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New record set for round Jersey swim
Ross Wisby has set a new record for the fastest circumnavigation of the island of Jersey. His new time of…
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Neil Faudemer completes Guernsey to Jersey swim at fifth attempt
Neil Faudemer has become the second person in history to swim from Guernsey to Jersey, in a time of 14…
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Wendy Trehiou completes first ever crossing from St Malo to Jersey
Between 9 and 10 August, Jersey resident Wendy Trehiou became the first person to complete the 36-mile swim between St…
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Pop Acev and Franco take gold in Macedonia
The fourth leg of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix took place on 29 August in Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
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Denmark to bid to host World Cup Open Water Swimming events
Following the successful hosting of a League European de Natation (LEN) Open Water Swimming Cup event in Copenhagen last weekend,…
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Young talent shines at Windermere Cross Lake Swim
Woolen swim suits were out in full force at the weekend, as swimmers in the Lake District took part in…
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New government to ban open water swimming
In a move sure to anger outdoor lovers, whichever party wins the next general election looks set to ban open…
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Big Chill Swim selected as IWSA World Cup event
Winter swimming championship the Big Chill Swim has been selected as one of the inaugural events of the 2015-2016 International…
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Beating the Race of Alderney
David Coleman recently became the third person to swim from the Channel Island of Alderney to France, and hence the…
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Something nasty beneath the surface in the North Channel
Swim coach and occasional H2Open contributor Ed Williams set out to swim the North Channel on 3 September 2014. It…
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Why the EC6 didn’t fail
Last week, six very fast swimmers set out from Dover in a very public attempt to beat the record for…
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Overlord 70 Relay – swimmers tackle the Channel 70 years after D-Day
Ed Williams took part in the first English Channel relay of the 2014 on Sunday 8 June, two days after…
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Are you in control of your feet when you swim?
How much are you aware of your kick when you swim? And how important do you think it is? Until…
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Curaçao Channel Swim
Erwin Ruijsink was part of a team that conceived, planned and executed two crossings of the Curaçao channel between the…
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Does every coach tell you something different?
Do you sometimes get the impression that every swimming coach tells you something different? It’s something a reader mentioned recently.We’re…
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Don’t do a Davina
On Monday this week, television celebrity Davina McCall swam across Windermere as part of a Sport Relief fundraising challenge. Her…
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Are there alternatives to Dover?
Dover, naturally, is the home of English Channel swimming and anyone with an interest in the sport should pay a…
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Dramatic end to Davina McCall’s swim stirs emotions among swimmers
Earlier today dramatic footage emerged of Davina McCall being carried from Windermere after a 1.5 mile swim in water of…
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How to do the perfect warm-up
The majority of swim training sessions start with a ‘warm-up’, so we thought we’d look at what a warm up…
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First Oceanman series race entries open
Entries are now open for the first race in the Oceanman championship series which takes place in Spain and Italy…
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Keep something up your sleeve (or down your trunks)
When you talk to top level open water swimmers, a common theme is that every race is different and the…
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What are you swimming for?
We occasionally make comparisons between triathletes and open water swimmers – it’s usually a bit of light-hearted fun. The labels…
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The ultimate swimming goal?
The other day, Tracey Baumann of Swim Solutions asked me about my swimming goals. Despite writing a lot about swimming,…
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The point of point-to-point
Last week I wrote about the need for patience if you want topace a race well for optimal performance. Swimmers…
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When swimming can get you arrested
One of the joys of swimming, as we’ve mentioned several times previously, is the opportunity it gives us to stretch…
