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Councils should ban walking or running near water
In 2014, 138 people in the UK drowned after falling in while running or walking alongside water. Forty-six of these…
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Cross Channel racing with Oxford and Cambridge
Their boat race is more famous, but this bi-annual contest between Britain’s two most famous universities could potentially be more…
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Baies de Anges swim to pay homage to Nice attack victims
A new open water swim will take place this year on 11 September in the Baies de Anges, Nice, which…
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Swimmers wanted for cold water research study
Does cold water swim training affect your immune system? And if so, how?
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Nejib Belhedi completes new ‘Iron Swim’ challenge
Tunisian swimmer Nejib Belhedi has set himself the ambitious challenge of towing a 100 tonne boat for 1km while swimming.…
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Radford and Webby finish on top in final of New Zealand Ocean Swim Series
Local swimmers Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby wrapped up the New Zealand open water swimming season with convincing wins in…
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To swim faster, stop caring about it
Asking you to stop caring about how fast you swim in order to swim faster sounds totally counter-intuitive, but bear…
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With a little help from my friends…
Image (c) DEPhoto.biz I spent last weekend up in Sheffield at the ASA National Masters Championships. This is a pool-based gala…
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Swimovate adds NFC to PoolMatePlus
Swimovate, the company behind the PoolMate brand of lap counting and distance measuring swimming watches, continues to innovate with the…
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Don’t do all your swimming for the year in January
What are your swimming goals for the year? And how can you best achieve them?
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Rio organisers contemplate heating the ocean
While many commentators have worried about the water quality at the Rio Olympics and the possible impact on open water…
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H2Open fifth anniversary on its way
Our fifth anniversary issue will be leaving the printer on 1 February 2016 and arriving with subscribers shortly thereafter.
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Put another brick in the wall to help save Saltdean Lido
Saltdean Lido urgently needs to raise £70,000 if it is to continue with its restoration plans
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First ever group crossing of the Swahili Channel
A group of charity swimmers have made the first ever group crossing of the Swahili Channel from Zanzibar to Tanzania
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Cunha and do Carmo take gold in penultimate FINA World Cup race
It was a double victory for Brazil yesterday as Ana Marcela Cunha and Allan do Carmo both took gold in…
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Like the English Channel: but colder, rougher and with sharks
A team of five British swimmers (John Gunn, Ali Wilde, Ed Morgan, Joel Richards and Mary Stokes) have signed up…
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Eastbourne MCS Big Sea Swim enters fourth year
Eastbourne is scheduled to host the fourth running of the Marine Conservation Society’s Big Sea Swim on 11 July this…
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NOWCA takes Park Run concept to the water
Open water swimming is about to experience the Park Run treatment thanks to an initiative from NOWCA, the National Open…
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Arena signs Brazilian sprinter Bruno Fratus
Swim brand Arena has signed a sponsorship deal with 25-year-old Brazilian freestyle swimmer Bruno Fratus
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Swim 10km at Weymouth
At the end of June this year there is an opportunity to swim the Olympic Marathon distance in the sheltered…
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Canadian swim close to capacity in 67th year
The annual Interior Savings Across the Lake Swim in Kelowna, Canada, is already nearly full despite not taking place until…
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Swim all the Lakes in the Great Lake District Swim Challenge
The Lake District is cementing its reputation as the UK adventure capital with the launch of a new swim challenge…
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Sam Sheppard wins for an unprecedented fifth time at Lorne Pier to Pub
Sam Sheppard, 23, has won an unprecedented fifth title at the GMHBA Lorne Pier to Pub
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New Sport England figures show big rise in open water swimming
Sport England’s Active People Survey shows an impressive rise over the last 12 months in the number of people swimming outdoors.
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FINA announce 2016 World Cup and Grand Prix dates
FINA have announced initial venues and dates for the 2016 Swimming World Cup
