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Spellbinding Sweden

Reindeer, dancing colours in the sky, woodsmoke and hooning about on snowmobiles in swimsuits, Ella Foote is captivated by winter…
Weekend swim retreat: The Smuggler’s Rest, North Devon

North Devon might be famous for surfing, but its rugged coastline hides a wealth of coves, channels and wild swimming…
Hot stuff: the other extreme

Ella Foote talks to experts and swimmers about why swimming in heat deserves the same respect as swimming in ice
Finding a wild pool

The best swimming spots aren’t always marked on a map. Learn how to read the river, seek out hidden pools…
Back to Bantham: rediscovering the joy of event swimming

After spending years volunteering for the Outdoor Swimming Society’s Bantham Swoosh, Ella Foote returned to Bantham to take part in…
It’s Swimple: opening up private water to everyone

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to rent a private pool like you rent private accommodation through Airbnb? Ella…
Fastest man in the pool

He’s one of Britain’s greatest sprinters but put him in open water and Mark Foster admits that without a pool…
London’s cool new pool

Earlier this summer, before the heatwaves and hosepipe bans, Sea Lanes opened a cool new pool tucked into Canary Wharf,…
Rayofi SwimComm review: Stream music while you swim

Ella Foote tests the Rayofi Swimcomm and Swimcomm Pro waterproof earphones that connect to a radio transmitter and streams music…
Sea swims and hot tubs on Cornwall’s Lizard

Silver Sands Holiday Park’s brand-new Signature Cove Lodges arrived this year, timberclad, hot-tubbed and just a woodland stroll from Kennack…
Switch off swimming

This month’s invitation isn’t to stop sharing altogether – many of us do it for good reasons – but to…
Ebb and glow: the tide lamp

While swimmers strap on watches and trackers, one Cornish inventor is building tech that does the opposite, a lamp that…
Weekend swim retreat: Budock Vean Hotel & Spa, Cornwall

Weekend escapes with a swimming opportunity – Ella Foote shares her experience of the Budock Vean Hotel and Spa on…
Build your own adventure

There’s enormous joy to be found in building your own adventure, not for performance but for play, says editor Ella…
After dusk

In general, but not always, bodies of water are often calmer at night, so instead of having to swim at…
Pitch perfect: swim and stay

Ella Foote and her family head to East Sussex for a weekend of swimming, camping and adventure with Vango Outdoors
Dive into Fife: Scotland’s pocket of sunshine

Ella Foote heads to Fife, Scotland and discovers that the sun really does shine brighter and longer on the East…
Lengthening your swims

April is about lengthening your time in the water, lengthening your stroke and lengthening your attention span so you can…
Weekend swim retreat: Lime Cross Nursery, East Sussex

Weekend escapes with a swimming opportunity – Ella Foote shares her experience of the ÖÖD House at Lime Cross Nursery
Event Review: Winter Swimming World Cup, Skellefteå, Sweden

Ella Foote travels to Northern Sweden to take part in the Winter Swimming World Cup in Skellefteå and learns that…
Breath, water and vibration

Breathing correctly makes us better swimmers, but can working on breath on dryland helps us in the water? Ella Foote…
Weekend swim retreat, Stanwell House Hotel, Hampshire

Editor Ella Foote shares her experience of a spa weekend at Stanwell House Hotel on the edge of the New…
Dirty Business: Why we must watch, care – and still dive in

Gripping and sobering, Channel 4's Dirty Business shines an unapologetic spotlight on what’s been happening to our waterways and asks…
Weekend swim retreat: Rothay Manor, Ambleside

Ella Foote heads to the Lake District for a weekend swim break just a short distance from Windermere and central…
Law, access and our relationship with water

Ella Foote talks with academic Cristy Clark about her new book, Legal Geographies of Water, and why our relationship with…