FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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Boxing Day Quiz
Fingers on buzzers! Test your knowledge of outdoor swimming with our Boxing Day Swim Quiz of the Year. 1. How…
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Becoming a cover model: Jeremy Murgatroyd
Our cover images policy at Outdoor Swimmer is, as far as possible, to celebrate real swimmers doing real swimming (rather…
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Swimmers in business: Lara Morgan
Lara Morgan is the founder of Pacific Direct which she sold in 2010 for £20m. As a life-long swimmer, she…
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Training sessions 16 to 31 January 2019
In August 2019, I’m aiming to swim 21km (plus potentially a little more) at Vidöstern Simmet, which is billed as…
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February issue nearly ready plus training session ideas
January is always a busy month for us at Outdoor Swimmer as, after taking a break over Christmas and New…
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Diary of a wandering swimmer – ‘Sunny Dunny’ home of the red cliffs and long lost lidos
Kate Gillwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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Mermaids, witches and sirens. Cold water swimming and ageing. Swim faster by swimming slowly, faster
The February issue of Outdoor Swimmer magazine will land with subscribers this week. It’s packed full of advice, swim stories…
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Superheroes, glam rockers and 3.5 degree water: UK Cold Water Swimming Championships
Swimmers from around the world congregated at Tooting Bec Lido in south London on Saturday for the UK Cold Water…
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Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival
Sign up now to benefit from early bird entry. Subscribers to Outdoor Swimmer magazine can also get VIP benefits including…
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Diary of a wandering swimmer – Where the land is low and the water bulls are loud
Kate Gillwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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Pick of the Peaks
A destination less obvious for outdoor swimming, the Peak District has some real gems hidden among its hills and gorges.…
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Starting young
Wild swimming is as old as humankind itself, but it's still a new sport. As it grows, it draws in…
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Tonic of the Sea
Wild sea swimming and being outdoors in the natural world helped Katie Maggs recover from a breakdown caused by burnout…
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embarrassed to discuss my vulnerabilities and fears on camera but Jon was great and made me feel completely at ease. The filming was at dawn and it was cold! We were in swimming costumes all day and in and out of the choppy water. It really was an incredible experience and I am so glad that I did it. It has now won numerous awards at the 2017/2018 film festivals and continues to do so. It has been shared around the world and its popularity seems to stem from its relatability to many – my story is something that can happen to any of us at any time in our lives if we fail to regularly honour our own self-care.
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Swim England in storm over swimsuit advice
Swim England waded into a Twitter storm yesterday after its guidance on choosing women’s swimwear was criticised for being sexist…
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Diary of a wandering swimmer: last swim with a friend
Kate Greenwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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Diary of a wandering swimmer – Lakes, mountains, poets and a bit of running
Kate Greenwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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The adventurers helping us find adventure everyday
I’ve spent the last couple of days reading stories about amazing adventures: Ross Edgley swimming 1792 miles around the coast…
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Polar Bear Club
Sara Barnes is taking on a five-month cold water challenge The air temperature is 1°C this morning at the edge…
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The great outdoors is calling
At the weekend I was in the Lake District with Outdoor Swimmer contributor Ella Foote for the Kendal Mountain Festival.…
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Epic challenges and everyday adventures
One of the things I most love about being editor of Outdoor Swimmer is the fact that every day I…
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Anything is Possible
In 1988, 11-year-old Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel. We met up with him…
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Outdoor Swimmer’s Christmas Gift Guide 2018
How often are you asked, “what do you want for Christmas”? If you’re like many swimmers, you may be thinking…
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The pain of never
Jonathan Cowie swims with Jessica Hepburn, author of 21 Miles – swimming in search of the meaning of motherhood It…
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Autumn adventures, cold water swimming kit and swimming the English Channel at 11 years old
When I was 11 I was mostly concerned with buying Madonna’s latest single, playing with my dogs and trying to…
