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Our oldest mixed relay across the English Channel
David Rock and his swim buddies tell us about their record-breaking (pending ratification) oldest mixed 4-person relay across the Channel,…
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Dame Kelly Holmes, Sir Chris Hoy and Ross Edgley team up for an epic triathlon to save our seas
On 16 October world-famous athletes Dame Kelly Holmes, Sir Chris Hoy and Ross Edgley will embark on a ‘Tri for…
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“I learnt to swim from scratch then took on an English Channel relay”
Hafsa Mughal went from complete beginner to English Channel relay swimmer, all in the space of five months. Now an…
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Will you Awaken Your Blue Mind this winter?
The Awaken Your Blue Mind challenge is to complete 21 water-based activities over the winter months, from when the clocks…
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Paralympian Alice Tai swims the English Channel with five novice swimmers for the ‘Channel More’ Project
The Channel More team's swim took place after months of training with Professor Greg Whyte to get the participants, all…
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Two weekends of swimming celebration in Weston-super-Mare
This Sunday 1 October Weston Marine Lake will be celebrating the 75th birthday of the NHS, followed by a 'Why…
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How to maintain swim fitness without pool training
No pool? No problem. Jonathan Cowie explains how you can maintain your swim fitness with some dry land training, including…
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A heartwarming wild swimming tale for Christmas
After a successful crowdfunder, wild swimming play Glacier will be premiering at The Old Fire Station in Oxford in December
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Olympian Rebecca Adlington backs campaign to keep the nation’s pools open
Swim England has launched its ‘Don’t Put a Cap on Swimming’ campaign in a fight back against threats to pools…
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Jessika Robson becomes youngest person to swim the North Channel
At just 17-years old, Jessika Robson has become the youngest person to swim the North Channel (pending ratification), with a…
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Swimming returns to Cardiff reservoirs
After a brief closure over the summer, Lisvane and Llanishen Reservoirs in Cardiff have reopened to outdoor swimmers and stand-up…
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Help keep Mental Health Swims afloat
After a 50% drop in donations over the past year, mental health peer support community Mental Health Swims has launched…
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Join in the first ever Big River Watch
The Rivers Trust is calling on outdoor swimmers and nature lovers to join the Big River Watch, the first ever…
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The Black Tri Tribe: an environment to thrive
Ahead of their London Triathlon on Sunday 10 September, we spoke to the Black Tri Tribe's founder Kelly Smith about…
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Olympian Hector Pardoe swims length of Windermere in record-breaking time
In a remarkable feat of endurance, British Olympian Hector Pardoe has set a new record for the fastest swim of…
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150-year-old lido reopens in Newbury
After a £5.7m restoration, Northcroft Lido in Berkshire has reopened to the public, boasting beach huts, a decking area and…
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Olympian Hector Pardoe aims to shatter records in Windermere challenge
At ChillSwim Windermere on 2 September, Olympic open water swimmer Hector Pardoe will attempt to swim the 10.5 mile length…
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Sophie Etheridge completes longest ever one-way solo English Channel swim
Pending ratification, adaptive swimmer and Outdoor Swimmer columnist Sophie Etheridge has completed the longest ever one-way solo English Channel swim,…
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A monster challenge in Loch Ness
This weekend charity swimmer Helen Smith will push her open water swimming limits by attempting to swim Loch Ness watched…
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Join in this year’s Great British Beach Clean
The Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach Clean is back next month, taking place 15-24 September 2023 across the UK…
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Swedish adventurer completes world’s longest unsupported swim
Swedish adventurer Jari Cennet Tammi has successfully completed his second attempt at the world's longest unsupported swim, from Stockholm to…
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Free ‘Swim Safe’ sessions to help keep children safe on the beach
The RNLI and Swim England are running free 'Swim Safe' sessions in response to recent findings showing that children accounted…
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Join in the Big Seaweed Search
This week the Marine Conservation Society and Natural History Museum are calling on beachgoers to record seaweed as as part…
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A swim against suicide
Irish swimmer Ger Moore has swum the length of the River Shannon (250km) to raise awareness and funds for suicide…
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Andy Donaldson has smashed the Oceans Seven!
On 27 July 2023, marathon swimmer Andy Donaldson completed the final leg of his Oceans Seven, swimming the Tsugaru Strait…
