The iconic Dart10k, now clearer, cleaner, faster
The UK's original marathon swim is back for 2027, with a brand new route our 2026 swimmers loved. A cleaner, clearer start they rated the best yet.
Register your interest before 23rd September 2026 for a chance to swim
THE 2026 EVENT IN NUMBERS
1300+
Swimmers over two epic days
£170,000
Raised for adapted swimming lessons
11,000
Adapted lessons funded
The new-look Dart10k.
A classic, reimagined.
For nearly two decades the Dart 10k has been the UK's original marathon-distance swim: ten kilometres of wild, road-free river, winding through a stretch of Devon countryside you can only reach by water. Dart10k is the original rite of passage into the marathon swimmmers club. It earned its place on every open water swimmer's bucket list for a reason.
For 2027 it steps up again. A ferry now carries you upriver to a pontoon launch, starting in clearer, cleaner water. A better swim from the very first stroke, and it gets better the further you swim. This is the Dart at its very best.
The swimmers who experienced the new route this year haven't stopped talking about it. Places are expected to move fast, and the list is the only way to get ahead of the rush.
WHAT'S NEW?
A new route
Swimming from a fresh pontoon start in the Sharpham bends, past Dittisham and finishing in Dartmouth. A better swim from the very first stroke.
WHAT'S BETTER?
Clearer water
A fresh start, 3KM further downstream, in cleaner, clearer water. A scenic ferry ride upriver to see the whole route before swimming it.
WHAT'S UNCHANGED?
The same soul
The journey, the community, the giddy finish, the deckchairs and the hot chocolate. Still pure Dart.
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