FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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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.
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The weather decides whether we swim
Channel swimmers know: if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute. Elaine K Howley delves into a swimmer's history…
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The tides of change
Daniel Shailer meets the “black mermaid” turning the tide for swimming access in South Africa Growing up in Sowetu, South…
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Take on a milestone challenge
Aspire celebrated their 100th relay Channel swim this August. Find out how swimming to France could be your next challenge…
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It’s the Big River Watch this week
During one of your swims this week (6-12 September) you can help provide a large-scale picture of river health by…
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Marathon swimming or video games?
18-year-old Tyler Sutton chose marathon swimming over video games during the pandemic and ended up swimming the English Channel
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Swimming from Red Sands Forts to the Kent Coast
Whitstable swimmer Dan Brown navigates treacherous currents to become the first person to swim from the Red Sands Forts
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Survival Swim
The line between magic, spirituality and human experience is at the core of new play 'How I Learned to Swim'…
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Fit for a poet: a swimmer’s guide to Lausanne
Jo Tinsley hops on the train to Lausanne, Switzerland, to explore its lakeside beaches and open-air pools
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The Adventures of Scout
What inspired three ocean loving engineers to create a series of fun rhyming children’s books?
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An inspiring summer of swimming
Wowed by a summer of amazing swimming, Rowan Clarke meets the creator-completers of some of the most inspiring outdoor swims…
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Meet the Channel swimmers – they’ve done it, could you do it too?
If you’re thinking of swimming the English Channel, then prepare to be inspired as we catch up for two relay…
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Top 6 wild swimming walks in Eryri
Emma Marshall, author of a new guide book Wild Swimming Walks Eryri/Snowdonia shares six of her favourite swim-hikes in the…
