FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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Body care: skin protection creams
Being outdoors in the colder months can be tough on our skin. Try these skin protection creams and repair balms…
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How to maintain swim fitness without pool training
No pool? No problem. Jonathan Cowie explains how you can maintain your swim fitness with some dry land training, including…
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Intuitive swimming: the power of the present
Have you trained for hours without seeing results? Brian Holliday wants you to move with the water rather than fight…
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Poison in the pool: a history of chlorine
How a deadly chemical became the world’s preferred means of keeping swimming pools clean and tidy. Elaine K Howley investigates.
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Andy Donaldson: Oceans Seven Record Holder and Mental Health Advocate
A passionate representative for mental health, Andy Donaldson spoke openly with writer Amy Monkman about his past struggles and the…
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A pool of one’s own: the rise of natural swimming pools
With an increased interest in outdoor swimming there is a new demand for privately-owned natural swimming ponds. Ella Foote takes…
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Save our pools
Rowan Clarke investigates why it’s more important than ever to fight for your local swimming pool.
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Best outdoor blankets for post-swim warmth
From wearable blankets to fleece-lined quilts that roll up into a pillow, we've tested the best outdoor blankets for winter…
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Watch our Q&A with urban swimming expert Chris Romer-Lee
For our recent subscriber and patron event, architect, urban swimming expert and author Chris Romer-Lee shared stories of sea pools…
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A record-setting relay in Windermere
Niamh Lewis reports on a Windermere relay beset by challenges, including a broken down support boat.
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Swim hikes in South Wales
Nia Lloyd Knott shares a small selection of her favourite swim hikes in the Brecon Beacons and Gower from her…
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My Dart 10K swim
Carine Evans shares her experience of taking part in an iconic swimming event, the Dart 10K in beautiful Devon.
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A wild swimming adventure in the Hebrides
Ella Foote travels to the Isle of Mull for a summer swim adventure with Wild Hebridean Swimming.
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Help keep Mental Health Swims afloat
After a 50% drop in donations over the past year, mental health peer support community Mental Health Swims has launched…
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Join in the first ever Big River Watch
The Rivers Trust is calling on outdoor swimmers and nature lovers to join the Big River Watch, the first ever…
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The Black Tri Tribe: an environment to thrive
Ahead of their London Triathlon on Sunday 10 September, we spoke to the Black Tri Tribe's founder Kelly Smith about…
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Wayne Singleton’s Solway to Silverdale swim
What do you do if you can’t get a slot to swim the English Channel? Rather than sit on a…
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Queer swim groups: We are family
A new wave of queer swim groups are embracing the benefits of cold water and community.
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A guide to water temperature
Swimmers have widely differing opinions about comfortable water temperatures and people’s bodies respond differently
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Trash, lice and tankers: a lap around Staten Island
Daniel Shailer shares Leslie Hamilton's story of her record-breaking swim around Staten Island, braving rusting hulks and sea lice.
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Chasing my childhood dream
Epilepsy took away Glyn Marston’s childhood dream of swimming the English Channel. Can he take it back?
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What about men?
In a woman’s world, Rowan Clarke finds out why it’s important to advocate for male outdoor swimmers.
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Lewis Pugh’s Hudson swim for cleaner waters
Lewis Pugh takes on his longest swim yet, 507km of the Hudson River from source to sea, in his campaign…
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A community of adaptive and disabled open water swimmers
When Sophie Etheridge started a Facebook group, she inadvertently created a community of swimmers with disabilities where every small win…
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It’s time to start preparing for winter swimming
The easiest way to acclimatise to winter swimming is to start in the summer swim outside regularly through autumn.
