FEATURES
In-depth features that celebrate the vibrant outdoor swimming community, spotlighting extraordinary individuals and their stories.
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The Tonic of Longevity
Antonia Bachelor, age 82 “I just love being in the sea, out there in the elements – I suppose it…
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Winter lido swimming tips
With winter now well and truly here, you may have already decided to bid farewell to outdoor swimming until next…
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Crossing the Caspian
Simon, Lou and their two children, Clancy and Dixie After two months of travelling, SwimTrek founder Simon Murie and his…
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Becoming a cover model: Joanne Jones
Our cover images policy at Outdoor Swimmer is, as far as possible, to celebrate real swimmers doing real swimming (rather…
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The Lady Champion Aquatic
From Les Enfants Poissons to matriarch of natation, Agnes Beckwith inspired a generation of female swimmer Born on 24 August…
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Ice swimming for mental health – Gilly McArthur
Wild days and wild swims in the Lake District with Gilly McArthur. By Jonathan Cowie “Walking round the supermarket with…
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Liquid layover
John Weller and Lola Culsán find themselves with time to kill in Kraków The time is Monday afternoon. We’ve just…
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Seeking the sacred
Patrick Scott swims in the volatile waters of India’s holy river Ganges I was pulling hard against the current of…
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The act of doing inspires others
Ella Foote meets Martin Dorey, founder of the #2minutebeachclean movement “We might as well go and sit on the beach…
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The Henley Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Ali (Part 2)
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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Why some swimmers are wary of SH2OUT
Swim wild and free. It’s something we love to do, and we don’t like anyone else telling us when, where…
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Swimming Loch Tay for their local community
Loch Tay is a 23km long body of fresh water in the central highlands of Scotland. Rarely more than a…
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Swimterview: Alastair Humphreys
Inspired by Laurie Lee, Alastair Humphreys busked his way across Spain. The resulting book became a personal memoir of a…
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Croc-country swimming
A cross-country swimming adventure in the Lake District After clipping my Crocs into a bundle of tow-floats, I make a…
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Advice for women
“Dear reader, when you swim, do not go about like a floating coffin, but be cheerful, enjoy yourself.” Jenny Landreth,…
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Unleashing your inner superhero
Image: Team Outdoor Swimmer at the Cold Water Swimming Championships There is something about putting on a superhero cape that…
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Outdoor Swimmer’s Joanne Jones tackles Red Bull’s Neptune Steps
At Maryhill Locks, Glasgow, for a few days each year, a stretch of the Forth and Clyde canal is transformed…
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Training sessions 1 to 14 February 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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Diary of a wandering swimmer – swimming in a spot I cannot name
Kate Gillwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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Stefanie Rocknak’s The Swimmer
The Swimmer relaxes into his stroke. The elbow is high. The fingers are pressed together, thumb entering first. His shoulders…
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Training sessions July 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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Swimming to Bali
SwimTrek founder Simon Murie looks ahead to moving to Bali for a year, and the swims he has planned on…
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Training session June 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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Challenge of the month – take a friend swimming!
Every month in Outdoor Swimmer magazine we set a challenge. Past challenges include cold water synchro swimming, how many hats…
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Training sessions May 2019
In August 2019, I’m aiming to swim 21km (plus potentially a little more) at Vidöstern Simmet, which is billed as…
