Great North Swim - Lake Windermere
On Sunday 15th June, 14 swimmers from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury joined the thousands plunging into the cold waters of Lake Windermere for the Great North SwimThe fourteen swimmers from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury. Windermere's Great North Swim annually attracts up to 10,000 entrants.The fourteen swimmers from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir KingsburyThe fourteen swimmers from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury prepare themselves for the challenge after weeks of trainingThe event is started off by World Cup opener water champion Tom AllenThousands of other swimmers make their way to the lakeThe fourteen swimmers from Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kingsbury walk towards the lakeThe swimmers enter the lakeThe swimmers enter the lakeThe swimmers enter the lakeAll fourteen of the swimmers are novices in open water and so this is a huge personal achievement for them both physically and spirituallyHundreds of swimmers from around the UK begin the challenge Hundreds of swimmers from around the UK begin the challengeHundreds of swimmers from around the UK swim the challengeEvent media capture the emotion during interview after the swimmers successfully complete the challengeA team of supporters cheer on as the fourteen swimmers complete the courseA team of supporters and local residents cheer on as the fourteen swimmers complete the courseThe "Swaminarayan Swmimmers " explain their story: our Mandir�s Grand Opening and the significance of Windermere to our community to Rebecca AdlingtonAfter completing the gruelling one mile challenge, all 14 swimmers walk towards Swamibapa Hill in Bowness-on-Windermere After the Swim, the team visited Swamibapa Hill in Bowness-on-Windermere to pay tribute to our beloved Gurudev, Jeevanpran Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa.
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