Peter Pan Christmas Day Race

When: 25th December 2012 (Christmas Day) at 9am

Where: The Serpentine Lido, Hyde Park, London

£: Free to spectators (the race is open to Serpentine Swimming Club members only)

What is it?

Every Christmas morning on the Serpentine in Hyde Park a bunch of brave swimmers from the Serpentine Swimming Club take part in a race. The Serpentine Swimming Club held its first Christmas Day Race in 1864. In 1903 Sir James Barrie donated the first Peter Pan cup, the same year that his play Peter Pan first appeared in London theatres.

The club also holds a race every Saturday throughout the year and all their races are still held in imperial lengths. The race for the Peter Pan cup is swum over 100 yards.

More info: serpentineswimmingclub.com