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The Ponds – a delightful film packed full of swimmers’ humour
I’m just back from watching “The Ponds”, a film by Patrick McLennan and Samuel Smith that documents a year in…
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Becoming a cover model: Joanne Jones
Our cover images policy at Outdoor Swimmer is, as far as possible, to celebrate real swimmers doing real swimming (rather…
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The Henley Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Ali (Part 2)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival takes place on 14 July. It’s going to be a fabulous day of river…
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Places filling fast at Brighton Paddle Round the Pier Festival
New challenges introduced for this year's Paddle Round the Pier swims
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Why some swimmers are wary of SH2OUT
Swim wild and free. It’s something we love to do, and we don’t like anyone else telling us when, where…
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Swimming Loch Tay for their local community
Loch Tay is a 23km long body of fresh water in the central highlands of Scotland. Rarely more than a…
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Bruni and Rasovszky finish top of FINA World Marathon Swim Series
Rachele Bruni of Italy and Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary have finished top of the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2019.
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Unleashing your inner superhero
Image: Team Outdoor Swimmer at the Cold Water Swimming Championships There is something about putting on a superhero cape that…
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Training sessions 1 to 14 February 2019
In August 2019, I’m aiming to swim 21km (plus potentially a little more) at Vidöstern Simmet, which is billed as…
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Training sessions July 2019
In August 2019, I’m aiming to swim 21km (plus potentially a little more) at Vidöstern Simmet, which is billed as…
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Countdown to the Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival!
The ultimate swim festival is four days away!
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Selkie Henley Classic 2020 entries now open with early bird discount
The organisers of the Selkie Henley Classic, the sunrise open water swim on the Henley Regatta rowing course, have already…
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Training session June 2019
In August 2019, I’m aiming to swim 21km (plus potentially a little more) at Vidöstern Simmet, which is billed as…
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Training sessions May 2019
In August 2019, I’m aiming to swim 21km (plus potentially a little more) at Vidöstern Simmet, which is billed as…
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Training sessions April 2019
In August 2019, I’m aiming to swim 21km (plus potentially a little more) at Vidöstern Simmet, which is billed as…
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Training sessions 1 to 15 March 2019
In August 2019, I’m aiming to swim 21km (plus potentially a little more) at Vidöstern Simmet, which is billed as…
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What’s coming up in our January issue
In magazines, you always work ahead of the calendar. It’s something you’d think we get used to, and mostly we…
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Bridi and Wellbrock win final race in 2018 FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series
Italian swimmer Arianna Bridi and German Florian Wellbrock finished on top in their respective events in the final race of…
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New venue refreshes the Great North Swim
The Great North Swim moved a few hundred metres south this year shifting its location from Low Wood Bay (where…
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Tackling the 200m fly
Last year, along with lots of open water events, I decided to have a go at the 200m breaststroke at…
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Inspiring youngsters to swim outdoors (safely)
At Outdoor Swimmer we often receive queries from parents who want to support their children’s interest in open water swimming…
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Thames Marathon voted best UK swim event in 2017
Recognising the growth in popularity of outdoor swimming, Racecheck, a race review website for endurance events across a range of…
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Hathersage Lido staying open through winter
For the first time in its history, Hathersage Lido in the Peak District is staying open through the winter.
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Help hold Thames Water to a higher standard
Image: A outfall draining into the Thames The London Waterkeeper, a charity dedicated to cleaning up London’s waterways and defending…
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Six brilliant things about swimrun
I’ve just returned, buzzing, from this trip to Croatia and Ötillö Swimrun Hvar. We’ll have a full report on the event…
