NEWS
The latest news from the world of outdoor swimming. Stay updated with stories and events that matter to the swim community.
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Outdoor Swimmer’s Simon Griffiths nominated for WOWSA Man of the Year Award
The World Open Water Swimming Association has included Simon Griffiths in its list of nominations for its annual Man of…
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RNLI on the lookout for new beach lifesavers
Recruitment for this season’s team of RNLI beach lifesavers has opened nationally, ready for the summer season. As well as…
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Irish swim team Walruses Extreme smash new world record for the coldest crossing of the North Channel
The North Channel is dubbed the toughest channel to swim in the world, and that's just the summer season. Walruses…
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Thames protest this weekend aims to challenge ongoing river pollution
This weekend, river users of all kinds are gathering together to protest the ongoing pollution of the Thames river as…
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Swimmers raise £7,000 with 26.2-mile Thames Swim
“Part of the reason we did this is because we felt we’d gone a bit soft in the summer,” says…
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Courtney Paulk achieves historic Double Triple Crown
American marathon swimmer Courtney Moates Paulk has become the first person in history to achieve the Double Triple Crown of…
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Kendal Mountain Festival launch ‘Kendal Mountain Player’
Annual outdoor adventure festival Kendal Mountain Festival has launched a new online streaming platform. Kendal Mountain Player provides year-round, unlimited…
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Lewis Pugh to attempt ‘coldest swim on earth’ to highlight impact of climate change
The UN Patron of the Oceans is calling for 30% of the world's oceans to be protected by 2030
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New inland bathing spot fails to meet water safety standards
After becoming the first section of river in the UK to be granted bathing water status, the River Wharfe in…
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2,000 pools could be lost by 2030, Swim England report warns
Almost 2,000 swimming pools in England could close by 2030 unless the Government and local authorities ‘act now’ to replace…
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Sarah Thomas becomes tenth person to swim across Monterey Bay
The four-way English Channel swimmer swam the 25-miles from Harbor Beach in Santa Cruz to San Carlos Beach in Monterey…
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“The future health of rivers is in all our hands” – Rivers Trust release State of Our Rivers report
The Rivers Trust has published a new report on the current health of rivers in England and the factors threatening…
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Sewage petition clears 100,000 barrier
A petition calling on the government to ban water companies discharging raw sewage into water courses has cleared the 100,000…
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Chloë McCardel makes history after completing record 44th crossing of the English Channel
The Australian has surpassed Alison Streeter's record of 43 crossings, making her the new Queen of the English Channel –…
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Mental Health Swims celebrates two years with dip at Hampstead Mixed Pond
Mental Health Swims (MHS) celebrated its second anniversary with a cool (13 degree Celsius) dip in Hampstead Heath’s Mix Pond…
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Zone3 launches new breaststroke wetsuit
If you have ever tried swimming breaststroke in a wetsuit you will know how difficult it is: your feet pop…
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Campaign launched to address ‘serious’ risk of UK water shortages within next 25 years
With the Environment Agency warning in 2019 that a mixture of population growth, climate change, and drier summers could see…
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Pembrokeshire swimmers embark on virtual fundraiser for India Covid-19 appeal
Black Rock Swim, a group of local swimmers from Pembrokeshire, who meet weekly to swim at high tide in Dale,…
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Tooting Bec Lido celebrates 115th birthday
Tooting Bec Lido, one of Britain’s oldest open-air pools and the largest freshwater swimming pool by surface area in the…
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10k Marathon Swim Event Guide
Everything you need to know leading up to the 10k Marathon Swim events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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Oxford Rivers Project launch bathing water investigation
The Oxford River Project, a campaign to end sewage pollution in the upper Thames, are launching an investigation tomorrow (18…
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Amy Ennion becomes first person to swim from Guernsey to France
Amy Ennion from Kent, England, has made history by becoming the first person ever to swim from Guernsey to France.…
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Ecologists urge swimmers to report presence of blue-green algae
People who come into contact with the algae could suffer skin rashes, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever or muscle and joint pain
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Adam Walker digs lake and launches Ocean Walker Academy
Adam Walker, the first Brit to complete the Oceans Seven, has opened the Ocean Walker Academy at a purpose-built lake…
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Alice Dearing and Hector Pardoe secure marathon swim spots for Tokyo Games
The pair secured their places after strong performances at the Olympic open-water marathon swim qualifying event hosted in Setubal, Portugal
