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Made for the wild swimmer in you.

Photo: Emily S.

Get the essential app for wild swimming

Designed to enhance your wild swimming experience through exploration, connection and safety.

EXPLORE WILD SWIMS

CONNECT WITH GROUPS

TRACK YOUR SWIMS

SWIM INSURANCE

Explore wild swims

Discover rivers, lakes, reservoirs or beaches by searching our comprehensive list of open water swimming locations in the UK. Get in-depth information and directions to find your next wild swim.

Explore with NOWCA Wild

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Find wild communities

The app uses geolocation which means you'll find all the local swimming groups nearest to you. Join a swim group or create your own! Organise swims, share meet ups, and communicate directly within the community.

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Plan, track and analyse

Plan your swims ahead of time. Record your swims using our built-in GPS functionality or manual swim plotter. You can now keep track of your progress on your wild swimming journey.

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NOWCA Protect

NOWCA Wild is the first app of its kind to offer insurance cover for wild swimmers. When you start your swim on NOWCA Wild Premium, you'll be covered for personal accident & injury for the duration of your swim.

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Safety contacts

Add up to 10 safety contacts to ensure peace of mind for family and friends, letting them know when and where you're swimming. An email notification is sent to your chosen safety contacts at the start and end of the swim.

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Interest

An interesting collection of open water swimming news, trends, articles, announcements, guides, resources and fun facts!

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What's next for NOWCA Wild?

Find out more about the features and improvements we have planned and how you can help shape the future of NOWCA Wild.

Development roadmap

Testimonials

"The new NOWCA Wild app is tailored to support the safety of wild swimmers. It’s about helping swimmers stay as safe as possible no matter where they choose to swim."

Rick Kiddle

NOWCA Founder

“I’m delighted to see the launch of NOWCA Wild, especially the built in safety and alert options. It will make wild swimming safer and more accessible for everyone.”

Simon Griffiths

Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

“NOWCA Wild is going to be a game changer for wild swimming. There is no other app that provides this level of safety for wild swimmers.”

David Harris-Burland

Vivida Lifestyle