Part of the Sussex Bay programme
Free
This activity is part of the Sussex Bay programme.
This event is hosted online
ONLINE MONTHLY BLOG:
Click to Read: July Story: Meet Peyton Vellaa: Accessible Blue Spaces
Click to Read: August: Summer Challenge - Find your way into Ocean Advocacy
Action Read and Enjoy - You don't need to book - Just click the bold published links below
This Event is aimed at adults that wish to learn more about ocean advocacy and what actions they can take to support our blue spaces.
ONE DAY, 1,200 WOMEN, 12 FEATURED STORIES – The Big Swim12 is born!
An endorsed initiative of World Ocean Day and United Nations Ocean Decade Project
The Big Swim Collective is a collection of 12 stories that turns The Big Swim event into a year-long movement for ocean advocacy, sharing real experiences from women taking action to protect the sea.
The seed was sown on International Women’s Day 2026, when hundreds of women gathered in Brighton and Poole to enter the water and stand up for it, with banners and calls to #EndSewagePollution.
What started as a single event is growing into something bigger, a visible, collective voice showing that 1,200 women care.
We want to show that activism doesn’t have to be radical or intimidating. It can happen in many different ways through many different approaches, everyday actions, grounded in care, connection and a shared love for the ocean.
Every month - we will publish a new story.
Click the Links below
What is The Big Swim Collective?
Published Blogs 2026
March Story: Meet Jo Godden: Sustainable Fashion
April Story: Meet Susan Leonard: Citizen Science
May Story: Jo Moseley: Paddleboarding and Purpose
June Story: Natasha Sones: Cold Water Wellbeing
July Story: Meet Peyton Vellaa: Accessible Blue Spaces
August: Summer Challenge - Find your way into Ocean Advocacy