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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Challenge Outdoor Swimmer this April with our Compete Impossible virtual events
To celebrate the reopening of outdoor pools and venues in England this month, we’ve teamed up with Compete Impossible, a…
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Swim England launch new outdoor swimming webinar series
Our friends at Swim England have launched an awesome (and free!) Outdoor Swimming Webinar series, supported by Outdoor Swimmer Magazine,…
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Sarah Thomas completes 26-mile Molokai Channel crossing
The crossing is notorious for its difficult conditions and shark encounters
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Go Swim series expands with new events in Loch Tay and Loch Morlich
Two new events have been added to the Scottish open water swimming calendar, with Go Swim Loch Tay and Go…
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Outdoor pools and venues to re-open in England from 29 March
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a ‘cautious’ four-part roadmap to lift lockdown restrictions in England, which could see outdoor…
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Serpentine Swimming Club delay Christmas Day Peter Pan Cup swim
The Serpentine Swimming Club Committee has made the regrettable decision to delay this year’s Peter Pan Cup swim presented by…
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Swimmer with motor neurone disease completes cold-water challenge
Alex Francis, swam in 9-degree water to raise nearly £5,000 for the MND Association Despite being unable to walk, Alex…
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Exciting new chapter for Scilly Swim Challenge
Scilly Swim Challenge becomes part of the SwimQuest family
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River Wharfe in Ilkley becomes first section of river in UK to be given bathing water status
Christmas has come early for swimmers and environmental campaigners in Yorkshire after it was announced a stretch of the River…
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Outdoor Swimming in 2020 – The Year in Numbers
Are you still swimming outside this winter? If so, you may find you’ve got more company than in previous years,…
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SwimTayka Partners with the 2021 Thames Marathon
The Thames Marathon (15 August 2021), from Henley Swim, has announced a new 2021 partnership with drowning prevention charity, SwimTayka.…
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The Rivers Trust responds to ‘encouraging’ announcement regarding plans for sewer storm overflows
The Rivers Trust responds to 'encouraging' announcement regarding plans for sewer storm overflows
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Follow-up film to ‘Blacks Can’t Swim’ announced for May 2021 release
Ed Accura, the producer behind the feature film documentary “A Film Called Blacks Can’t Swim”, has announced a follow-up film,…
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Swimmers wanted for British Farallon Islands Relay
Opportunity to be part of a team aiming to be the first British relay to complete the Farallon Islands swim
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Outdoor and indoor swimming venues set to re-open from 2 December
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that swimming pools and leisure centres will be allowed to re-open from 2 December,…
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Film review: Body of Water
There is a line in a Hayes Carll song that sticks in my mind: “Too busy telling our stories instead…
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Campaigner and mermaid crowdfunds to publish children’s book
After rescuing a cow while swimming the length of the non-tidal River Thames dressed as a mermaid in 2018 for…
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How to stop the discharge of raw sewage into inland waterways
The #EndSewagePollution Coalition is calling on the public to encourage their MPs to support the Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill
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Jaimie Monahan swims seven times round Manhattan in seven days
Marathon and ice swimmer Jaimie Monahan has added to her roster of incredible swims by swimming an unprecedented seven times…
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Huub aim for £1 million in crowdfunding campaign
On Monday 26 October, wetsuit and triathlon brand Huub launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise a minimum of £250,000 to…
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Swim England launch new packages to champion the fight to protect the long-term future of pools and aquatic sports
We are proud to partner with Swim England in their campaign to champion the fight to protect the long-term future…
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Courtney Paulk strives to complete first ever double Triple Crown
The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a long-distance swimming challenge consisting of three historic open water swims: English…
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Worthing based triathlete swims 19 miles to Rampion Offshore Wind Farm and back again
On 12 September, Worthing-based triathlete Nikki Gatland completed an epic challenge: swimming 19 miles to the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm…
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Are our rivers fit to swim in?
The Rivers Trust hosted a day of intensive monitoring at Warleigh Weir on the River Avon on Tuesday to acquire…
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Jaimie Monahan completes first ever Quadruple Manhattan Swim
Marathon and ice swimmer Jaimie Monahan has become the first person in history to complete a quadruple circumnavigation of Manhattan.…
