FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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Murcia: Spain’s hidden swim paradise
Ben Lane was invited to Murcia, Spain, to try a selection of newly created swim routes across the region –…
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Six of the best wild swimming spots in the South West
Sian Lewis shares some of her favourite swims from her new book, Swimming Wild in South West England
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Seeing is believing
Jharna Kumawat’s swimming was transformed after she saw a video of herself swimming, here she shares how swimming went from…
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Swimming in the Maldives: sharks, manta rays and coral reefs
Sharks, manta rays, warm water and finding Nemos in the Maldives – Simon Griffiths joins SwimQuest for an unforgettable swimming…
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New lodgings on The Lizard
Silver Sands Holiday Park’s brand-new Signature Cove Lodges arrived this year, timberclad, hot-tubbed and just a woodland stroll from Kennack…
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Switch off swimming
This month’s invitation isn’t to stop sharing altogether – many of us do it for good reasons – but to…
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Swim smarter with FORM
How FORM Smart Swim Goggles are changing navigation and pacing in open water
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How outdoor swimming changed my life – and inspired my biggest challenge yet
From finding peace in the water to taking on the English Channel, Karen Bourke is swimming to help more children…
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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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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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Returning to Windermere: my Great North Swim experience
A personal return to the Great North Swim at Lake Windermere, reflecting on open water swimming, inclusivity, and the journey…
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Ebb and glow: the tide lamp
While swimmers strap on watches and trackers, one Cornish inventor is building tech that does the opposite, a lamp that…
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Wired for water
We swim outdoors to escape the digital world, yet technology has quietly transformed almost every aspect of the experience. From…
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Simon Griffiths: my take on tech
Your relationship with technology, what you use or ignore, will almost certainly be different to mine. And that’s OK, says…
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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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Towel ponchos: supersoft cosiness
From cold-water dips to cosy comfort: digital editor Abigail Whyte tests Dryrobe's new Organic Towel Ponchos
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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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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…
