The Dee Mile was held on the evening of Wednesday, 23 June 2010.

Entry was on-line and opened on Sunday, 4 April at 18:00.

For race information please click here.

Water temperatures are typically 14 to 16 deg.C. The swim is with the current. [This year, 2010, the temperature was 20 deg.C.]

This is a classical race of the modern era, with a history which is very nearly continuous, going back to the first time it was held 1922.

The race retains its ancient "Dee Mile Champion" title for the fastest swimmer, who must also live within five miles of "The Cross" in the centre of Chester and swim without a wetsuit.

• The fastest all-comer (i.e. the rest who don't wear a wetsuit).
• The fastest wetsuit wearer.

Today, both men and women are eligible to race: a "concession" which was only made for the full distance in 1993!

Since the Deva Triathlons started using the River Dee in 2001, the Dee Mile has become a favourite warm-up for triathletes wanting to get an early taste of the water.

For the Championship itself:
Men’s Record Time: C. Malpass 2007 – 20:01
Ladies' Record Time: R. Radcliffe 1997 - 23:57