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30/10/2026

A little throwback to September and two incredible days in Corfu! 🌊

110 swimmers, an amazing community of supporters and volunteers, and over £70,000 raised for marine conservation. We’re still looking back at this year’s Albania–Corfu Swim with huge smiles!

Our fundraising pages close TOMORROW, 31 October, so these are your last hours to donate!

Every contribution supports marine conservation projects through our charity partners Ionian Environment Foundation and conservationcollective.

🏊 And swimmers, there’s still something to swim for!

Our top three fundraisers will receive free, guaranteed entry to the 10th Albania–Corfu Swim in 2027 — which we expect to sell out in record time!

If you haven’t reached your fundraising target yet, or want to give your page one final push, now’s the time.

A huge thank you once again to Pacific Asset Management, our Title Sponsor, and Villa Collective, our Founding Sponsor, for their continued support. And to all our local partners, volunteers and everyone who helped bring this year’s event together — we couldn’t have done it without you.

Last chance to donate — link in bio!

And as for 2027? We’ve already got plenty of plans. More on that very soon! 🌊

25/09/2026

Two weeks ago, more than 100 swimmers took on the 3km crossing from Albania to Corfu, and every single one made it to the finish line. 🌊

An incredible year for Go Overboard, and a huge congratulations to everyone who got in the water and took on the challenge. Here’s a first look back at two very special days in Corfu: our Friday Swimmers’ Hub at .mare, followed by swim day and that finish line at .

At the heart of it all is why we swim: to raise funds for marine conservation. We’re proud to do that alongside and , supporting work to protect the Ionian Sea and the places that bring us all together.

A huge thank you to Pacific Asset Management, our Title Sponsor for the second year running, and , our Founding Sponsor, for continuing to support Go Overboard and helping us make all of this possible.

And once again, thank you to everyone who gave their time, boats, expertise, energy and support over the weekend. From our safety and medical teams to the local authorities, volunteers, partners and businesses across Corfu and Albania, this event only happens because so many people get behind it. Special thanks to for helping us bring the finish line together.

And the fundraising is still going. We’ve already raised more than £70,000 this year, but we’re not stopping there. Keep donating, sharing and backing our swimmers while the Crowdfunder is still open.

There’s plenty more from this year’s swim to come, and we’ll be sharing what’s next for Go Overboard very soon.

For now, keep the fundraising going. Link in bio.

14/09/2026

WE DID IT AGAIN! 🌊

110 swimmers took on the 3km Go Overboard Albania to Corfu crossing – and everyone completed the challenge.

Together, we’ve already raised more than £60,000 for marine conservation – DOUBLE last year’s total!

A swim like this takes a community. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made it happen:

SPONSORS
• Pacific Asset Management – our Title Sponsor for the second year running.
• Villa Collective – our Founding Sponsor.

CHARITY PARTNERS
• Ionian Environment Foundation & conservationcollective – the reason we swim.

SUPPORTERS
• Municipality of North Corfu – especially Mayor Giorgos Macheimaris, George Mavropoulos and Deputy Mayor Spyridoula Kokkali.
• ΠΥΤ – Περιφερειακή Υπηρεσία Τουρισμού / Regional Tourism Directorate – for their support of the event.
• Vision Yachts – for vital support boats and transport to Albania for our top fundraisers.
• Four Seas Yachting, Chris Peacock & Yiota Petrogianni – for their essential support with boats and event operations.
• Andrew Ross & Charles Robinson – for essential boat support.
• Auron Tare – for coordinating everything on the Albanian side.
• Greek Port Police & Port Authorities – for helping make this international crossing possible.
• Albanian Border Police and Harbourmaster – for their support on the Albanian side.
• Iphigenia Apergi – local support.
• Maxine & Damianos Bar – finish line and welcoming everyone back to Corfu.
• Bahia Mare Corfu – Friday Swimmers’ Hub.
• KASSIOS DIAS TRAIL RUN – fellow local event organisers, for their invaluable support.
• SIN.PRAXI Community Project – finish line and an amazing team of volunteers.
• Our medical team – swimmer medical checks on Friday.
• Corfu Medica – ambulance support on event day.
• Ionian School Lifeguards

And thank you for the generous local support:
• Filippos Boats
• Babbis Voulgaris & Voulgaris Group
• Cava Tzortzatos
• Nikos Tsiringakis Greengrocer
• Kazianis Supermarket

And to the people capturing the day:
• Spiros Badios – videography
• Henry Daeche – photography

To every captain, safety crew member, doctor and volunteer who gave their time and helped us get 110 swimmers safely across – thank you 🩵

06/09/2026

Meet the founders of Go Overboard, Nick Cookson and Nick Lemis. 🌊

Back in 2014, they organised the first swim from Albania to Corfu for a small group of friends. Both had grown up spending time in Corfu, with family still on the island, so the idea started simply: get in the water, take on a challenge and do something worthwhile along the way.

Since then, Go Overboard has grown from that first swim into nine events, raising more than €200,000 for marine conservation and helping support projects protecting the waters they’ve known for years.

If you’re joining us in Corfu, make sure you find Nick and Nick at the Swimmers’ Hub and say hello. They’ll also be leading a relaxed warm-up swim from Bahia Mare the day before the main event.

03/09/2026

Happy 40th birthday, Mallory! 🎈🌊

Today Mallory turns 40. And next week, she’ll be celebrating in true Go Overboard style: by swimming 3km from Albania to Corfu and raising funds for marine conservation in the Ionian Islands.

Mallory has already raised £415 towards her £1,000 target, with seven supporters behind her. So for her birthday, we’d love to help give that total a proper push.

Forget the birthday card. Back her swim instead.

Donate to Mallory’s Crowdfunder, share her page with someone who might support her, and help us get her closer to that £1,000 target before she gets in the water.

Let’s see how much we can raise for Mallory’s 40th. 💙

Head to the link in bio to support her swim.

01/09/2026

Couldn’t make it to Corfu? Missed out on this year’s sold-out Albania to Corfu swim? You can still swim with us. 🌊

The Go Overboard Global Challenge is open until October: choose your distance, swim anywhere in the world and be part of this year’s challenge.

Head out to sea with your open-water swimming club, do a few lengths at your local pool, get a group of friends together or make it part of your holiday. 1km, 2km, 3km or more. You choose.

Sign up, choose your challenge and, if you can, use your swim to help raise funds for marine conservation through our Crowdfunder.

And there’s a little something waiting for you too: every Global Challenge swimmer receives this year’s Go Overboard swimmer tote, made exclusively for our 2026 swimmers.

Sign up now via the link in bio and get swimming.

29/08/2026

2 weeks to go. 🌊

We swim: for the people, for the challenge, for the sea, for the purpose.

In 2 weeks, more than 100 swimmers will take on the Albania to Corfu crossing. But Go Overboard has never been only about the people in the water.

Swam with us before? Supported us from the shore? Believe in what we’re trying to do? Now’s the time to help us push the fundraising.

Donate, share the Crowdfunder, back a swimmer, send the link to someone who might care. Every contribution helps support and the marine conservation projects it champions across the Ionian Islands.

Two weeks to go. Let’s make them count.

Head to the Crowdfunder via the link in bio.

28/08/2026

Meet Alexandra from Ionian Environment Foundation, who’ll be taking on the Albania to Corfu crossing with us on 12 September. 🌊

She’s already raised £225 towards her £300 target, with six supporters behind her so far. A big thank you to Alexandra and everyone who has donated already!

This is exactly what Go Overboard is about: taking on a challenge, bringing people together and turning every swim into support for the places we care about.

There’s still time to help. Head to our Crowdfunder via the link in bio to support Alexandra, back our swimmers and help us raise as much as we can for conservation in the Ionian Islands.

And if you’re swimming with us this year, now’s the time to share your own fundraising page too.

Ionian Environment Foundation

26/08/2026

Something a little different for the Friday before the swim. 🌊

On 11 September, Bahia Mare in Barbati becomes the Go Overboard Swimmers’ Hub for the day — and it’s not just for swimmers.

Come and spend the afternoon with us. Meet the Go Overboard team, say hello to this year’s Albania to Corfu swimmers, and meet the team from Ionian Environment Foundation to hear more about the conservation work the challenge helps support.

There’ll be swimming, food, drinks, the beach, plenty of familiar faces and hopefully a few new ones too. If you’ve followed Go Overboard from Corfu, supported a swimmer, donated, volunteered, or simply want to find out what we’re doing, we’d love to see you there.

Bring friends, bring family, come for lunch or stay into the evening — and help us spread the word about a weekend that is ultimately about much more than crossing 3km of sea.

A huge thank you to Bahia Mare Corfu for welcoming us and giving the Go Overboard community a home for the day. 💙

Friday 11 September
Bahia Mare, Barbati Beach
From 11:30

See you there!

22/08/2026

Eight years later, they’re doing it all over again. 🌊

Fliss & John first swam from Albania to Corfu in 2018. This September, they’re coming back to take on the crossing once more — and this time they’re using their swim to raise funds for the Ionian Environment Foundation.

They’ve already smashed their £1,000 fundraising target, raising £1,240 with 22 supporters. A huge thank you to Fliss, John and everyone who has backed their swim so far! 👏

This is exactly what Go Overboard is about: taking on a challenge, bringing people together and turning every swim into support for the places we care about.

There’s still time to help. Head to our Crowdfunder via the link in bio to support our swimmers and help us raise as much as we can for environmental conservation in the Ionian Islands.

Ionian Environment Foundation

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http://www.go-oveboard.org/

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