Swimming Challenges
Check out the full calendar of swimming challenges coming up in 2025.
Sign up for a swimming challengeWant to complete a swim to fundraise for NASS? Look no further than these amazing swimming challenges!
Check out the full calendar of swimming challenges coming up in 2025.
Sign up for a swimming challengeFill in the form below to receive your welcome email and supporters’ pack to get you started on your fundraising journey. We’ll support you every step of the way.
If you have any questions about fundraising for NASS, please don't hesitate to email fundraising@nass.co.uk or call 020 8741 1515 (press option 2)
Sarah completed the ‘Scilly Swim Challenge’, along with her husband, to raise funds for NASS.
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Find out more1 in 200 of the adult population in the UK have axial SpA (AS). That's twice as many as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Axial SpA (AS) is a condition that affects young people. Symptoms start late teens to early twenties, with the average age of onset being 26.
The current average delay to diagnosis from when symptoms start is 8.5 years, by which irreversible damage to the spine may have occurred.
59% of people with axial SpA (AS) report experiencing mental health problems compared to 25% of those with musculoskeletal conditions overall.