September 2025
September 2025 - Long Distance Swimming
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Outdoor swimming kit we love this autumn
A swimsuit made with recycled coffee grounds, a Yulex vest for a touch of core warmth and a marbled power…
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Ricky Holmes’ English Channel relay
Bluetit swimmers are now taking on the Channel in relay crossings. One swimmer, Ricky Holmes, shares his story and how…
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Swimming laid bare
What’s it like to take part in a swimming event with nothing but your bare skin? British Naturism’s writer Dugie…
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Floating without fear
Actress, author and filmmaker Cat White has launched her most recent project, Swim Sistas, her first documentary that explores of…
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Care for wetsuit zips and changing robe zips
“Clean your zips!” say Ceri Belshaw and Rosanna Watson from Snowdonia Gear Repair, who have advice for looking after your…
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The campaigning mermaid: Lindsey Cole
This month, ‘mermaid’ Lindsey Cole is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for longest distance swum using a mono…
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Weekend swim retreat: Plas Weunydd, Eryri
Ella Foote shares her experience of Plas Weunydd, Eryri (Snowdonia) where she met up with local wild swimming guide Vivienne…
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Go wild, go west: Bantham Mini-Swoosh
Rebecca Hilton headed to Level Water’s Bantham Mini-Swoosh with her 12-year-old daughter – find out how they got on
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Why going long and slow is good for your health
Long distance swimming is one of the best ways to build not just stamina in the water, but a foundation…
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The power of seaweed
Nutritious and nourishing, seaweed offers particular benefits to us as swimmers. Jo Tinsley explores the value of seaweed for swimmers’…
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Outdoor swimming after a heart attack
A reader got in touch to ask our health columnist Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi's advice on going back to swimming outdoors…
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A year-round approach to training for long swims
Simon Griffiths looks at a year-round approach to preparing for major endurance challenges
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From the banks of Lake Pichola
Itching for a challenge, Jharna Kumawat approaches long distance swimming like a three-course meal
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Sophie Etheridge: Let me tell you a story
A story about Oona. She’s just 11 years old; she has faced many challenges and unseen fights in life. She…
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Swimming in Time
Three Rivers author Robert Winder explains why river swimming is an immersion in the past.
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Train to go the distance…in the pool!
It’s important to know what your body needs so you can complete long-distance sessions safely and effectively, says swim coach…
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All in the family
Cross-Channel swims have a lengthly history, and one Folkestone family has had a front row seat since the 1920s
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Tough training, high anxiety
Mental Health Swims Community Engagement Manager Sarah Groves tells us about her final few weeks of training before her big…
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It’s all in the hips
How working on hip mobility can improve your swimming, by personal trainer Liz Lowe
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Carb loading: What, when, and how to fuel a big swim
Carb loading is especially useful before long endurance events that last over 90 minutes, such as marathons, long-distance swims, or…
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The Midnight Windermere 50
To mark her 50th birthday, Ceri Smith decided to swim across England’s longest lake with 49 other swimmers, Sharon Davies…
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How and why women are surpassing men in ultra-endurance swimming
New book, Ultra Women, explores how women are outperforming men in endurance sport, author Lily Canter tells us more.
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September in the open water community
Nowca reveals a new swimming venue in the Worcestershire countryside, and Mental Health Swims share why autumn is the ideal…
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Breathing hard to breathe easy
Adam Ball's 13 Lake Challenge for Cystic Fibrosis
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The art of endurance
Does swimming imitate art for Katie Pumphrey, or vice versa? Rowan Clarke finds out
