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Take to the waters of Windermere for the Great North Swim, the UK’s biggest open-water event. Over a weekend in June, thousands take the plunge at Brockhole for the ultimate swimming challenge: take your pick from 250m, ½ a mile, a mile, 2 miles – or if you’ve got real stamina, try for a 5k or 10k?
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