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How is open water swimming different to the pool?
Understanding what you are getting into will give a big boost to your confidence levels and help keep you safe…
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“Swimming outdoors helps me cope with the loss of my daughter”
After losing his daughter to cancer, Alan Holmes has found that outdoor swimming helps with stress and lifts his mood during dark times.…
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Opinion: Open water swimmers should be treated the same as their counterparts from more popular sports
It is hypocritical to condemn elite open water swimmers seeking exemptions to travel to swim this year, while embracing other…
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Our favourite swim books and authors from 2020
Ella Foote takes a look back at some of her favourite authors from 2020 and reveals the titles we should…
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Jaimie Monahan: Queen of Manhattan
Jaimie Monahan, record-breaking marathon swimmer and Queen of the Ice, talks to Luke Chamberlain about her love affair with New…
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No one owns the sea
On 20 July Stephen Redmond became the first person to complete the 45km swim from Baltimore in Ireland to the…
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Urban swimming in Berlin – exploring the land of 3000 lakes
Peter and Dawn Springett moved to Germany in 2017. Here’s a guide to the local swimming culture and their favourite…
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How lockdown could make you a better swimmer
Swim coach Ray Gibbs from Swim Canary Wharf and Alice Todd from SwimQuest Holidays discuss the benefits of a break…
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Improving accessibility to outdoor swimming for deaf swimmers
By Caroline Hurley All my life I have seen and experienced so many barriers to deaf swimmers. These created anxiety,…
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Five things about swimming I wish I’d learnt sooner
1. Cold water is not as big a barrier as you think it will be This might seem a strange…
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It’s cold, murky, there’s a strong current and it could be polluted – but yes, you can swim
The Thames on a chilly autumn morning. Surprisingly hard to resist swimming, apparently. Outdoor swimming has a habit of delivering…
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Jini Reddy: travelling the UK in search of magic in the landscape
Author Jini Reddy is in pursuit of the divine and explores this in her new book Wanderland: A Search for…
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Outdoor swimming in Jersey
Jersey packs a punch when it comes to outdoor swimming. The 48 long miles of beautiful coastline, coupled with some…
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Sarah Thomas and her historic 4-way crossing of the English Channel
In the early hours of Sunday 15 September 2019, Sarah Thomas set off on an unprecedented four-way English Channel swim.…
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Outdoor swimming products and their impact on the environment
If you are swimming in the sea, lakes and rivers then you probably have an inherent desire to connect with…
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What might newly proposed trespass laws mean for wild swimming?
A massive 92% of the countryside and 97% of rivers are off limits to the public, leaving just 8% for…
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Exmoor open water swim 2020
Event director Mike Morris sent us his report from the 2020 edition of the Exmoor Swim, one of the few…
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Running an outdoor swimming venue in the summer of covid
Bill Richmond reflects on his experience at Trifarm, an open water swimming venue, in the summer of 2020 Back in…
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The best swims in the world deserve the best kit
Already the first person to complete the epic ‘Oceans Seven’, the seven toughest channel crossings in the world, Stephen Redmond…
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What you told us – feedback from our swimming spending intentions and swimrun surveys
Many thanks to everyone who completed our recent spending intentions and swimrun surveys. And well done to Claire from Surrey…
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Covid-safe open water swimming in Spain
Karen Parnell lives in Southern Spain, runs swimming and triathlon camps there. Here she shares her top tips for staying…
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Farallon Islands to California: the world’s toughest ocean swim
Only five people have managed to swim from the storied Farallon Islands to mainland California. By Elaine K Howley Shortly…
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The River Thames: a wet, winding history
The River Thames has long lured swimmers to her banks. For millennia, people have built settlements along the sinuous curves…
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The Liffey Swim turns 100
Dublin’s beloved open water offering turned 100 in 2019. Elaine Howley takes a look at the history of the Liffey…
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Exploring Ireland’s wild swimming spots
Five swimmers with an inflatable tent, an estate car and a plan to try out as many different Irish swims…
