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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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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Environment Bill clause defeat makes front pages
The Environment Bill currently working its way through parliament generated mainstream news coverage and front-page headlines when 265 Conservative MPs…
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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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Cheers to Channel swimming! Brewery produces swimming-themed beer to raise money for charity
Two teams of Channel relay swimmers have teamed up with a brewery to produce a pair of swimming-themed beers to…
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Genius or featherbrained? The Bluetits first ever winter swimming event
Lake 32 in the Cotswold Water Park hosted the Bluetits first ever winter swimming event on 13 November – and…
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New record for late season English Channel swim
French swimmer Steve ‘the Seal’ Stievenart is set to claim a new record for the latest English Channel swim on…
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Outdoor swimming success at Kendal Mountain Festival
The outdoor swimming community could again meet in person at the annual Kendal Mountain Festival in the Lake District. This…
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STAnd up for swimming
In response to the crippling swimming teacher shortage in the UK, STA say it’s time to STAnd Up for Swimming…
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Beach litter going down, but plastic still polluting UK shores
The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean, which took place from 17th – 26th September this year, saw…
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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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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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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
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New lido to open in Oxfordshire
Queenford Lakes in Oxfordshire are set to open a new lido this summer. The new designated enclosed swim area will…
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Dive into a Swim Marathon like no other
If a 10k marathon swim isn’t enough for you, why not add an extra 20 miles and swim a running…
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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…
