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STA launch new open water coaching qualification
After months of discussion and development, and with input from a range of open water swimming experts (including Outdoor Swimmer),…
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Dates announced for Marathon Swims 2018, London, plus new partnership with SwimQuest
Marathon Swims, the pool-based 10km swimming challenge returns to Stratford in November 2018
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Can you help Swimathon reach £50m?
Swimathon 2018 launches on 27 April and this year hopes to raise at least £2 million to bring the overall…
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Murmansk to be host city for the International Ice Swimming Championships 2019
The International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) has announced that its next flagship bi-annual world championship event will be staged in…
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50th Ice Mile at SwimYourSwim
On 16 January 2018, winter swimmer Amy Cheatham Hayes became the 50th person to complete an Ice Mile with open…
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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…
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Proposal launched to create Scottish Open Water Swimming Association
The Scottish Open Water Swimming Association (SOWSA) is a proposed new charity that aims to promote and grow safe open…
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SwimTrek rewarded for creating a new industry
SwimTrek’s recent receipt of a Queen’s Award in Innovation recognises the company’s pioneering creation of the swim holiday business
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Homelessness charity Crisis wants swimmers to get cold
Each winter, Crisis hold a series of icy plunge swims to raise funds and awareness for those sleeping rough. You…
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Record number of swimmers take part in sixth Barbados Open Water Festival
Barbados is becoming a must-visit destination for open water swimmers around the world with its annual Open Water Festival, which…
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Avram Iancu completes 2,860km Danube Swim after 89 days
Romanian endurance swimmer, Avram Iancu, has become the first person to swim the length of the Danube without the use…
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Sprint finishes determine both men’s and women’s winners in the FINA 25km World Championships
Anna Marcela Cunha and Axel Reymond take gold in Lake Balaton, Hungary
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“Everything is a more difficult than I imagined.”
Avram Iancu talks to Outdoor Swimmer about the trials of swimming the length of the Danube
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New London open water swimming event to raise funds for MND
The team behind the famous Amsterdam City Swim are bringing their fundraiser for motor neurone disease (MND) to London for…
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Crowdfunding campaign launches for new head-up display for swimmers
This is one for pool swimmers, technophiles and those of you who like to be on the forefront of developments…
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Video replay determines winners of FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup round six
The winners of both the men’s and women’s races in the sixth round the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup could…
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Barbados Open Water Festival to support devastated Caribbean Islands
The event organisers of the 2017 Barbados Open Water Festival have confirmed the event is a Go!
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Arena brings its Carbon Powerskin technology to the wetsuit market
Aquatics brand Arena has launched a new wetsuit that incorporates the Carbon Powerskin technology it originally developed for pool racing.
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Winning swimming at 49: Brent Foster snatches victory at Bay of Islands Classic
Experience counts, is the clear message from last weekend’s Bay of Islands Classic swim, the penultimate event in the New…
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NOWCA unveils venue list for weekly free 400m open water swims
Could something similar to Parkrun work in the world of open water swimming?
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This Girl Can inspires six women to sign up for Henley Mile
Six women have been inspired to become outdoor swimmers through a competition organised between Henley Swim and This Girl Can
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Outdoor Swimmer partners with Castle Triathlon Series to launch new family-friendly swim
Outdoor Swimmer are partnering with Castle Triathlon Series to create a new swim-only event to run alongside their triathlon on…
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Wetsuit try-on and test day at Ambleside with Swim the Lakes
Lake District-based swimming adventure company “Swim the Lakes” is holding a wetsuit try-on and test day in Ambleside (at the…
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Romanian librarian to swim length of Danube
Avram Iancu set off yesterday (20 June 2017) to swim 2,800km along the River Danube. The 41-year old librarian from…
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Dates for MCS Beach Clean days
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is looking for volunteers to help clean up Britain’s beaches.
