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View from the water – We need to teach our children how to stay safe while swimming
We need to teach our children how to stay safe while swimming, says Simon Griffiths On Friday 14 July, I…
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Making winter swimming easier
Inland water temperatures in the UK have, in many places, now fallen into single digits, where they’ll probably stay until…
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Nine ways to find your swimming flow
If you swim regularly, you presumably do so because you find the activity intrinsically enjoyable*. You may also have noticed…
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View from the water – Make the world better for swimming
Do something in 2018 to make the world better for swimming, says Simon Griffiths It’s that time of year when…
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Jack Burnell battles on with broken rib
When Jack Burnell lines up at the start of the 10km marathon swim at the European Championships, he will be…
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Greg Whyte joins Elivar as their new Sports Nutrition Expert
Greg Whyte, Professor of Applied Sport and Exercise Science at Liverpool John Moores University and Director of Performance at the Centre…
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View from the water – Interview with water safety campaigner Rebecca Ramsay
In the September 2017 issue I wrote about my experience of appearing on BBC Breakfast Television to talk about water…
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How to support the creation of a Marine Conservation Zone in Studland Bay
Image: Seahorse Swim 2017 It’s a fairly safe assumption that most of us who swim do so because we enjoy…
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Swimathon breaks £50 million fundraising target. Sets sights on growing open water events.
If you took part in Swimathon at the end of April, you will have helped the foundation reach its life-time…
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Seasickness while swimming and how to decide when enough is enough
I've just had my first experience of sea sickness while swimming. It wasn't fun.
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Not as easy as falling off a log
Ross Edgley attempted to swim from St Lucia to Martinique - while towing a 40kg log!
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A brief guide to water temperatures in open water
Temperature Technical term Description 0 to 5 degrees Bloody freezing The preferred temperature for extreme winter swimmers. Causes pain and…
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IMSHOF welcomes class of 2018
The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inducted 16 new members at its 2018 Honouree Award Ceremony, which was held…
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Swim Wild by Jack Hudson (with Calum and Robbie Hudson the Wild Swimming Brothers)
Jack, the youngest, nearly missed out on the Wild Swimming Brothers’ first adventure. Older brothers Calum and Robbie thought he…
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Venue visit: Queenford Lake, Oxfordshire
Already the approach to Queenford Lake was impressive. The satnav led me through idyllic Oxfordshire lanes. The birds were singing…
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Getting an MBE is as easy as sitting on a beach
Freda Streeter awarded an MBE for services to open water swimming
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Brenda Fisher: accidental record breaker
The 1950s witnessed a number of cross-Channel races. Brenda Fisher was one of the winners. This article first appeared in…
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New FINA report proposes naked swimming to improve equality
New proposals from FINA could ban the use of all costumes – and swimming hats and goggles – from competition.…
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Five experiments you can do with your swimming
An Endless Pool is a good place to experiment with your swimming Usually when we try new things in swimming…
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Piling work to disrupt Dover Harbour training this year
Are you doing a solo or relay Channel swim this year and planning on training in Dover Harbour? If so,…
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Webby and Scott win New Zealand Ocean Swim Series
Charlotte Webby retained her title in the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series for 2016/17 despite being pushed into second place…
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Swimming, fast and slow
Swimming performance is a strange thing. If you’re relatively new to the sport you will almost certainly be able to increase…
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Lorne Pier to Pub: Sam Sheppard fends off Olympic Gold Medallist Mack Horton
Image: Lorne SLSC/Mark Dadswell Australian Mack Horton may be the reigning Olympic men’s 400m freestyle champion after his victory over Sun…
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Swim and Eat at the new Thames Lido in Reading
Outdoor swimming frequently involves changing under a towel in a muddy car park before slipping into cold murky water followed…
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Creating the London Marathon of swimming
Hugh Brasher, Event Director for London Marathon Events and hence the person behind Swim Serpentine, talks about his aspirations for…
