Thousands of people braved challenging conditions to take part in the Great North Swim.
The biggest open water swim in the UK, held at Brockhole, Windermere, was due to take place over three days from Friday to Sunday.
But high winds on Saturday meant that day’s programme was cancelled.
Event director Colin Murphy said: “Despite our best efforts to go ahead, Saturday’s events were cancelled due to strong gusting winds, we understand this was disappointing for those who weren’t able to take part, but the safety and well-being of our participants is always our number one priority.
“We were delighted to be able to resume the event on Sunday and anyone who had their swim cancelled will have the opportunity to roll their entry over to the next staging of the event, or receive a refund.
“We’d like to say a big thanks to our partners the Lake District National Park and our brilliant volunteers and safety crew, who helped us deliver the event under such challenging circumstances.”
The event features a range of distances for swimmers of all ages and abilities from the beginners’ 250m all the way up to the marathon 10k swim.
Joel Jameson
