Race organisers hope 30,000 plastic squeaky ducks will take to the water to be cheered on by thousands of supporters and celebrity guests. It all kicks off on Sunday (30th July) at 2pm, when the individually numbered ducks will be launched from a barge crane in Battersea Park.
They will then float along a roped-off channel before being rounded up at the finish line near Albert Bridge. The first ducks to cross will win their sponsors prizes. Duck racing originated in the US where events such as the Rubber Ducky Derby have already raised millions of pounds for worthy causes. Now it has migrated to the UK, where eccentric sports always find a spiritual home.
The Great London Duck Race will be the first large-scale race of its type in the UK; anyone can take part by going to http://www.greatlondonduckrace.com/ and adopting a duck (or a whole family of them). They cost £10 each and prizes include diamonds worth £4,000 and a luxury Egyptian holiday.
Organisers hope to raise thousands of pounds for Nightingale House, a care home for elderly. The sight of 30,000 bath ducks floating through the heart of London is certainly one not to be missed.
If you get along to the event send us your photos by emailing yourlondon@bbc.co.uk and we will publish them here on the website.
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