Unfortunately it has been necessary to postpone the British Gas Great North Swim, which was due to be staged on 4 & 5 at Windermere.
Update from Great North Swim team at 6pm on Thursday 2 September 2010:
"This is due to prevalence of blue-green algae and the impact that this may have on your safety in the water.
"This decision was taken by the Event Safety Group in the interests of safety of swimmers after further stringent water quality checks were completed.