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RLSS UK and British Triathlon launch partnership to support growth of safe open water swimming
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) and British Triathlon have announced a new three-year partnership to support the…
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Meyer and Bruni take gold in first leg of 2016 World Cup
Alex Meyer and Rachele Bruni were the winners of the first leg of the 2016 FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup
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Why I’ve signed up for a 31-mile pool swimming challenge
The other day I received an email that said, “would you like to join us in swimming 31 miles, in…
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Bitter winds and vicious sleet batter swimmers at Eastern Bay Invitation International Ice Mile
The weather treated swimmers badly at the fourth Eastern Bay Invitation International Ice Mile Swim in Lough Dan, County Wicklow…
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How to race at both of the London Olympic swimming venues in 2016
Entries opened today for two very different swimming events – but both will be held at iconic sporting venues from…
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Eastleigh Lakeside under new management
Management of open water swimming at Eastleigh lake, near Southampton, changed hands this winter with the new operators promising to…
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In praise of masters swimming
Don’t worry, we’re not planning to drop open water swimming and return to the confines of the pool, but with…
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Records demolished at Hong Kong’s ‘Cold Half’
Now in its fourth year, the Hong Kong ‘Cold Half’ is earning a reputation as a must do race in…
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Copenhagen open water event claims to be the world’s hyggeligste swim
Entries are now open for the 11th running of the Christiansborg Rundt on 26 August 2017.
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Can we have this in the UK please?
Here’s an idea for how local authorities in seaside towns can support open water swimming. Firstly, identify a suitable swimming…
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Swim Safe: teaching children to stay safe in open water
At H2Open we take the view that it’s far better to teach people how to stay safe in open water…
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Brownsea Island Swim 2016
When I was about 10 I did a sponsored swim where I had to do as many lengths as possible…
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Interview: Scott Dawson – swimming around the Isle of Wight
A few years ago, Scott Dawson weighed 19 stone (~120kg), and decided he needed to do something about it so…
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Man dies due to inactivity
Firstly, apologies for a slightly misleading title on a serious subject, but there’s a point that will become clear below.…
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Becoming an open water coach
Two weeks ago I took a trip to Walsall and the offices of the STA (Swimming Teachers’ Association) to do…
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Sabrina Wiedmer becomes first woman to cross the Dál Raita Channel
On 29 June 2016, Swiss swimmer Sabrina Wiedmer crossed the Irish Sea, starting on Mull of Kintyre and finishing between Cushendun and…
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Pioneering swim becomes a stage performance
A theatre company has made a play based on Wayne Soutter’s pioneering swim across the North Channel from Scotland to…
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Life lessons from open water swimming: nothing great is easy
Can what we learn through swimming help us elsewhere in our lives? I think it can, although the lessons are…
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Open water swimming venue Heron Lake under new management for 2016
Heron Lake, a popular open water swimming venue located just off junction 13 of the M25, will be operating under…
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FINA announces cancellation of second leg of Grand Prix
The 25km race at Villa Urquiza-Parana in Argentina scheduled for 7 February has been cancelled says FINA
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Doubling up around Manhattan Island
Between 17 and 18 September this year, Christian Jongeneel from Malaga in Spain became one of only a few people…
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#31miles6days – Harder than expected
When I signed up with #TeamBetter from GLL to swim 31 miles in 31 pools in six days, I didn’t…
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Entries open for the V Cup MARNATON eDreams
Four events covering more than 20km of the Catalan coast line.
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Interview: Chloe Harris
Chloe Harris, who moved to New Zealand from Suffolk when she was 16, has just set what is believed to…
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The Channel: There and back again
Sally Minty-Gravett has swum the English Channel in every decade of her life since she was a teenager. Her first…
