Big Effort Swim 2024 - August 17

The Big Effort Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2022 by three friends and athletes who wanted to inspire a new genre of fundraising through extreme sporting events. Our focus is on others: helping people push their own physical limits, thus providing both physical and mental health, meanwhile supporting the community and its environment.

The Big Effort Swim is an inaugural open-water endurance event held at Christina Lake in the Kootenay Boundary Region of British Columbia, Canada. It’s organized by a volunteer-led roster of passionate athletes whose goal is to bring together nature, community, charity, and fun.