FEATURES

In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.

Theodore Yach and the great wetsuit debate

Last week we learned about the sudden and untimely death of Theodore Yach, one of South Africa’s most accomplished and…
My Swim Story – Angela Jones

51-year-old Angela Jones spent five weeks exploring her favourite river, the Wye I have swum all over the world and…
Swimrun, driftwood and top five wild swimming accessories

Last weekend I was in the Lake District for the Breca Buttermere swimrun race. I was taking part in the…
Improve your swimming with a central snorkel

The central snorkel was developed as a training tool for swimmers. The idea is that by removing the need to…
Marathon distance swimming tips

It’s deadline week again at Outdoor Swimmer HQ as we put the finishing touches to our September issue. I’m obviously…
Bank holiday adventures, brand new issue and the final leg of Lewis Pugh’s Long Swim

If like me you may now be suffering from post-Bank Holiday blues. After a weekend of swimming adventures the nine-to-five…
Diary of a wandering swimmer – famous for oysters & surrounded by mountains

Kate Greenwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
View from the water – Swimrun tips for swimmers

Simon Griffiths shares a few swimrun tips for swimmers A few years ago, Ötillö was an obscure extreme adventure sport…
Getting that autumn feeling

I’ve just got back from a week of swimming and sailing with SwimTrek. It was a busman’s holiday I guess,…
What’s coming up in October and thoughts on gliding

The majority of long distance swimming events in the UK are now over for 2018. We’re already starting to receive…
New issue alert, Swim Serpentine Festival and Hever Castle

Last weekend the Outdoor Swimmer team were at Swim Serpentine and Hever Castle for what are probably our last events…
Late season European swims and November issue preview

I was lucky last weekend to be invited to take part in a test run for a new swimming event…
Sweeping views, menacing swans and a rich history

Image: © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Kate Greenwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three…
A Thames currently fit for swimming

In the August 2018 issue of Outdoor Swimmer magazine I wrote about some work we’re doing with Theo Thomas from…
Diary of a wandering swimmer – where the crabs are blue

Kate Greenwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
#Waitingforthecall

Emma Watson used the four months she and her relay team waited for their English Channel slot to run a…
Wild Swimming Spot – Waterfall Trail Brazil

Sylvia Knight explored the waterfall trail in the Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu nature reserve in Brazil This year, we were…
Are you a plodder or an improver?

In one of my local pools, where I’ve been swimming for around 10 years, there’s a group of swimmers who…
Swimming history: Belle de Jour

This is the first part of an article published in full in the May 2018 issue of Outdoor Swimmer. In…
Why swimmers are like boiled frogs

Soaking up the sun before the swim – but it wasn’t enough to keep me warm There’s a fable that…
Club page – Carradale Wild Swimmers

Karen Murphy celebrates one year of the Carradale Wild Swimmers Some days when you swim with the Carradale Wild Swimmers…
View from the Water – Should we go Dutch?

Last summer I took part in Pampus Rondje, a swim in Amsterdam. Talking to people there, it became apparent that…
Remember, you can get too hot as well as too cold while swimming

I wrote last week about the dangers of being caught unawares by the cold when swimming outdoors (why swimmers are…
How sociable is swimming?

I was recently approached by a research student to do an interview about the social impact of outdoor swimming events.…
View from the water – Not all good things are wild and free

Simon Griffiths dissects the cost of events, and suggests an ethical way to get free entry Last year we created…