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“I’m not fast and my technique isn’t the best. But boy am I happy!”
Comedian Angela Barnes is taking part in the Macmillan All Out Swim challenge. We caught up with her to find…
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Historic swims – Loch Ness
Loch Ness has long held mystery and intrigue for those willing to stare into its depths. By Elaine K Howley…
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Swimming Durdle Door with the Wild Swimming Brothers
The Wild Swimming Brothers have teamed with Adventure Uncovered for a weekend of wild swimming in Dorset on 2-3 September 2017. This…
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Top five sea arch swim adventures
If you’re looking to spice up your usual swimming routine, then sea arches are the perfect place to start. These…
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Dedicating life to promoting open water swimming
Outdoor Swimmer talks to Miguel Rahola, co-founder of Marnaton, one of Spain’s premier open water swimming event organisers Marnaton organises…
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Meet our September issue’s reader cover star!
Our September cover model is 31-year-old reader Jenny Rice from the Lake District. She is an outdoor swimmer and swimrun…
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The Last Wave
Ella Foote meets author Gillian Best for a swim and to talk about her new book, The Last Wave “…but…
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Club of the Month – Out to Swim
Out to Swim is a masters aquatics club aimed to provide a safe and encouraging environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual…
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Wastwater, Lake District
Dark, dramatic and stubbornly cold – Barb Brown’s favourite wild swimming spot is a lake with attitude To write about…
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Stepping up to 5k
Floss Flint prepares for her first half marathon distance open water swim On a gorgeous Monday evening, I nervously made…
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Swim Sisters
Full body suits are allowing a new demographic of women to take to the open water, discovers Becky Horsbrugh Earlier…
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Lake Geneva Legends
It’s 7.30am on a Sunday morning. A brisk wind is ruffling the feathers of a swan gliding across Shepperton Lake.…
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Swim on the Wild Side: the one-day 4x4x4 European Challenge
Graeme Sutton, who runs Swim on the Wild Side, to a group of outdoor swimmers on a unique an interesting…
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Overcoming addiction
In September 2014 recovering alcoholic Paul Parrish attempted to become the oldest person to complete the Arch to Arc triathlon,…
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Greg Whyte
Celebrity personal trainer and sports scientist Greg Whyte is celebrating his 50th birthday year by embarking on 50 swimming challenges…
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Swimming and life
Gavin Maitland underwent a double lung transplant at the age of 41. He now swims to raise awareness of organ…
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Leaping for the joy of swimming
Ella Foote meets Alexandra Heminsley, author of Leap In, an emotional account of her venture to tackle the sea, from…
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The house that Rod built
Jason West tells the story of how an old swimmer’s generosity led to the formation of a vibrant swimming community…
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My Swim Story – Graeme Moore
Graeme Moore suffers from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and has had both his feet amputated. This summer he plans to complete the…
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How wild swimming helped break my anxiety
When Joe Minihane admitted to issues with anxiety, he turned to Roger Deakin’s swimming classic, Waterlog, for help. So began…
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River Wye source to sea
Ian Rivers, Nicola Goodwin and Julie Hardman became the first people to swim and walk the entire length of the…
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Swim London
According to the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), 22% of women and 20% of men in England are unable to swim.…
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Nancy Farmer
Inspired by her wild swimming adventures, Nancy Farmer decided to immortalise her swims as drawings. She soon discovered that people…
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Interview: April cover model Emily Seymour
Our April cover star is 35-year-old reader Emily Seymour. We caught up with her to find out a bit about her swimming…
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Saving Lives
Andy Butterfield talks about his work as an RNLI volunteer, staying safe in the water and his enjoyment of open…
