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Outdoor swimmers should be realistic and honest about their capabilities
Our sport continues to explode with more events, extreme swims, bucket lists, more swimmers and swimmers pushing for longer distances…
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When it comes to the use of wetsuits in swimming events, let swimmers decide for themselves
Dorset-based outdoor swimmer Lisa North (pictured above) responds to our article on “The unexpected and unwanted consequences of FINA’s poorly…
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Something phishy’s going on: Phil Cooper reports on a selective cold water swimming event
Saturday 21 January 2017 saw the 4th annual Parliament Hill Ice Swimming Hootenanny, better known to its possibly masochistic participants…
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Why we’re swimming from Oxford to Henley
On 14 July, five of us, open water swimmers from the Openwaterclubs Oxford and Henley, will be donning our wetsuits and setting out on…
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Six swimming films for Valentine’s Day
If you’re not allowed to go swimming on Valentine’s Day, why not show your loved one you care by making…
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Arran to Troon in TrooNautics style
On 1 October, The Arran TrooNautics, a team of 13 swimmers, completed the first 16 mile relay swim from the…
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Q&A with Keri-anne Payne
The 10km open water swim on Monday will be the third Olympic appearance for TeamGB’s Keri-anne Payne. She finished second in 2008 and fourth…
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Five minutes with… Chris Mount
On Saturday morning, Chris Mount, a 28-year-old outdoor instructor, will set off from Lechlade-Upon-Thames to attempt to swim 137 miles down…
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Macmillan All Out Swim challenge
Meet the swimmer taking on this year's All Out Swim challenge Last year Sam Brett swam 2km at Tooting Bec…
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Olympic 10km marathon swim preview
The men’s and women’s 10km marathon swimming races at the Rio Olympics take place on 15 and 16 August. It will be…
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Turn your average beach holiday into an outdoor swimming adventure
Unfortunately, it isn’t always possible to revolve your whole life around swimming, and not every holiday can be an organised…
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Macmillan All Out Swim challenge – update June 2016
Back in May we interviewed Samantha Brett, who’s training for the 5k Macmillan All Out Swim challenge. Last year, Sam…
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Swimming wild: a guide to river pool swimming
Alice Goodridge shares some top tips for exploring river pools and how to stay safe
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What it’s like to be rendered unconscious by jellyfish
Last month, British swimmer Anna Wardley attempted to swim from the island of Menorca to Mallorca, the first part of…
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Taper Time
In May we met Sam Brett, who is fundraising for Macmillan by taking on their All Out Swim challenge. The furthest…
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Interview: Scott Dawson – swimming around the Isle of Wight
A few years ago, Scott Dawson weighed 19 stone (~120kg), and decided he needed to do something about it so…
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Go on, dip your toes in!
I learnt to swim as a child. My mother took me and my siblings swimming every week and we learnt…
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Swimming politics Nadhim Zahawi interview
With the start of the open water swimming season coinciding with several articles warning about the dangers of open water,…
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Interview: Jack Burnell
With FINA World Cup wins in Mexico and Hungary, third overall in the 2015 World Cup series and Rio 2016…
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Interview: Chloe Harris
Chloe Harris, who moved to New Zealand from Suffolk when she was 16, has just set what is believed to…
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The Channel: There and back again
Sally Minty-Gravett has swum the English Channel in every decade of her life since she was a teenager. Her first…
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World record three-way Catalina Channel attempt
On 11 August, Robert Palmese will attempt a three-way Catalina Channel crossing. If he succeeds he will be not only the…
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Taking on the 5km challenge
Over the past couple of months we have been following Sam Brett, who has signed up to the 5km Macmillan…
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Christmas quiz
1. Who are the current men’s and women’s FINA Grand Prix Open Water world champions? 2. Which British athlete has…
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How to get into open water swimming – infographic
