View from the Water
Gain a fresh perspective as swimmers share their unique viewpoints and reflections on the world from the water's edge.
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Keep your phone safe while swimming
In spring 2022, I upgraded to a new phone. I’d been struggling with an ageing Huawei that I’d hung onto…
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“What happened when I swam for 30 days in a row in the Thames in November”
In winter, I’m a pool swimmer. After a summer of swimming outdoors, I use the autumn and winter months to…
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How do you stay a swimmer when swimming isn’t an option?
How do you stay a swimmer when swimming isn’t an option?
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4-way English Channel swimmer Sarah Thomas talks cold water tolerance
At first, cold water tolerance was a necessary evil for me to succeed in swimming – but I learnt to…
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Why it’s OK to make a living from swimming
I saw a Facebook post today that railed bitterly against people making a profit from swimming. The accompanying comments suggested…
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Why would you pay someone to take you swimming?
Like so many outdoor swimmers today, I was fortunate to get my experience in open water from a combination of…
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The lockdown effect: how swimmers’ behaviours have changed this year
Simon Griffiths wonders if outdoor swimming is like chocolate: he wants more! I witnessed something remarkable on the first Sunday…
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Madeira Island Ultra Swim 2020
A navigation error made this swim harder than it should have been, but ultimately more satisfying Swim events have been…
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After a summer spent swimming exclusively outdoors, I’m strangely reluctant to return to the pool
Would you choose this or a pool? I typically swim four or five times a week in a pool. At…
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If not now, then when?
English Channel swimmer, open water coach and swimming teacher Joanne Jones writes a personal view on returning to the open…
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How to keep swimming fit during the coronavirus pandemic
Thinking about keeping fit for swimming while there’s a coronavirus pandemic raging may seem, at best, a little odd, or,…
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Is the open water still open?
At the time of writing leisure centres and swimming pools are closed and the government has advised us to avoid…
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Seven reasons why an enforced break from swimming might be good for you
There’s been lots of social media chat this week about whether outdoor swimming could be acceptable as your allocated one…
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When and how might we get back to outdoor swimming?
I’ve previously written about the impact of coronavirus on businesses involved in or connected to outdoor swimming (see “How Coronavirus…
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How to cope with life when you can’t swim
My working assumption is that everyone has bad stuff in their lives to deal with: traumatic events in the past,…
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Alternatives to swimming: the pros and cons
Does anyone remember those times before coronavirus? In that previous life, people would occasionally ask me, how do I find…
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How to swim one million metres in a year
To swim a million metres in a year you need to average 83,333.3m per month or 19,230.8m per week. If…
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Nine years in outdoor swimming and still going strong
I launched Outdoor Swimmer magazine (H2Open as it was known then) in February 2011 – nine years (and 75 issues)…
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IISA British Ice Swimming Championships 2020: a bit too warm, but a whole lot of fun!
Joanne Jones reflects on the IISA British Ice Swimming Championships 2020 which were held at Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham.…
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How to swim 10km with Marathon Swims
Last November I completed a 10km pool swim with Marathon Swims at the London Aquatics Centre. The event has a…
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Nominate your Outdoor Swimmer Unsung Heroes
Outdoor swimming is all about community, so we want to celebrate the Unsung Heroes who make a difference to your…
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Nominate your Outdoor Swimmer Unsung Heroes
Outdoor swimming is all about community, so we want to celebrate the Unsung Heroes who make a difference to your…
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What an incredible few days in the world of open water swimming!
Along with the rest of the world we watched in awe as Sarah Thomas completed the FIRST EVER 4-way English…
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Where are you swimming this winter? And how to make the most of it.
Last week we tested some neoprene accessories, posted pictures on Facebook and asked what Outdoor Swimmer readers would be doing…
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Tempted by swimrun? How should you go about adding running to your swim training?
Last weekend I ran 30km. It was the longest run I’ve done in about 30 years, and my legs let…