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New lodgings on The 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…
Arabian adventure: swim-trekking in Oman

Ella Foote joined SwimTrek in the Middle East and enjoyed so much more than she ever imagined…
Rest, reflect and reset this winter

With all the excitement and buzz around winter swimming, it is easy to forget that these cool, dark months are…
Swim your own swim this winter

When it comes to winter swimming, remember ‘you do you’, advises editor Ella Foote
Pizza, pasta and plunges

According to Harper’s Bazaar, Lake Orta is the new Lake Como for those who want a taste of the Italian…
Winter swimming preparation

"You only need one wild swim a week to acclimatise to the dropping temperatures," says editor Ella Foote
Fin-tastic mermaid in the making

Developments in swimming has also enabled creativity and fun to thrive. Ella Foote pulls on a mermaid tail and monofin…
Floating without fear

Actress, author and filmmaker Cat White has launched her most recent project, Swim Sistas, her first documentary that explores of…
Weekend swim retreat: Plas Weunydd, Eryri

Ella Foote shares her experience of Plas Weunydd, Eryri (Snowdonia) where she met up with local wild swimming guide Vivienne…
So, you want to be a swim guide?

Guiding swimmers in the water, around the world or locally in the UK sounds like a dream job, but what…