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Jacqui at Chatter Challenge

And who thought all of this would be a good idea?

Jacqui at Chatter Challenge
Well, I guess, that would be me!

I'm Jacqui and I take full responsibility for starting this madness, aka the Chatter Challenge. I started open water swimming in the summer of 2020. As soon as I realised that I loved it, I felt that I needed an incentive to continue through the winter. When others said that they needed the motivation too, right there, in the North Sea at King Edward's Bay in Tynemouth,  the Chatter Challenge was created.  

Consequently, due to how much fun the Chatter Tribe had over that first winter season, we realised that there was a place for it in the winter open water swim/dip challenge world. 

It is a fun and supportive challenge which runs from 1st November to the 31st March (although we did a 365 day Ultimate Challenge in 2022/23 and have done a smaller Chilly Challenge from January to March for a few years too) encompassing fun, friendship, community, raising money for charity and superb free kit.  The idea is to dip/swim as often as you can over the five month winter period.

The Chatter Challenge

Depending on your subscription, you can either swim, swimble, dip, body board, play in the waves, cold shower or dunk in your ice pod.  Simply join in with the tribe and build your community. 

The Chatter Tribe welcomes all abilities and thrives on smiles, kindness, encouragement and support. 

Furthermore, there is no minimum time to spend in the water and unless you are doing one of the three new swim challenges, there is no set distance to swim.  In fact, by definition, a barefoot paddle would count as a dip!

Subscriptions

There are six different subscriptions:

  • The Original - swimsuit/shorts (in otherwords 'skins') in open water
  • Mixed Bag - all things cold water e.g. shower / pod and open water.
  • All Wetsuits - wetsuits can be worn

AND NEW FOR 2026/27:

  • Iceflow - 500 metres swimming in open water per month (two or more swims)
  • Aurora - 1000 metres swimming in open water per month (two or more swims)
  • Northstar - 2000 metres swimming in open water per month (two or more swims)

Head over to the FAQ section for more information. Details of each one can be found in the SHOP area.  This is where you can sign up to the Challenge and purchase additional safety equipment. 

We are inclusive and aim to inspire and motivate you to push yourself and each other to safely dip and swim during the Challenge. 

All subscriptions allow you to to log your dip/swim via your dashboard - which helps to hold you accountable if you need that! We also encourage you to share photos of your exploits on the daily dipdate on the Facebook page for us all to enjoy.  This helps to build our UK-wide community.

For those who are doing the Iceflow, Aurora or Northstar challenges, you will be emailed every month so that we can log those distances for you. 

Remember, if something doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.

Best of luck - I can’t wait to share your journey.

Jacqui Croskery
Founder

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