The annual Solent Swim is taking place today (Sunday).
Organised by the West Wight Sports and Community Centre, swimmers cross 1.2 miles, from Hurst Castle, near Lymington, to Colwell Bay.
Earlier, Friends of Freshwater Fire Station tweeted pictures of kayakers gathering to act as safety support for those taking part.
The challenge had been expected to take place on July 4, but was cancelled because of the weather.
Kayakers assembling at Colwell Bay at 0400 this morning ready to provide safety cover for the Solent Swim with support from @FLifeboat with swimmers raising funds for @WW_SportsCentre #westwight #solentswim #iwight pic.twitter.com/sm06vJfNVF
— Friends of Freshwater Fire Station (@FreshwaterFire) July 18, 2021
The swim is the biggest fundraiser for the charity and has raised more than £200,000 since it started in 2011.
Freshwater Lifeboat is also on had to support the swimmers today.
Our Atlantic 75 on duty also supporting the Solent Swim. Crew #Tom #Ronan and #Seb Photo of the Day! #picoftheday #FILB #iow #lifeboat #FreshwaterBay pic.twitter.com/2zcfzKqv43
— Freshwater Independent Lifeboat (@FLifeboat) July 18, 2021
This is was expected to have the largest-ever group of swimmers involved and planning for the event takes a year.
SOLENT SWIM 🏊♀️ 🏊♂️ 🏊
— OffTheRailsYARMOUTH (@OTRyarmouth) July 17, 2021
Best of luck to all those taking part in the Solent Swim on Sunday. The swimmers are raising money for @WW_SportsCentre.#IsleOfWight #CharitySwim #SeaSwimming #SolentSwim
📷 Dallas Morgan pic.twitter.com/Zq8Ji8dgeu
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