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  • International Winter Swimming Association launches World Cup

    The International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA) has announced the inaugural Winter Swimming World Cup Series for 2015-16

  • French and Italian swimmers win in Abu Dhabi while Americans boycott race

    The second round of FINA’s 2015 10km marathon swimming world cup series took place earlier today in Abu Dhabi and…

  • Durley Sea Swims starts this weekend

    English Channel training starts again this weekend at Durley Chine, Bournemouth

  • Neda el Món launches open water league

    Spanish swim event organiser Neda el Món yesterday announced the creation of a new ‘Open Water League’ made up of…

  • Three iconic open water swims from the Chestnut Appeal

    Burgh Island, St Michael’s Mount and the Plymouth Breakwater: if you wanted to select three iconic south Devon and Cornwall…

  • Record number turn out for Eastleigh Lake opening

    Fifty-five men and women tested the waters at Eastleigh Lake near Southampton as the lake opened to open water swimmers…

  • Double win for O’Brien

    The Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships, better known as The Aussies, celebrated its 100th anniversary at the weekend

  • Torq names 2015 Performance Swim Team

    Nutrition company Torq set a precedent last year in the world of open water swimming by creating and sponsoring a…

  • Zone3 team up with Votwo events for new Ötillö swimrun training sprints series

    If you spent any time around open water last summer you may have seen a new breed of athlete that’s…

  • Swimmo Kickstarter campaign hits target after first day

    A comparison of world record swimming times over the years shows that the elites are getting faster and faster. 

  • New open water swim series launches in Canada

    A new four-swim series of open water races in Ontario, Canada launches on 31 May

  • Arena confirmed as technical sponsor for pan-Atlantic Swim the Big Blue expedition

    Jellyfish, 30ft-high waves, sharks, flying fish and the fierce equatorial sun are just some of the things Ben Hooper will…

  • Ben Hooper reaches milestone in training for Atlantic crossing

    This weekend, Ben Hooper, who’s training to swim across the Atlantic, reached the 100,000-length milestone. And it’s taken just a…

  • Aqua Sphere join forces with Michael Phelps to launch new brand of competitive swim wear

    Swim brand Aqua Sphere, best known in open water swimming circles for its wetsuits and popular wide-angle vision goggles, has…

  • Swimmers battle cold, wind and fog to round Cape Point

    Fourteen open water swimmers took part in the 8.5km Swim for Hope around the notorious Cape Point on 13 April

  • Capp wins at Takapuna

    Fresh from setting a new national record for the 1500m at the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships, Nathan Capp has…

  • Mainstone wins World Cup gold

    Rhys Mainstone has won the third open water swimming World Cup of the year, claiming victory at the 10km marathon…

  • Swim the Big Blue expedition seeks crowd-funded sponsorship

    British adventurer Ben Hooper is planning to swim across the Atlantic, starting in November this year, and he doesn’t want to get…

  • Back the Baths! Thames Baths live on Kickstarter

    If you fancy being able to swim in a new, natural lido in the Thames in the centre of London,…

  • Find out what happens to your body temperature when you swim in open water

    Here’s a chance to find out what happens to your deep body temperature when you swim in open water

  • Sean Conway and Cassandra Patten to talk at Open Water Swimming Show

    Guest speakers at this year's Open Water Swimming Show include Olympic bronze medallist Cassandra Patten and Swim Britain adventurer, Sean Conway.

  • King’s Cross Pond Club

    Jealous types look away now. Every outdoor swimmer in the capital is eagerly awaiting the opening of the King's Cross Pond…

  • Dorney Lake temperature almost matches Mallorca

    We’ve just heard from Human Race that the water temperature at last Monday’s Eton Swim at Dorney Lake was 18.2…

  • Swim2CampBestival: 3km along the Dorset coast

    This year’s CampBestival is scheduled to take place from 30 July to 2 August, and there’s a new way to…

  • Get a free place on the Henley to Marlow Bridge to Bridge with FRANK Water

    Henley Swim’s Bridge to Bridge covers a beautiful 14km stretch of the Thames from Henley to Marlow. It’s run in…

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