FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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What is Mental Health Swims?
The story behind the mental health peer support community, Mental Health Swims.
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Boost your outdoor swimming confidence by doing an event
It sounds counter-intuitive but doing an open water swimming event can boost your swimming confidence.
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Tricks of the mind: swimming in the Faroe Islands
Ben Lane undertook a magnificent swim in the Faroe Islands. Here he shares the mental and physical challenges of exploring…
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What’s your swim tribe?
It takes all sorts to make up our wonderful open water swimming community. Whether you are a dipper or a…
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Communities that swim together, stay together
Over the last ten years there has been a boom in black and brown swimming communities. The development has enabled…
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My life in sea creatures
Sabrina Imbler’s book, My Life in Sea Creatures, was published last year. It is part memoir, part science, with Sabrina’s…
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The Ripple Effect
This month, authors Anna Deacon and Vicky Allan return with a new book, The Ripple Effect: A Celebration of Britain’s…
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Lido guide: Stand up and be counted
Despite the positive impact a local lido can have on its wider community, outdoor pools continue to struggle due to…
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The importance of a swimming community
Simon Griffiths reflects on what makes swimming communities special, and how you can make them even better.
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How to strengthen and protect your neck
Swimming specialist physiotherapist Alex Ewart your guide to preventing a problem that afflicts many swimmers: neck pain.
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The slowest of journeys
Author of The Slow Traveller Jo Tinsley on how adopting a slow travel mindset has inspired her travels by water
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Fossing in Yorkshire
Susanne Masters seeks rivers and waterfalls on her wild swimming holiday in the Yorkshire Dales.
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Like the birds in the sky
In this beautiful ode to cold-water swimming, Canadian reader Glenda Bonne ponders on what draws her and other "like-minded crazy…
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Shared adventures with Go Dipping
Cold-water dipper Sam Dodge tells us about his community hub Go Dipping, where swimmers can meet and encourage each other…
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Wild swimming spots in North East England
Sarah Banks, author of Wild Guide North East England, chooses 10 of her favourite places to swim in the North…
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Join in the Big Seaweed Search
This week the Marine Conservation Society and Natural History Museum are calling on beachgoers to record seaweed as as part…
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A swim against suicide
Irish swimmer Ger Moore has swum the length of the River Shannon (250km) to raise awareness and funds for suicide…
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Immersive journalism
Two reporters steeped themselves in marathon swimming to deliver the tales of this waterlogged sport. By Elaine K Howley.
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Sarah Thomas: Marathon Swimmer
Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas recounts childhood memories of playing in the water near her grandparents’ small cabin on a large…
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Peterborough Lido and the legacy of Walter Cornelius
Outdoor swimming under the gaze of a legendary Latvian lifeguard. Jack Bright uncovers the fascinating stories behind Peterborough Lido.
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What’s the cause of my hip pain while swimming?
Swimming coach Cassie Patten troubleshoots a reader's hip pain, and shares some tips for preventing further discomfort.
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All the Lakes Without a Break
Outdoor Swimmer catches up with Matt Dawson after he set a new record in the Lake District
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Everything changes with clean water
Could you swim to support WaterAid and help bring clean water to deprived communities? When communities get clean water for the…
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I swam a marathon for WaterAid!
Kasia completed the WaterAid Swim Marathon challenge in 2022, swimming in 15 different open water locations I have been lucky…
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What was Roger Deakin really like?
Roger Deakin, the author of Waterlog, is credited with being a driving force behind the revival of outdoor swimming. But…
