FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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Seaweed creations
Ella Foote heads to Dorset seeking seaweed and sea swimming and to learn how to create a lasting memory from…
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Every swimsuit needs a silver lining!
Can digital editor Abi entice her friend into the cold water this winter with Zoggs’ new range of thermal open…
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Watch our interview with Olympian and Channel Swimmer Dan Wallace
Dan Wallace tells us what he learned on his journey from Olympic swimmer to cold water and the English Channel
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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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Best swim training kit
Maximise your pool training sessions with our pick of the best swim training kit from kickboards and fins to hand…
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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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Swim your age
Rowan Clarke finds out why swimming is the elixir of youth.
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Reflect, recover and refocus
Swim Smooth coach Paul Newsome looks at how swimmers can maintain health and fitness in the off-season
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Pond to pool
Simon Griffiths looks at how to adjust to pool racing after a summer in open water.
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Swimming studies in Windermere
Jonathan Cowie reports from the Outdoor Swimming Research Forum 2024, a fascinating conference in the Lake District exploring the science…
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Putting on weight for swimming: how would this affect your health?
The perceived wisdom is to deliberately put on weight to increase your natural insulation for marathon swimming. But how might…
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Why it isn’t necessarily a failure if you don’t complete your swim
We should be more thoughtful and less judgemental about failure in open water swimming. We need to consider the long-term…
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Watch our Q&A with the man who gave up everything to swim for seven years
This month, Swedish adventurer Jari Tammi starts an unsupported stage swim from Turkey to Spain. The total distance is 8,000km…
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A swim under the midnight sun
Matt Newbury travelled to Lapland with his husband Aaron and friend Queenie to take part in a truly unique swim…
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A Channel swimmer photostory
“Physical preparation for this is key, but mental preparation is paramount”. On 4 September, 16-year-old Prisha Tapre became a Channel…
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Plunging with pride
As Pride Swim returns for its second year and expands to multiple venues across the UK, reader Jem Collins heads…
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Event review: National Masters Open Water Championships 2024
Simon Griffiths took part in the 3km event at Rother Valley Country Park.
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Move of the month: push ups
Push ups will build your shoulder, tricep and chest strength, as well as improving our core stability – all the…
