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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
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The Great British Beach Clean is back!
The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean returns this 16-25 September 2022
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Legacy fund helps almost 6,000 children get free Swim Safe lessons this summer
A legacy fund set up in memory of a man who drowned in 2015 has allowed almost 6,000 children to…
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Siân Clement submits a new world record for the Original Triple Crown
Lion's mane jellyfish, an enormous spring tide and swimming for her mental health: Siân Clement shares the ups and downs…
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Solo female swimmer, Jasmine Harrison, on track to reach the Isle of Man later today
Jasmine Harrison is on track to reach the Isle of Man this evening, as part of her full length of…
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22-year-old British adventurer attempts Hellespont and Dardanelles swim
Louis Alexander is training to swim from Europe to Asia, across the Hellespont and Dardanelles, at the same age Lord…
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Watch ‘Silent River’ with Matt Moseley
Documentary short film ‘Silent River’ follows Matt Moseley, a world record breaking long-distance swimmer, as he attempts a 52-mile swim…
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Stop the pickling! A protest swim down the River Weser
Para swimmer and ice swimmer Tina Deeken and her partner Tobias Prüßner are nearing the end of their 202km swim…
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Greg Whyte returns to Thames to finish charity swim
Former Olympic pentathlete and ‘coach to the stars’, Greg Whyte has completed his charity swim down the non-tidal Thames
