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Marathon Swims announces second venue and new charity partner for 2019
Marathon Swims offers regular swimmers the chance to complete the Olympic open water marathon distance in the pool. It launched…
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Entries open for Marathon Swims 2019
Marathon Swims has announced the dates for its 2019 event at the London Aquatics Centre as 9 and 10 November,…
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Embers Aquatics releases dates for new International Swim Film Festival
To celebrate the recent growth in outdoor swimming, Embers Aquatics has launched a new International Swim Film Festival focused solely…
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Changes to Ice Mile rules
In an email to members and interested parties on 11 February, the International Ice Swimming Association announced a couple of…
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Loch Ness for Alzheimer’s
A team of four swimmers has completed a length of Loch Ness as a relay in 14hrs 35minutes as part…
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Cameron Bellamy plans to circumnavigate Barbados
Cameron Bellamy is hoping to become the first person to swim a complete lap around the island of Barbados, a…
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Breca announce UK national swimrun championships after record numbers tackle Swimrun Gower
Breca Swimrun, a swimrun event organiser in the UK and New Zealand, has announced plans to create a UK national…
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Ross Edgley and Lewis Pugh join line-up for WOWSA Open Water Summit
An impressive list of speakers will grace the podium at this year’s World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Open Water…
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Swimming from Sealand
Richard Royal claimed the first official swim from Sealand to England after completing a crossing from the iconic Principality to…
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“I’m coming back.” Cameron Bellamy promises second attempt at Barbados swim
On 7 September 2018, at 7pm, Cameron Bellamy set off from Pebbles Beach and started to swim around the island…
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STA wins FAB Collaboration Award for Open Water Swimming Coaching Qualification
The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) has recognised the STA’s cross-industry teamwork in the development and re-launch of its Level…
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Rottnest Channel Swim entries open on Monday 22 October
The iconic Rottnest Channel Swim, which takes place in February each year, was forced to remove a large number of…
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Xin Xin and Jack Burnell win in China
The penultimate race of this year’s FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series took place in hot conditions in Qiandao Lake, Chun'an,…
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Barbados Open Water Festival expected to attract record number of swimmers
The seventh annual Barbados Open Water Festival will take place from 7 to 10 November and a record number of…
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Around Barbados success at second attempt for Cameron Bellamy
Back in September, Cameron Bellamy abandoned an attempt to swim around Barbados after 66km out of a total of 96km.…
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Samsung Cross Bosphorus Swim adopts plastics reduction methodology
The Turkish Olympic Committee, which organises the iconic Samsung Cross Bosphorus Swim, has announced its participation in a programme to…
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First swim across The Wash since 1976
On 22 July 2018, Robert Howlett and Steve Riches became the first to soloists under traditional rules to swim across…
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Lake District National Park seeks volunteers for the Great North Swim
The Lake District National Park is on the lookout for Volunteer Event Stewards to offer a helping hand at this…
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Henley Swim becomes first to achieve SH2OUT event accreditation
Open Water Swimming Ltd, the company behind the Henley Swim event series, has partnered with Royal Life Saving Society UK…
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New Night Swim at Hever Castle
The organisers of the Hever Castle Triathlon have announced the launch of a new night swim as part of their…
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A Swim to Remember
To commemorate 100 years since the end of WW1, Swim on the Wild Side have got together with the WE REMEMBER THEM 1918-2018…
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Tampa Bay Marathon celebrates 20th anniversary in windswept conditions
The 20th edition of the Tampa Bay Marathon took place on 21 April 2018 in rough and windy weather.
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Puffin Swim launches with UK’s first biodegradable swim tow float
Puffin Swim is a new open water swimming company created by Pete and Andrea Kelly, who run the adventure swimming…
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Channel season off to a record breaking early start
Three French swimmers set a new record for the earliest Channel relay of the year.
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Marathon Swims shortlisted for BT Sport Industry Award
Marathon Swims, a 10km pool swimming challenge that launched in 2017 at the London Aquatic Centre, has been shortlisted for Participation…
