About SwimTayka:
A Unique Swimming Charity with a Global Impact
Our Mission: Saving Lives Through Swimming & Water Safety
SwimTayka is a one-of-a-kind charity dedicated to teaching children in underserved communities essential swimming skills and water safety education. Unlike other charities that use swimming as a fundraising tool, SwimTayka is a swimming charity at its core, ensuring that every stroke taken in the English Channel helps prevent drowning around the world.
What Makes SwimTayka Unique?
Focused on Water Safety & Drowning Prevention
Over 360,000 people drown every year, making drowning a major global health crisis.
Swim Tayka works in high-risk communities, ensuring children receive life-saving swimming lessons where they are needed most
Your Swim Directly Funds Life-Saving Education
Every pound raised from an English Channel swim helps fund swimming and water safety lessons for children in countries like Peru, Brazil, Uganda, and Indonesia .
Unlike other charity swims that distribute funds across multiple causes, SwimTayka’s focus remains solely on preventing drowning
Global Reach & Local Impact
We have active programmes in Peru, Mozambique, Brazil, Jamaica, Indonesia, Uganda, and the Maldives.
Swim Tayka partners with local instructors to provide sustainable swimming and water safety education.
The Only Charity Led by Swimmers, For Swimmers
Our founder and team members are passionate open-water swimmers who understand the power of swimming.
We know what it takes to train, prepare, and cross the English Channel—and we support you every step of the way.
Helping Children Where It Matters Most
Many of the children we work with live near water but have no access to swimming lessons.
Through our programmes, children learn how to swim, float, and perform self-rescue, ensuring they stay safe for life.
How Your Channel Swim
Makes a Difference
When you take on the English Channel challenge, you’re not just swimming for yourself—you’re swimming to save lives.
💧 £500 = Swimming lessons for 10 children for a full season
💧 £1,000 = Training & equipment for local swim instructors
💧 £3,000 = Full drowning prevention programme in a community
Imagine crossing the English Channel knowing that each mile you swim is keeping a child safe from drowning. That’s the power of swimming for SwimTayka.
Join Us & Make Waves for Change
Swim the Channel for SwimTayka – Turn your challenge into a life-saving action.
Fundraise & Support – Help us bring swimming lessons to children who need them most.
Spread the Word – Share our mission and help us save lives, one stroke at a time.
Want to learn more? Get in touch or explore our projects around the world.
Join Us & Make Waves for Change
Swim the Channel for SwimTayka – Turn your challenge into a life-saving action.
Fundraise & Support – Help us bring swimming lessons to children who need them most.
Spread the Word – Share our mission and help us save lives, one stroke at a time.