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Swimzi XK jacket
The Swimzi XK jacket was designed in collaboration with a team of swimmers who attempted a relay crossing from the Farallon…
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Zone3 Bouyancy Shorts
We love these premium neoprene shorts from Zone3. Designed to improve your body position in the water by getting swimmers…
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Sport & Meditation, by Sri Chinmoy
A fascinating look at the power of meditation in sport and the untapped spiritual aspect of training and racing. £16.99…
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Aqua Sphere XCEED goggles
Developed in conjunction with Michael Phelps and US Olympic coach Bob Bowman, these racing goggles are not designed for open…
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Wild Swimming in Ireland, by Maureen McCoy and Paul McCambridge
Fifty swims in Ireland chosen by open water swimmer McCoy, this book looks like an essential companion to any trip…
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Dryrobe Advance Long Sleeve
In the past few years Dryrobes have become ubiquitous on the open water swimming scene. Warm, waterproof and big enough…
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Finis Posture Trainer
Although it looks like a mediaeval torture device, the Finis Posture Trainer is designed to promote correct head and spine…
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See Swim inflatable dry bag
The latest tow float to enter the market is an inflatable dry bag from See Swim, designed for carrying your…
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Aropec Flying Fish
The Flying Fish is Aropec Sports’s top of the range wetsuit. Competitively priced, this newcomer to the wetsuit market is…
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Man vs Ocean, by Adam Walker
If you are a regular reader of H2Open Magazine you will probably be aware of Adam Walker. The first British…
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Speedo Misfit Shine Swimmer’s Edition
Rather than being a GPS enabled swimming or triathlon computer, the new Speedo Misfit Shine Swimmer’s Edition is an example…
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Selkie 40 Litre Dry Bag
We love this new dry bag from swim kit and lifestyle brand Selkie, which continues their mission to provide good-looking,…
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Finis Duo underwater mp3 player
The Duo is the newest underwater mp3 player from Finis. It works through bone conduction, so you don’t actually plug…
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Swimboat
It might not be cheap, but the Swimboat is the Rolls Royce of flotation devices. Each one is handmade to…
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Exciting new chapter for Scilly Swim Challenge
Scilly Swim Challenge becomes part of the SwimQuest family
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Film review: Body of Water
There is a line in a Hayes Carll song that sticks in my mind: “Too busy telling our stories instead…
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Jaimie Monahan swims seven times round Manhattan in seven days
Marathon and ice swimmer Jaimie Monahan has added to her roster of incredible swims by swimming an unprecedented seven times…
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Woman swims to France while tied to her washing line
Karen Sandford of Harlow, Essex, has completed the unenviable challenge of ‘swimming the Channel’ in a paddling pool in her…
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Swimming Teachers’ Association issues safety advice and best practice guidance for outdoor swimmers and open water coaches
The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) has released guidance for both swimmers and open water coaches following the ease in lockdown…
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Swim England, British Triathlon and the Royal Life Saving Society UK publish safety advice for open water swimmers following the partial lifting of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England
Guidance includes six key safety steps
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Episode 4 of Downstream, our audio series for outdoor swimmers. This episode: wild swimming and the restorative power of nature
Episode 4 of Downstream explores the restorative power of wild swimming and time spent in nature. We swim across the…
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Downstream – episode 2
Welcome to episode two of downstream – our new series of Jackanory for swimmers. In these strange times long-distance mental…
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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine: our plan for surviving the coronavirus crisis
These are challenging times. As a media business, the only reason we are able to continue publishing Outdoor Swimmer magazine…
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What it’s like to be an elite swimmer in lockdown: Team GB’s Alice Dearing
What is it like to be an elite athlete and see your Olympic dreams put on hold? Team GB open…
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Breaking boundaries: March issue of Outdoor Swimmer out now!
We are so excited to introduce this month’s issue, which celebrates the diversity of the outdoor swimming community around the…
