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East London Waterworks Park one step closer to realityEast London Waterworks Park – a volunteer-led community project working to transform an industrial site in east London into a bio-diverse… 
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Swim from SealandEmbark on a unique swim from Sealand, the world’s smallest nation some seven miles off the coast of Suffolk, back… 
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Frostbite Challenge: 12 outdoor swims over winterSchool Chaplain Sami Watts shares her journey to open water swimming and her experience of taking on the Frostbite Challenge:… 
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A letter from Ram Barkai, IISA Founder and ChairIISA Founder and Chair, Ram Barkai looks back on the successes of the Fifth World Championship held in Samoëns, France… 
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The Lido returns to the Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2023The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA), a national governing body for swimming, will once again host the Lido – a free… 
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A cross-country swim along St Patrick’s StreamLose yourself in nature on this sleepy spur of the Thames. Paul Mackenzie from Adventure Swims pioneers a cross-country swimming… 
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Fifty Four Days set for US premier at Pan-African Film FestivalFifty Four Days – a film about a spirited young woman who turns to wild swimming in search of answers… 
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Join Swimathon 2023English Olympic swimmers Duncan Goodhew MBE and Mark Foster have added their support to this iconic swimming challenge. 
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Swimming 40 lakes in SwitzerlandFor her 40th birthday, Julia Weber gave herself a gift: a challenge to swim in 40 lakes in Switzerland in… 
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Mindfulness Dip: supporting new parents to come back to themselvesDanielle Campbell tells us about her Mindfulness Dip group, a community swim group that provides a creche, kit and transport… 
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The story behind our ‘rest & reflection’ cover by Beth SquireWoodland bathing, feeling immersed in nature and embracing the simple joy of swimming outdoors: Beth Squire shares the story behind… 
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Book review: The CrossingIn the run up to his first Channel crossing, veteran charity athlete Gyn Marston reviews The Crossing: the curious story… 
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“Once in the water, I flow”Janet MacLeod shares her account of being an older woman swimmer: strong and fearless, solitary and communal, life-long and evolving. 
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Ice swimmer beaten by a flight of stairsIn the morning, adaptive athlete Sophie Etheridge took her first ever ice swim, posing with the obligatory ‘holding a piece… 
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The Cape Recife Lighthouse swimAt the southern entrance to Nelson Mandela Bay, Cape Recife Lighthouse guards one of the most dangerous points along South… 
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Ice Swim in MoroccoA cold water event – in Morocco? Jonathan Cowie speaks to Hassan Baraka, organiser of Morocco’s only ice swimming competition 
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The story behind our ‘Magic & Ritual’ cover, by Vivienne RickmanStillness, silence and being let into a moment that belongs to one person only. Vivienne Rickman shares the grace and… 
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Watch the 2022 Ocean Film Festival at homeAdd a splash of adventure to dark winter evenings by tuning into the 2022 Ocean Film Festival virtual show this… 
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The IISA fifth World Championship is coming to Samoens, France 12-15 Jan 2023The International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) is gearing up for its fifth World Championship event this coming January. It is… 
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Show your support for Swim England’s #SaveOurPools petitionSwim England launches #SaveOurPools campaign to protect ‘under threat’ facilities as energy prices soar. 
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NOWCA’s Sub10 Club encourages new swimmers to try winter watersNew to winter swimming? NOWCA’s Sub10 Club invites newcomers to try cold water for the first time in a safe… 
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Dark Waters: new exhibition explores our emotional response to the deepLucy Ray’s new photography exhibition, Dark Waters, aims to capture the range of emotions we feel when contemplating unknown depths. 
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5,000 ocean activists took a Dip A Day this OctoberSurfers Against Sewage’s first mass participation event proved to be a roaring success, with 5,000 people immersing themselves in cold… 
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Water companies permitting illegal ‘dry spills’ reports Surfers Against SewageNew report shows evidence of illegal ‘dry spills’ into UK rivers and seas by water companies, as outdoor swimmers continue… 
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Only official swimming spot on the Thames fails bacteria safety testsWolvercote Mill Stream in Oxford – the only officially designated swimming spot on the Thames – has failed bacteria safety… 
 
                 
                 
               
			 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	