2026
RECORD FUNDRAISING AND A SPANISH FAMILY TEAM

The fifth edition brought together 16 teams and 74 swimmers. The post-event release reported a record £56,300 raised for Dementia Jersey, supported by a matched-donation pledge.

Water Polo 1 won the non-wetsuit category. The Postigo family’s Team Spain, reported as the first Spanish team to complete the Challenge, won the wetsuit category and raised £12,296. The field included four French teams and an all-female Jersey water polo team.

Choppy conditions eased during the crossing, with dolphin sightings and a warm welcome from the Mayor of Barneville-Carteret.

Suggested imagery: Team Spain, the water polo teams, dolphins, the French welcome and finish-line celebrations.