UPDATE Oct 26th

  All our weather windows for the Stellar Titan Bluetits relay swim from Ireland to Wales have now closed for this season. While we didn’t get the conditions we needed to make the crossing this year, our spirits remain high and our focus now shifts to a winter of training and preparation. We’ll be back, stronger than ever, ready to try again with Infinity Channel Swimming when our next window opens in mid-July 2026. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us along the way — your generous donations have now been transferred to The Bluetits CIC, helping to keep our community thriving. The sea will still be there next year, and so will we — waiting, training, and ready for our moment to cross.

We are a team of six women, all members of the Bluetits Chill Swimmers, who are endeavouring to attempt a world-first relay swim across the Celtic Sea — a 52-mile open water challenge from the coast of Ireland to Pembrokeshire. This swim will mark the first all-female attempt to cross St George’s Channel by relay. We are undertaking the challenge not only to test our endurance and teamwork, but to raise vital funds to support the continued growth and sustainability of the Bluetits Chill Swimmers, a global cold-water swimming community founded in Pembrokeshire in 2014.

“This sea is where I was born, where I grew up, and where I still swim,” says team member and Bluetits founder Sian Richardson. “The Celtic Sea is part of who I am. This swim is about coming home — from one wild coast to another — and it’s also about keeping the Bluetits community alive for future generations of swimmers.”

What began in 2014 as a small local group taking dips in the cold waters off the Welsh coast has since become an international movement of over 100,000 people, united by a love of cold-water swimming and a spirit of inclusion, courage, and joy. The Bluetits now have flocks across the UK and around the world, offering connection, empowerment, and wellbeing through wild swimming.

The team’s goal is to raise funds that will help the not-for-profit CIC organisation continue to support the worldwide flocks, run events, and provide resources to new and existing members. Donations will directly support the community’s infrastructure and outreach — keeping this powerful grassroots movement afloat.

“This is a swim of adventure, of purpose, and of passion,” says Sian. “We’re doing it for every Bluetit who has ever taken that first brave plunge and found a community waiting with open arms.”

The attempt has also been filmed for a television documentary, which has followed our journey this year. The film aims to capture not only the physical and mental demands of the swim, but also the deep connection we share with the sea, our community, and each other. It will offer viewers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to prepare for such a demanding expedition — and the powerful stories that fuel our determination.

‘Stellar Titan Bluetits’ team members..

Makala Jones, Laura Voller, Eva McManus,Jo Canton Smith,  Sian Richardson-Pembrokeshire Bluetits

Elspeth Lewis, Fiona Coombs- Brecon Bluetits

Team support-Jemeima Richardson-Pembrokeshire Bluetits

Channel association-Infinity Channel Swimming

Sponsors to date- Castle Hot Tubs, Pembrokeshire, Level Peaks, Zeroalpha, Pencarnan Farm

Team photo-Ella Richardson Photography