5K
Sun 18 May 2025 Lifton, Devon, UK

Roadford Lake Swim | 5K

Take the opportunity to swim in a superb lake swimming venue where you’re not normally allowed to swim! There’s also lakeside camping if you'd like to make a weekend of it.

  • Sun 18 May 2025
Roadford Lake, Lifton

5K

10:50

Age 14 & over

£55

  • 5 km lake swimming

Overview

The Roadford Lake Swim returns for a third year!

It’s a superb lake swimming venue where you’re not normally allowed to swim! There’s also lakeside camping available if you want to make a weekend of it. New for 2024 is the 750m swim. It’s perfect for open water first timers or younger children.

This event is part of Roadford Lake Swim.

Event details

  • Spectators
  • Swim hat provided
  • Wetsuit advised
  • Wetsuit optional

  • Cafe
  • Camping
  • Free parking
  • Rural

Event HQ

Roadford Lake
Broadwoodwidger
Lifton
Devon
PL16 0RL
UK

It’s a superb lake swimming venue where you’re not normally allowed to swim! There’s also lakeside camping available if you want to make a weekend of it. 

Route

  • First aid
  • Marshals

  • Recycling
  • Sustainability policy
  • Trees not tees

Sportiva Events is doing its best to minimise the environmental impact of this event. Here are a few of their initiatives:

Sustainability

  • Trees not tees

    For all events which include a t-shirt, there is the option to plant a tree instead through a partnership with Treesnottees

  • Avoid single-use plastics

    New paper cups have been sourced to be fully recycled back into high-grade paper.

  • Optional medals

    Lots of competitors are not interested in finishers' medals so they are now optional. A £2 charity donation is made for every medal not selected.

  • Swim hats on request

    Swim hats are provided for open water swimming events as they help the water safety teams keep track of swimmers. However for all pool events, swim hats are now on request to reduce wastage.

  • Reuseable zip ties and recycling

    Reusable zip ties are used and all rubbish is sorted for recycling after the event.

  • Reducing car use

    At the Burrator 10K running race those who commit to walking or cycling to the event get £5 discount.

  • Chip timing
  • Medal
  • Technical t-shirt
  • T-shirt

Included

  • Quality event t-shirt (choice of cotton or tech)
  • Finishers medals for all and podium medals
  • Free silicone swim hats
  • Toilets
  • Public liability insurance
  • Full water safety team
  • Professional chip timing
  • Lakeside camping available

  • Age 14 & over
  • Entries open
  • Enter online

2025 fees to be confirmed.

Entry fees

Entry fee

£55.00

Thank you so much for a fantastic event. It was so well organised and so friendly. Really enjoyed the day. Thank you. Natalie Preston

Other races at event

  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • #2 of 4
Roadford Lake, Lifton

2.5K

10:50

Age 14 & over

£45

  • 2.5 km lake swimming
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • #3 of 4
Roadford Lake, Lifton

1500M

10:00

Age 13 & over

£39

  • 1500 m lake swimming
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • #4 of 4
Roadford Lake, Lifton

750M

10:00

Age 12 & over

£29

  • 750 m lake swimming
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