Steve Parry and Gail Emms introduce coverage of the first of this year's Great Swim series from Alton Water in Suffolk.
Elite swimmers from around the globe, including British world champion Keri-Ann Payne, gather in Suffolk for the first race of the series; trailing in their wake will be thousands of people, all with their own reasons for swimming, whether for charity, the challenge, or just for fun.
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Series 3 Episode 1
British Gas Great East Swim
Steve Parry and Gail Emms introduce coverage of the first of this year's Great Swim series from Alton Water in Suffolk.
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Series 3 Episode 2
British Gas Great North Swim
Ten thousand people take to Windermere in the Lake District for Britain's biggest ever swimming event.
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Series 3 Episode 3
British Gas Great London Swim
Five thousand open water swimmers descend on the capital to swim one mile in Royal Victoria Dock, East London.
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Series 3 Episode 4
British Gas Great Scottish Swim
Coverage of the event in Strathclyde Loch, Scotland; the final event of the 2011 Great Swim series.
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