Suunto Joins The Great London Swim

Open water swim series Great Swim has announced that Suunto, a sports watch company, will become the official timing partner for the 2017 season.

The new partnership will also see Suunto become the title sponsor of the London event, held at the Royal Victoria Dock. The Suunto Great London Swim will take place on the 1^st July 2017.

Held in lakes, lochs and urban docks around the UK, the Great Swim Series offers  a variety of distances for open water swimming enthusiasts of all ages and abilities – from a beginners half mile to a 10k marathon swim.

Sarina Pietrosanti, UK brand manager, Suunto, commented: “We’re really excited to be working with the Great Swim Series. Our multisport watches have always been used to inspire sports enthusiast and athletes. With this in mind we feel the partnership is a perfect platform for us to show case our Spartan Collection.”

Alex Jackson, event director, Great Swim Series, added: “We are really happy to have Suunto on board for this year.

“Their aim to get more people challenging themselves is a great fit with ours, the Suunto Great London Swim, will help inspire even more people to become fans of open water swimming.”