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Swim smarter
How FORM Smart Swim Goggles are changing navigation and pacing in open water
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Can technology make you a better open water swimmer?
How can we marry up the wildness of open water swimming with technology?
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A man with a wild vision
What if every swim you took helped protect the landscape you were swimming in?
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The rise of swimming content creators
Ultra-marathon open water swimmer, writer and content creator Adele Benson explores both the advantages and disadvantages of swimming through a…
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Introducing the WOWSA Awards
We’re proud to announce that Outdoor Swimmer is partnering with the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) to bring the…
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The tech smart swimmer
How technology is transforming your time in the pool, by swimming coach Nicola Butler
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A coast for all
English Channel swimmer Sophie Etheridge reports on the biggest step forward for beach access and blue spaces for adaptative swimmers
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18-year-old Maya Merhige completes North Channel swim – her fifth Oceans Seven crossing
The US swimmer finishes one of the world’s toughest channel swims in 12 hours, 19 minutes while raising funds for…
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Swim to support your joint health
Did you know swimming is one of the most joint-friendly ways to stay active?
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Breathing patterns: what’s your preference?
When we asked Outdoor Swimmer readers about their preferred breathing patterns in front crawl, the responses revealed something intriguing. Stripping…
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Two siblings, one big challenge: Zach and Ruby’s English Channel journey
Zach and Ruby Tkaczyk, siblings from Cheshire aged 15 and 13, are taking on one of the toughest challenges of…
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WIN the new Dryrobe Organic Towel Poncho
We're giving readers the chance to win one of five organic towel robes from Dryrobe, as tested by Outdoor Swimmer!
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Land beneath the waves
Writer Nic Wilson’s memoir, Land Beneath the Waves, is out this month. Here she shares her journey through wild swimming,…
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Q&A with Gilly McArthur, author of ‘The Beauty of Cold’
Outdoor swimming coach and cold water expert Gilly McArthur’s new book, The Beauty of Cold, is out this month, here…
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Out of scrubs, into the water
Consultant doctor Dr. Zoltan Györgyi shares how outdoor swimming became his way to find freedom, resilience and balance beyond the…
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Only rhythm remains
Gul Nur Tunca shares his son Tuna’s story of high performance and endurance in elite open water swimming and how…
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My swim training: transitioning to front crawl in open water
Armed with her new ZONE3 open water kit, competition winner Miaya Dangol KC is learning front crawl and preparing for…
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WIN a swim adventure bundle from Red Equipment
We've partnered with Red Equipment to give three lucky readers the chance to win a swim adventure bundle, including the…
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Plunging into pura vida
Swimming holidays are great fun for all, but planning your own is something else. Regular contributor Liz Lowe shares her…
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WIN an Orca Explorer Backpack
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Plan your own event training
The preparation needed for a 400m sprint in a pool would be very different from that required for a long-distance…
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“Now I have no excuses – I’m excited to start my open water journey”
Our lucky reader (and reluctant swim event newbie) Miaya Dangol won a full set of open water kit from ZONE3…
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How personal goals transform your time in the pool
Training for your own challenge isn’t about racing the person in the next lane or hitting elite level times. It’s…
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Yokehill: establishing a new open water swimming venue
Marathon swimmer and multi-ice miler, David Coleman discovers having a lake to swim in is just the beginning of a…
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Alice Dearing’s guide to DIY swim challenges
Channel your innate sense of curiosity and exploration, says Alice Dearing
