This weekend we went to the Great North Swim in Windermere. At the beginning of many of the waves the…

From an open water swimming perspective, this winter feels different. Previously, except for a few determined individuals, the ‘season’ effectively…

This weekend I visited an open water swimming venue I haven’t been to since last year. The first thing I…

Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the United States and you may have noticed a number of Facebook and blog posts listing…

The plan this week was to write more about the Henley Mile Suits versus Skins challenge that took place on…

Elite swimmers race in packs for a simple reason. If you swim behind and to the side of another swimmer,…

Last Saturday South London Swimming Club hosted the bi-annual Cold Water Championships at Tooting Bec Lido. Around 600 people turned…

Here’s an idea we can’t claim for ourselves but overhead in a conversation: instead of New Year’s Resolutions, how about…

We’ve recently spent two weekends at triathlon events (the Bike and Triathlon Show in Manchester and the Triathlon Show in…

I recently read Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. It’s a book about the way we think and I wasn’t expecting…

We’ve had a few phone calls and emails recently from people who would like to explore open water swimming but…

With running or cycling most people can improve simply by going out and doing more of the activity. Performance is…

The 2012 running of the 2.25 mile (3.6km) Hampton Court to Kingston Bridge Thames swim was held in October after…

Judging by the speed at which places for the 2013 Cold Water Championships have sold, cold water swimming is growing…

Clichéd though it is, we couldn’t resist the temptation to offer our New Year swimming resolution tips for 2013. Pick…

In the next issue of H2Open Magazine (Feb/Mar 2012) 2008 Olympic marathon swimming bronze medallist Cassandra Patten shares the story…

US-based swimmer and writer Elaine K. Howley has written a piece for us on the history of open water swimming…

It’s been another frustrating weekend for open water swimmers in the UK (following, a frustrating spring and early summer). In…

The team at Swim Smooth put a lot of emphasis on ‘open water skills’ and suggest that swimmers who are…

A few weeks back Pauline Squire, bravely in our opinion, posted a comment on the Outdoor Swimming Society’s Facebook page…

At our H2Open Day recently the water temperature was a little over 12 degrees Centigrade. Some people swam in full wetsuits…

It was the British Gas Great Salford Swim on Sunday (15th May) so we sent along our editor to make sure…

I’m walking the length of a pool, face in the water blowing bubbles, with one arm outstretched in front of…

If you didn’t know already, Richard Branson and Ronan Keating announced earlier this year their intention to swim the Irish…

Week three of the Swim for Tri Learn Front Crawl class (http://bit.ly/muH5V6)  and I am making progress. After two weeks…