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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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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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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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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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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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.…
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Swim England express ‘dismay and frustration’ at decision to keep pools closed
Swim England chief executive Jane Nickerson has expressed her ‘dismay and frustration’ at the Government’s “appalling” decision to postpone the…
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Ed Accura releases new feature film documentary: A Film Called Blacks Can’t Swim
“Is it a cultural or physical thing?” This is the question posed by Ed Accura, co-founder of the Black Swimming…
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Sports brand Head acquires Zoggs
Leading global Sporting Goods Group HEAD has announced its acquisition of swim brand Zoggs. HEAD swimming and Zoggs will be…
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Keri-anne Payne hosts first global open water coaches conference on Zoom
Former open water swimming world champion and Olympic medallist Keri-anne Payne hosted a Zoom conference for open water swimming coaches…
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“I didn’t make it across the English Channel – but training for it bought me time”
Training alone for hours on end in cold, rough seas, battling currents, swells and jellyfish, all in the knowledge that…
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Events re-starting: Across Mersey Swim 2020
In what we think was the first post-lockdown mass participation open water swimming event in England, the annual Across Mersey…
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Black Swimming Association hiring three part-time volunteer roles
The Black Swimming Association (BSA) have put out a call for three part-time volunteer roles as they look to spread…
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Coronavirus: which lidos and outdoor pools are open?
Since the Government announced that outdoor pools and lidos could re-open from Saturday 11 July 2021, many facilities have gradually…
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Ötillö Engadin is first major post-covid swimrun
Ötillö, the creators of swimrun, hosted their first event since lockdown with Swimrun Engadin, in Switzerland last weekend (26 July).
