Entries have opened for the British Gas Great Scottish Swim 2010, returning to Strathclyde Park Loch this year on Saturday 21 August. Enter now to give yourself loads of time to train up for this inspiring outdoor swim.

Open to swimmers of all abilities aged 16 years and over, the British Gas Great Scottish Swim is

* Scotland's biggest outdoor swim
* a one mile swim in Strathclyde Loch, Glasgow; venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games
* an inspiring opportunity to encourage the nation off the sofa and into the water
* a chance to see some of the world's top swimmers compete against one another in the elite race, across the same one mile course as the all comers
* televised, with highlights shown from elite races and all comers event
* only £25 to enter. This includes your entry fee, event pack (a Great Swim swim hat to keep and timing chip), a souvenir medal and T-shirt, not to mention the huge sense of achievement

The event is part of the British Gas Great Swim series, four one-mile outdoor swims staged in some of the most stunning locations in the UK. The inaugural Great Scottish Swim took place last summer and was a huge success with nearly 1000 swimmers taking the plunge.

The one-mile swim took place in Strathclyde Country Park - venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games triathlon - and attracted swimmers of all shapes and sizes, from a 36 year old mother of three with a fear of deep water to a 71 year old Grandad . In addition to the masses, many of the world's top swimmers and Olympic heroes battled it out to take the honours in the elite races.