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Callum Eade becomes the 100th person to cross the North Channel
Callum Eade of New Zealand became the 100th person to cross the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland on 8…
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Diary of A Wandering Swimmer – a crawl from a llyn
Kate Gillwood takes part in an event and makes an ungainly exit By Kate Gillwood Kate Gillwood was born in…
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Advantages of getting older as a swimmer
While perceived wisdom is doom and gloom for swimmers as we get older, there are some advantages.
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Outdoor swimmers, swim smart in the heat
As outdoor swimmers, particularly those of us that live in a northern European country, our biggest concern is often how…
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Local community delivers RLSS Water Smart Award
Volunteers teach school children the basics of open water safety
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Race review – Brighton Swim Classics July 2022
At the beginning of July, I took part in the Brighton Swim Classics, organised by Brighton Triathlon Club. The event…
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Drowning Prevention Week – How You Can Help
Around 400 UK and Irish citizens lose their lives each year through drowning. Many of those deaths are preventable.
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Swim training when you can’t access the water
Maintaining swimming fitness when you have limited hours requires creativity and planning but it can be done using a combination…
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How to rediscover your swimming flow after a break
If lockdown kept you out of the water for a while, you may have lost your swimming flow. Here's how…
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Yonda Ghost II Swimming Wetsuit – Extended Review
Due to space constraints in print, our product reviews are often shorter than some pieces of kit that we test…
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Vantage Point, by Patricia Filteau
Set in the near future, this is a mystery thriller novel dealing with advanced technology and intellectual property rights, so…
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Kozii men’s swimwear
We first came across Kozii at Swim Expo in Manchester and grabbed a few samples to review. In the world…
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Swim Secure Wild Swim Bag
We’ve been a fan of tow floats and bags ever since Chillswim introduced them to the UK market a few…
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MAD at BEST (or finding out how good your wetsuit really is)
Measuring drag in swimming is, well, a drag. A swimmer’s speed through the water is determined by two things: force…
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Blueye ‘Eel’ and ‘Squid’ Sunglasses
As far as we can remember, this is our first review of sunglasses, possibly for the obvious reason that most…
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Liquid Fire Pro Jammers – men’s racing costume
The men’s equivalent is a little cheaper, sounds like it’s a little easier to get into (but still takes patience)…
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FINIS Edge Training Fins
Our first reaction to FINIS Edge Training Fins was: “these look different!” This, in fact, is often our response to…
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FINIS Fuse Jammer
FINIS pitches its Fuse Jammer (and the women’s equivalent, the Fuse Knee Suit) as an entry level racing suit with…
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The Bering Papers: An extreme winter swimmer’s story
Jack Bright is perennially drawn to extreme adventures in nature. As a winter swimmer and explorer the lure of swimming…
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FUEL10k Protibrick and Protiflakes
Breakfast company FUEL10k has based its marketing strategy around the premise that to excel at anything – whether it’s swimming,…
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Michael Phelps Race Kit, from Aqua Sphere
We finally got our hands on a pair of men’s XPRESSO jammers and the matching X-O Race Cap, the final…
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Are you tough enough? By Helen Summer
Well, this book is pretty much about what it says on the cover. We picked it up because it has…
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Max’s Protein Bar
My usual experience with protein products is the taste ranges from chemically enhanced to just about palatable. It was therefore…
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Back on Track, by Fiona Ford
In June 2012, while Fiona Ford was out in the Surrey Hills on a regular training ride, a car pulled…
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Swim Secure Kit Bag
Back in the summer I took my laptop to an event in a rucksack. It rained, my bag got soaked…
