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Changing seasons, changing climate, changing strokes: the long history of swimming
Have you ever wondered about the origins of swimming? How about how we came to swim outdoors in the cooler…
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Myth busting: “Everything in the southern hemisphere water wants to eat me!”
Great whites, blue-ringed octopus and reef-dwelling cone snails: marine biologist, writer and broadcaster Dr Helen Scales introduces us some of…
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The colour of cold: swimming in Cape Town, South Africa
With water temperatures averaging 13 degrees Celsius and air temperatures seldom above 32 degrees, Cape Town, South Africa, is a…
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Brave New Waters
Author and Wild Swimming Brother, Jack Hudson traded his freshwater dips in the UK for a salty life in Australia…
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Women of the water
Women of the Water, by photographer Ana Elisa Sotelo Van Oordt, is a series of landscapes and nude installations exploring…
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Films, podcasts and books for swimmers
An investigation into water’s true nature, water-based adventure films and an exhilarating journey into deep time: what to read, watch…
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Is endless summer swimming a dream come true?
Do you embrace the cold and celebrate the changing seasons, or would endless summer swimming be a dream come true?…
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Swimmers converge on Lake Bled for the IWSA World Championships
A winter swimming event held in Slovenia’s picture-perfect Lake Bled: Simon Griffiths reports from the 13th IWSA World Championships.
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The Scilly Isles: a destination for all swimmers
From epic challenges to bay swims for beginners, the Isles of Scilly have routes to delight all kinds of swimmers.
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Meet illustrator, designer and cold water swimmer Evie Grace
Evie Grace studied illustration, graphic design and photography at university in Aberdeen before moving to Vancouver for a couple of…
