Bow Creek. 10k later, you’ll be greeted by cheers, hugs and hot chocolate as you settle into a deckchair for a well-earned rest at Greenway, National Trust.
Swim Difficulty
The Dart10k requires you to have excellent experience of swimming longer distances outdoors. It’s swimming's equivalent of running the London Marathon, which means a good fitness level is required. During your preparation, please make sure you swim outdoors in different weather conditions, including in strong winds and chop.
What’s included with your ticket:
timing chip
swim hat
baggage storage and transport
travel to / from the finish
world-class lifeguard and medical cover
food stations at 4km and 7km
personalised accessibility support (a swim that welcomes everyone)
numerous wonderful food vans
our festival-like event village
optional merchandise (t-shirt / jumper)
a beautiful Dart10k mug and finisher’s hot chocolate to warm you up on your arrival
Why swim for Level Water?
The Dart10k will sell out, so a charity ticket is the best way to guarantee your entry. You’ll also be funding adapted swimming lessons for disabled children. Level Water provides 70,000 adapted swimming lessons every year, and we couldn’t do it without the support of people like you.
What you get with a Level Water fundraising ticket:
- Guarantee your place before the rush for general tickets
- Save 50-70% on your ticket price
- Help thousands of disabled children learn a life-saving skill in 2026
- Year-round fundraising support - from personalised messages to video case studies, we’ll give you everything you need to reach your target
An unbelievable set of rewards and thank-you gifts from our sponsors. In 2025 they helped us to give away:
- A £3,000 SwimTrek holiday
- 40 glamping weekends on the Bantham Estate (money-can’t buy … this is the only way you can camp on the Estate, year-round!)
- Two weekend stays at the stunning River Dart Hideaway
- £20,000 of matched funding
- 100 pairs of Vivobarefoot shoes
- Two RED Paddleboards
- Six Zone3 wetsuits
- Twenty pairs of SWANS goggles
- 800 Level Water beanies
- 400 RED drybags
- 200 Level Water swim hats
- Thank-you postcards, Level Water and Bantham stickers, and even more for reaching fundraising milestones
What swimmers say about the Dart10k
“The atmosphere could best be described as Giddy. I know I was. I was completely overjoyed at finishing, knowing that I had finally made it and to be surrounded by so many other people all in the same slightly light headed, but totally ebullient mood was fantastic.”
“Swimming is so often a very lonely, singular sport and experience, so to be able to share such a wonderful experience and achievement with kindred spirits was something very special indeed.”
“Honestly, everything about the whole experience was top class!! loved every minute of it. The atmosphere was brilliant throughout, such a mixture of people from all walks of life and of all swimming abilities.”
“If you are a swimmer the one thing you know or have experienced is “the moment.” “The moment” when they are no longer afraid of the water and instead experience the complete freedom and thrill of relaxation. Swimming, water, allows ANYONE to have that moment and I was excited to help Level Water achieve that..”
Join the Dart10k community and tick this epic swim off your bucket-list in 2026.
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