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Theodore Yach completes 100 Robben Island swims: interview
At just over 7km from the mainland and visible from Cape Town the possibility of swimming from Robben Island has…
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Masters of the universe
The phrase ‘masters swimming’ is perhaps not the best to describe what is, in essence, structured swimming, with an option…
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The first open water swim of the year
When you’ve spent the winter cosseted in warm indoor pools, your first open water swim of the year can be…
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We need to change attitudes to swimming outside
The other day I was looking back at a Guardian article about open water swimming from last year (Different strokes:…
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Why volunteer at an open water swimming event?
At many open water events you’ll see people in high-vis vests directing swimmers to the starting line, giving you a…
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H2Open’s cold water swimming tips infographic
Download the PowerPoint version here.
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Winter swimming
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Where I’ll be swimming from 25 Feb to 1 March
On Thursday morning, 25 Feb, I will be getting up at a ridiculous time of day to travel across London…
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Don’t “smash it”
Thanks to Fiona Ford for the idea for this post. Fiona writes swim training sessions for H2Open and also runs…
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Nine New Year’s resolutions suggestions for open water swimmers
We decided it was that time of year to draw up a list of suggestions for New Year’s resolutions for…
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Things fall into place
One of the pleasures of writing about open water swimming is the opportunity it gives me to meet and talk…
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Get the main things right before worrying about the details
If you’ve been swimming for a while, you’ll know there isn’t a secret formula to turn you from plodder to…
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Dealing with lane etiquette and lane rage
A few weeks back Pauline Squire, bravely in our opinion, posted a comment on the Outdoor Swimming Society’s Facebook page…
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How to use a wetsuit to become a non-wetsuit swimmer
At our H2Open Day recently the water temperature was a little over 12 degrees Centigrade. Some people swam in full wetsuits…
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What goes through the mind of a cold water swimmer?
What do you think when going through a cold water swim? Is it anything like the following, or something completely…
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Swimming for joy: Karen Pickering interview
Karen Pickering is best known as a pool-based 100m and 200m freestyle sprinter and for her impressive collection of 35…
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Jim Boucher’s 2012 Ederle Swim
Regular long distance swim Jim Boucher sent us this report of his recent swim from the southern tip of Manhattan…
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Aspire Manx Minkes Channel Swim
Jill Bunyan recently completed an English Channel relay crossing raising an impressive £17,000 for Aspire, the spinal cord injury charity,…
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Fighting swim in Firth of Forth
A handful of swimmers, mostly with connections to British Gas, decided to tackle one of the UK’s most famous estuaries…
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One Foot in the Wave – oldest English Channel relay
Michael Jennings, an English Channel swimmer in 1960, just doesn’t know when to give up. Now 74 years young he…
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The Gladiator’s world swimming tour
Becoming an English Channel swimmer is tough, as we discovered in Oct / Nov 2011 issue of H2Open. For Thomas Noblett…
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Brian Kinsella’s perfect day
In all my 54 years I have never been a good swimmer: out of breath after 2 lengths of a…
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Southend to All Hallows to Leigh on Sea
It started one spring day in Leigh on Sea as an idle bet over a pint with a couple of…
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Mark Robson tackles Windermere
Lake Windermere features highly on many aspiring Channel Swimmer’s training to do lists but at 10.5 miles long it is…
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Crossing long island sound
Bruce Olinder shares a family open water swimming tale from Long Island Sound Did you ever stand on the shore…
