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Irish Moss – a useful seaweed
A lifeline for many Irish families escaping the Potato Famine was provided by a small seaweed called Irish moss (Chondrus…
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5 swim reads to revisit whilst you are stuck at home
Cooped up at home? Unable to go for a swim? Look at the positives! This as a great opportunity to…
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Swimspiration while in isolation: on screen
When you are an active person who likes to be outdoors, spending time watching television or films might not be…
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Swimspiration while in isolation: in print
There is never a better time to catch up on your reading and there is no shortage of great books…
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Swimspiration while in isolation: podcasts
If you want to step away from the screen and don’t have the concentration span for reading at the moment,…
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Swimspiration while in isolation: games
It is hard to mimic a good swim, but these were a fun distraction. If you really are going a…
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Swimspiration while in isolation: learning
If you have any energy left after working from home, doing a work-out in your living room, home-schooling the kids,…
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Orca: the apex predator of all the seas
The Tlingit, whose territory is in the Pacific Northwest coast of North America have a legend about the origin of…
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Love of the wild: the mermaid and the soprano
A modern love story for Valentine’s Day. Did you ever hear the tale of the mermaid and the soprano? No?…
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Long distance breaststroke swimming
Simon Griffiths reflects on long distance breaststroke, one of open water swimming’s longest but now largely forgotten traditions, after he…
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Our top 5 heated lidos
Here at Outdoor Swimmer magazine, we’re big advocates of a cold water swim, but we understand that swimming outdoors in…
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Wild Swimming with Grey Seals
Being joined in the water by a seal is not something to fear, writes Susanne Masters
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Our top 5 urban swim spots
You don’t necessarily need to travel to remote spots to enjoy outdoor swimming. There are many great urban swimming destinations…
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Interview: Alexis Charrier. “I personally think that a swimmer adapts better to swimrun.”
Swimrun athlete Alexis Charrier was the cover model of the August issue of Outdoor Swimmer magazine. We caught up with…
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The Henley Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Ali (Part 3)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2019 took place on 14 July. It was a fabulous day of river fun…
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Oh the things you can do with a tow float!
Karen Parnell is a British Triathlon Federation Level 3 coach & tutor and a Swim England open water swimming coach.…
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The Henley Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Emily (Part 3)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2019 took place on 14 July. It was a fabulous day of river fun…
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How sociable are open water swimming events? Survey Results
Over the Summer of 2018 some patient swimmers, event managers and business owners let me pick their brains as I…
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How climate change threatens open water swimming – and what can we do about it?
Our sport is under threat from the greatest threat to humanity of our time: climate change and consequent extreme weather…
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Five things to do in June
Five things to do this month 1. Book it! Entries are now open for the Henley Swim Festival on 14…
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Swimming and wildlife: Otters
Once on the verge of extinction in the British Isles, otters are now widespread again We nearly annihilated otters in…
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The Henley Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Emily (Part 2)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival takes place on 14 July. It’s going to be a fabulous day of river…
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Swimming journeys – July issue of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine
Journeys can take many forms. In the July issue of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine adventurer Alastair Humphreys tells how his account…
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Becoming a cover model: Lindsey Cole
Our cover images policy at Outdoor Swimmer is, as far as possible, to celebrate real swimmers doing real swimming (rather…
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How a public flow of data can make the Thames fit to swim
Theo Thomas runs London Waterkeeper, an independent charity set up to challenge polluters and protect rivers in the capital and…
