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Phil Warren first to cross the Bristol Channel swimming breaststroke
Earlier this year, Phil Warren set himself the challenge of swimming all four crossings of the Bristol Channel in one…
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Cleveland Pools welcomes swimmers for the first time in 40 years
After a 17-year campaign, Britain’s oldest lido The Cleveland Pools has welcomed swimmers following a £9.3m renovation.
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Macmillan Cancer Support becomes the title charity partner of Henley Swim
The Henley Swim Series, four award-winning swim events in the glorious riverside location renowned for the Henley Royal Regatta, has…
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Seasons of change: from sea swims to cold water dips
Nora Clarke heralds the start of the ‘dipping season’ in Norway with this moving tribute to cold water swimming, and…
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Relay team swims from Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly in record time
On 19 September, Plymouth Open Water Swimmers swam from Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly and smashed the current record…
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Embrace the Elements: a cold water therapy event
A free event celebrating the sea and sea swimming, plus the extraordinary benefits of cold water therapy, is coming to…
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Hampshire Open Water Swimmers repair riverbank
“We are thrilled to be able to help protect the beautiful river that we swim in." An open water swimming…
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Post swim recipe: Pesto
Pair this simple homemade pesto with fresh pasta cooked on a camping stove – the perfect post swim recipe when…
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Lake Geneva calls the Crawlers
The Kingsdown Crawlers take on a five-person relay swim in Lake Geneva, completing the 78km length in 26 hours and…
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Open Water Skills: Sighting
Arguably the single biggest thing that you can do to achieve a better swim in open water is to sight…
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Move of the month: glute bridges
Viv Rickman has your expert guide to glute bridges – to increase core stability in the water, stabilise the lower back…
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Meet Lynne Cox
In the first of our new series of Outdoor Swimmer patron events, veteran long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox shared stories of…
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How do you train for the Ocean’s Seven challenge?
Chilean marathon swimmer Bárbara Hernández Huerta shares a typical training day for the Ocean’s Seven challenge.
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16-year-old completes 18km Lake Windermere swim
We speak with Gabrielle Furlong, the youngest person to complete this year’s Lake Windermere swim, about swimming for her mental…
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New plan a ‘missed opportunity’ to urgently tackle sewage discharges
Swim England responds to the Government’s plan to prevent sewage being pumped into the country’s rivers, lakes and seas.
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Join us for a Climategames event this September
Together, we have removed 600g of plastic from the world’s oceans. Help us to increase this amount by joining one…
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On Sunday 7 August, Sally Minty-Gravett became the first person to swim the English Channel over six consecutive decades
We spoke to Sally Minty-Gravett about her ‘textbook’ sixth Channel crossing and the long journey it has taken to get…
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71-year-old Chris Pitman sets a new record with her solo round Jersey swim
On Saturday 13 August, Chris Pitman became the oldest person to swim solo around Jersey, with a time of 11…
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RLSS UK Open Water Festival comes to Manvers Lake in Rotherham this September
After the success of the Royal Life Saving Society UK’s (RLSS UK) Open Water Festival in Evesham, Worcestershire, the charity…
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Wild swimming walks in Devon and East Dorset
Swim in a bend of the River Otter, on unspoilt beaches and beside willows in the beautiful River Stour. Sophie…
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How to plan an A to B swim
Is there an island you have always wanted to swim out to? A river that you have always wanted to…
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Adrian Sarchet completes 24-hour sea pool swim
Adrian Sarchet (aka. the ‘Sea Donkey’) has completed an epic 24-hour swim in La Vallette Bathing Pools, Guernsey, in a…
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Cancer survivor completes her ‘Sea to Summit Extreme’ challenge
Andrea Mason has become the fastest known person to swim the longest lakes and run the highest peaks in Wales,…
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Eliza Radclyffe takes historic victory for female swimmers at the Dee Mile
16-year-old Eliza Radclyffe becomes the first woman to win the Dee Mile in skins – a race that women were once…
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Setting the Thames alight
A beautiful adventure at the annual 13-kilometre Thames Marathon Swim
