FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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Living better with long Covid
Rowan Clarke finds out why cold water might be prescribed or contraindicated in people with long Covid.
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The Wingless Warrior
Armless open water swimmer Kerry-Lee Gockel sets her sights on a 25km Ultramarathon swim.
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October in the swim community
A successful transition at a Leicestershire NOWCA venue, and fundraising opportunities for Mental Health Swims. Stay up to date with…
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Lorraine Candy’s Scilly Swim Challenge
'Postcards From Midlife' co-host Lorraine Candy joined her tribe of middle-aged women to take on the epic 15km Scilly Swim…
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Best swim training kit
Maximise your pool training sessions with our pick of the best swim training kit from kickboards and fins to hand…
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“It was a team effort”: Andy Donaldson’s record breaking swim around Manhattan Island
On Thursday 19 September, Andy Donaldson completed the 45.9km Manhattan Island Swim in 5:41:48 setting a new world record for…
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Swim your age
Rowan Clarke finds out why swimming is the elixir of youth.
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Reflect, recover and refocus
Swim Smooth coach Paul Newsome looks at how swimmers can maintain health and fitness in the off-season
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Pond to pool
Simon Griffiths looks at how to adjust to pool racing after a summer in open water.
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Swimming studies in Windermere
Jonathan Cowie reports from the Outdoor Swimming Research Forum 2024, a fascinating conference in the Lake District exploring the science…
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Putting on weight for swimming: how would this affect your health?
The perceived wisdom is to deliberately put on weight to increase your natural insulation for marathon swimming. But how might…
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Why it isn’t necessarily a failure if you don’t complete your swim
We should be more thoughtful and less judgemental about failure in open water swimming. We need to consider the long-term…
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Watch our Q&A with the man who gave up everything to swim for seven years
This month, Swedish adventurer Jari Tammi starts an unsupported stage swim from Turkey to Spain. The total distance is 8,000km…
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A swim under the midnight sun
Matt Newbury travelled to Lapland with his husband Aaron and friend Queenie to take part in a truly unique swim…
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A Channel swimmer photostory
“Physical preparation for this is key, but mental preparation is paramount”. On 4 September, 16-year-old Prisha Tapre became a Channel…
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Plunging with pride
As Pride Swim returns for its second year and expands to multiple venues across the UK, reader Jem Collins heads…
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Event review: National Masters Open Water Championships 2024
Simon Griffiths took part in the 3km event at Rother Valley Country Park.
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Move of the month: push ups
Push ups will build your shoulder, tricep and chest strength, as well as improving our core stability – all the…
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Move of the month: scapula setting
If you have ever suffered from an aching neck from all those repeated movements lifting your head out the water…
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Swimming the temps down
Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas shares her advice for acclimatising to the cooling water temperatures this autumn.
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“Just get it done”: Barry Murphy attempts his Third Triple Crown in the open water
Ahead of his swim across the Catalina Channel on 12 September, Irishman Barry Murphy tells Isaac Dubey about the incredible…
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Treading water pt4: the final countdown to Abi’s Arun swim!
It's just under two weeks until Abi's 4-mile swim in the River Arun. Here's how her beginner swim training has…
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What are the best pool drills for improving open water skills?
You can still work on your open water skills when you're training in an indoor pool. Swimming coach Cassie Patten…
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September in the swim community
NOWCA has a new swimming venue in Cambridge and Mental Health Swims encourages pool swimmers to join their community this…
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Planning for colder swims
Channel swimmer Sophie Etheridge shares her top tips for preparing for the cold water season ahead.
