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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Bridi and Ruffini crowned 2017 FINA/HOSA World Cup winners
Italy have claimed a double victory in the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup, with Simone Ruffini and Arianna Bridi…
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Record number of swimmers take part in sixth Barbados Open Water Festival
Barbados is becoming a must-visit destination for open water swimmers around the world with its annual Open Water Festival, which…
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SwimTrek rewarded for creating a new industry
SwimTrek’s recent receipt of a Queen’s Award in Innovation recognises the company’s pioneering creation of the swim holiday business
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Six swimmers to swim twice around Manhattan Island
Mo Siegel, Jaimie Monahan, Courtney Paulk, Steve Gruenwald, Gilles Chalandon and Michele Walters take on the 57-mile 40 Bridges Double…
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Girl power! Rivard sisters make history at Massawippi
The Fifth Annual 9-mile swim on Lac Massawippi took place on 14 August 2017. Out of a field of eleven…
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New London open water swimming event to raise funds for MND
The team behind the famous Amsterdam City Swim are bringing their fundraiser for motor neurone disease (MND) to London for…
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Pair set off on Scottish coast-to-coast swim challenge
This morning Graham Donald, 27, and Kerran Traynor, 31, entered the water at Fort William to swim coast-to-coast across mainland Scotland.…
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Avram Iancu completes 2,860km Danube Swim after 89 days
Romanian endurance swimmer, Avram Iancu, has become the first person to swim the length of the Danube without the use…
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Round Rarotonga success!
On 18 September Outdoor Swimmer contributor, swim coach and water advocate Dan Abel, completed a 34km circumnavigation of Rarotonga in…
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Barbados Open Water Festival to support devastated Caribbean Islands
The event organisers of the 2017 Barbados Open Water Festival have confirmed the event is a Go!
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Video replay determines winners of FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup round six
The winners of both the men’s and women’s races in the sixth round the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup could…
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Crowdfunding campaign launches for new head-up display for swimmers
This is one for pool swimmers, technophiles and those of you who like to be on the forefront of developments…
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Aspire recruiting 8,000 swimmers to join their annual swim challenge – will you be one of them?
Aspire, the charity who help give back independence to over 40,000 people paralysed through a spinal cord injury in the…
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Jaimie Monahan swims from US to Canada
Latest feat from world renowned ultra-marathon swimmer
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“Everything is a more difficult than I imagined.”
Avram Iancu talks to Outdoor Swimmer about the trials of swimming the length of the Danube
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Sprint finishes determine both men’s and women’s winners in the FINA 25km World Championships
Anna Marcela Cunha and Axel Reymond take gold in Lake Balaton, Hungary
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Winning swimming at 49: Brent Foster snatches victory at Bay of Islands Classic
Experience counts, is the clear message from last weekend’s Bay of Islands Classic swim, the penultimate event in the New…
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Outdoor Swimmer launches Spring Clean
Tired of litter ruining our favourite swimming spots we're inviting readers to join us in a big clean-up – and…
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NOWCA unveils venue list for weekly free 400m open water swims
Could something similar to Parkrun work in the world of open water swimming?
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This Girl Can inspires six women to sign up for Henley Mile
Six women have been inspired to become outdoor swimmers through a competition organised between Henley Swim and This Girl Can
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IMSHOF discusses controversial wetsuit ruling
Should the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHoF) recognise wetsuit swims?
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Wetsuit try-on and test day at Ambleside with Swim the Lakes
Lake District-based swimming adventure company “Swim the Lakes” is holding a wetsuit try-on and test day in Ambleside (at the…
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Dates for MCS Beach Clean days
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is looking for volunteers to help clean up Britain’s beaches.
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Arena brings its Carbon Powerskin technology to the wetsuit market
Aquatics brand Arena has launched a new wetsuit that incorporates the Carbon Powerskin technology it originally developed for pool racing.
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Keri-anne Payne’s top tips to improve your swimming
Keri-anne Payne announces new partnership with Zone3
