FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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Diary of a wandering swimmer – Swimming in the shadow of a famous castle
Kate Gillwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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Henley Swim celebrates 15 years of open water swimming in the Thames
Henley Swim started, as these things tend to do, over a beer, when one person suggested a crazy idea and…
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Why is an 800m race in the pool harder than the same distance in open water?
Image: The pools at Ponds Forge during the National Masters Swimming Championships My favourite distances to race in open water…
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Dive in and become a BHF champion today
Pier to Pier Sunset Swim – Saturday 13 July 2019 Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim – Sunday 14 July 2019…
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Sustainable travel
Discovering the best swimming spots sometimes means heading off around the globe. With the rising concerns over the impact of…
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Identical twins head to head
On 28 of July 2019, I competed in the 65th Magnetic Island to Townsville swim race, a tropical North Queensland…
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Diary of a wandering swimmer – moon channel
Kate Gillwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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Tried & Tested: Ruckraft
Cross-country swimming along the Devon coast. Jonathan Cowie tests the Ruckraft, a new piece of kit that transforms any rucksack…
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Becoming a cover model: Ben Gaskins
Our cover images policy at Outdoor Swimmer is, as far as possible, to celebrate real swimmers doing real swimming (rather…
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Chilly willy combobulators, leaping off waterfalls and our pick of the best swimming events of 2019
Hello 2019! The January issue of Outdoor Swimmer magazine is out now 😁Make sure your new year starts swimmingly and…
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Kazakhstan bound
Simon and Clancy in Amasra, Turkey SwimTrek founder Simon Murie is on a road trip from England to Bali –…
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SH₂OUT responds
We put your questions to SH₂OUT. This is how they answered SH₂OUT is a joint project that has been developed…
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Spring swimming
This bank holiday saw many open water venues open to the public for the first time this year as swimmers…
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Diary of a Wandering Swimmer – discovering neuks and crannies
Kate Gillwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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What I learnt from Vidösternsimmet 2019
Billed as Sweden’s longest and toughest open water race, Vidösternsimmet is a 21km (plus a bit) end-to-end swim of a…
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Rewild your soul
Susanne Masters enjoys swims, films, saunas and dancing at the annual Highland Gathering of wild swimmers “We just want to…
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Can you do it all in swimming?
Image: if racing in the pool tempts you (especially during the colder months) then give it a go. Well, that…
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Outdoor Swimmer – Environmental statement
Outdoor swimming is an activity that immerses you in the natural environment so it is not surprising that both we…
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Don’t panic… but take action
On Saturday 3 August, the main story on the frontpage of The Times ran under the headline: “No river safe…
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The Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Emily (1)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival takes place on 14 July. It’s going to be a fabulous day of river…
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The Swim Festival Blogs 2019: James (1)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival takes place on 14 July. It’s going to be a fabulous day of river…
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The Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Ali (1)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival takes place on 14 July. It’s going to be a fabulous day of river…
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Trends in outdoor swimming in 2019
Simon Griffiths looks at trends in outdoor swimming in 2019 At the end of April, we invited people from across…
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Andy Blow Interview
We caught up with Andy Blow of Precision Hydration about two hours after he and his race partner James Phillips…
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The Ponds – a delightful film packed full of swimmers’ humour
I’m just back from watching “The Ponds”, a film by Patrick McLennan and Samuel Smith that documents a year in…
