Product Reviews
Dive into our collection of outdoor swimming gear reviews. From wetsuits to goggles, swimwear to accessories, the expert enthusiasts at outdoorswimmer.com put each product to the test. Explore our honest assessments and kit recommendations to enhance your outdoor swimming experience.
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Zoggs Predator Flex Goggles: Find your perfect fit
We put the Zoggs Predator Flex goggles to the ultimate test: a team of Outdoor Swimmer readers
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Yonda Ghost II Swimming Wetsuit – Extended Review
Due to space constraints in print, our product reviews are often shorter than some pieces of kit that we test…
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Orca open water SW wetsuit
The new Orca SW is packed with features that we haven’t seen in wetsuits before and which are designed to…
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Vivobarefoot Tempest amphibious trail shoe review
While it took a little while longer than expected to get the Tempest shoes on due to the high ankles,…
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What’s in our kit bag? January 2021
Thermal wetsuits and jammers, watches and changing robes. Here’s our pick of swim kit this month. 1. Alpkit Hurley outdoor swimming…
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Should outdoor swimmers wear earplugs?
Ear plugs should be in everybody’s kit bag. Becky Horsbrugh explains why One of the most important pieces of swimming…
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WAKEcup zero waste starter kit
Global WAKEcup is a zero-waste reusables brand with a mission to end single use plastic pollution. According to WAKEcup, besides…
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Charlie McLeod Driathlon
Getting warm, dry and changed quickly is often imperative after swimming outdoors. There are a number of different products on…
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Robes
Getting warm, dry and changed quickly is often imperative after swimming outdoors. There are a number of different products on…
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Bags
Holdalls, drybags, ruck sacks and changing bags – whatever your swimming adventure there is a kit bag designed for you…
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Born to Swim towel
In our May issue we tested our choice of towels, but this one didn’t arrive at our office in time…
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Wild swimming wetsuits
What do you need in a wild swimming wetsuit? For us, it was more a question of what you don’t…
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Swimrun wetsuits
Team London Lads competed in the Ötillö Swimrun Engadin race in Switzerland. Mark Klein (pictured right) wore the Orca Swimrun…
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Christmas Gift Guide
Treat the outdoor swimmer in your life (or yourself!) to our pick of the best outdoor swimming gifts 1. POOL…
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Nonumb
It’s often useful to look at innovation in other sports that could be transferable to open water swimming. Surfers gave…
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Swans SR-2 Mirrored Goggle
Last issue we reviewed the Open Water Seven goggle from Swans, but for the past couple of months we have…
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Mako trunks
These Toucan trunks from Mako didn’t arrive at the H2Open office in time to be tested and reviewed in last…
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Zone 3 Advance wetsuit
It has been a while since we tested a Zone3 wetsuit, so we were interested to get our hands on…
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Vantage Point, by Patricia Filteau
Set in the near future, this is a mystery thriller novel dealing with advanced technology and intellectual property rights, so…
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Kozii mexiko elite bind one-piece
This eye-catching costume from Australian costume manufacturers Kozii is a real head-turner. If you’re looking for holiday swimwear that combines…
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GlideSoul Tie-Dye Wetsuit
Taking the attitude that there’s absolutely no reason that all wetsuits have to be black, GlideSoul have come along and…
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Kozii men’s swimwear
We first came across Kozii at Swim Expo in Manchester and grabbed a few samples to review. In the world…
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Zone3 Warmth Vest
If you need a bit of extra insulation but don’t want to be restricted by a full wetsuit, this vest…
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Aqua Sphere Canton
The latest range of swimwear from Aqua Sphere has been developed with Michael Phelps. Designed to meet the needs of…
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Swim Secure Wild Swim Bag
We’ve been a fan of tow floats and bags ever since Chillswim introduced them to the UK market a few…
