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All you need to know about cold water swimming
Should you wear knickers? What is after-drop? Ice swimmer Jonathan Cowie answers the questions you never knew you needed to…
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Sauna culture in the UK
With a nod to sweat house history, Rowan Clarke discovers how the UK is embracing sauna culture.
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Chilly challenges
Rowan Clarke takes a tour of this year’s winter swimming events, competitions and challenges.
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Thank you, Jonny!
Last month, Contributing Editor Jonathan Cowie wrote his last column for the magazine after over a decade dedicated to Outdoor…
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Want to swim the English Channel again… for FREE?
SwimTayka is calling on experienced Channel swimmers to sign up for 2025 and help support those undertaking the feat for…
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Swimming in the Thames: a fascinating history
Watch our interview with historian Dr George Townsend exploring the River Thames' history of luring bathers to its shores.
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UltraSwim 33.3 #5 Montenegro – Review
German journalist and swimmer Anita Horn took on the epic 4-day 33.3km UltraSwim challenge in difficult conditions and came back…
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Volunteer and get fit!
Rebecca Duncan from the Rivers Trust shares how volunteering outdoors is not only a great physical workout, it's great for…
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Our wild swimming books
Did you know that three of the Outdoor Swimmer team have published or been involved in the creation of beautiful…
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Move of the month: Upper trapezius stretch
This move is a wonderful stretch that will help improve your range of motion, flexibility and relieve a little of…
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How to become a lifelong swimmer
Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas shares how perimenopause is prompting her to reevaluate her long term health and swimming goals
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Minreet Kaur: My first open water mile at Swim Serpentine
Minreet Kaur reports back from her first open water mile at Swim Serpentine – a real milestone that has given…
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Swimming with Agatha Christie
Author Matt Newbury tells us about the Agatha Christie Sea Swim – a swim with "an old fashioned vibe" that he…
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Let’s look at swimmers’ skin
Have you ever suffered with weird rashes or itchiness after a swim? Rowan Clarke investigations skin afflictions that can affect…
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How I train: Paul Fowler
Paul Fowler of 100% Swimming provides first class swim coaching for swimmers and triathletes of all abilities who are looking…
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Weekend swim retreat: Buck’s Coppice, Dorset
Yvonne Turner, our Head of Brand Partnerships, enjoyed a swimming weekend in Dorset with her husband, Ali, and children (George,…
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Is your swim venue accessible?
If swimming is great for getting people moving and has the potential to change lives, why don’t more people with…
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Living better with long Covid
Rowan Clarke finds out why cold water might be prescribed or contraindicated in people with long Covid.
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The Wingless Warrior
Armless open water swimmer Kerry-Lee Gockel sets her sights on a 25km Ultramarathon swim.
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October in the swim community
A successful transition at a Leicestershire NOWCA venue, and fundraising opportunities for Mental Health Swims. Stay up to date with…
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Lorraine Candy’s Scilly Swim Challenge
'Postcards From Midlife' co-host Lorraine Candy joined her tribe of middle-aged women to take on the epic 15km Scilly Swim…
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“It was a team effort”: Andy Donaldson’s record breaking swim around Manhattan Island
On Thursday 19 September, Andy Donaldson completed the 45.9km Manhattan Island Swim in 5:41:48 setting a new world record for…
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The story behind the October front cover of Outdoor Swimmer magazine
This month’s gorgeous front cover of Outdoor Swimmer magazine is by renowned painter and printmaker Anita Klein
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Swim your age
Rowan Clarke finds out why swimming is the elixir of youth.
