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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Payne and do Carmo win in Rio 2016 test 10km event
Despite continuing concerns over water quality, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games test event for marathon swimming took place at Copacobana…
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Great Scottish Swim to host national championships
Scottish Swimming have announced that the national one mile open water championship race will take place at this year's Great…
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Wildlife swimming in central London
If you want to swim with seals, porpoises and dolphins then central London might not be your first choice
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Record set for first two-person relay of Lake Geneva
Proclaimed as being “one for the top spot in your trophy cabinet”, Lake Geneva is a 70km ultra-marathon swim past…
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Swim the Serpentine for Parkinson’s UK
Home to the Serpentine Swimming Club and the venue for the 2012 Olympics open water marathon events, the Serpentine lake…
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Team of 80-year-olds set new record
Most octogenarians are quite happy spending their leisure time playing with their grandkids or strolling round the park. But when…
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Swim For Tri offers new West London swim fitness sessions this autumn
Swim coaching company Swim for Tri (SFT) has announced dates for a new series of swim fitness sessions at Kensington…
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Relay team completes St Kilda to Harris crossing
After four failed attempts, a seven-person relay team have become the first to successfully swim from St Kilda to Harris…
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Record set for first butterfly relay crossing of the English Channel
A team of swimmers from the Serpentine Swimming Club in London, England, have become the first relay team to cross…
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Triathlon Training Spain expands: offers new Swim Smooth coaching courses
As part of its expansion for 2016, multisport coaching specialist Triathlon Training Spain will be relocating its training camp base…
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Angler complains about “cavorting” wild swimmers
Wild swimmers have a lot to deal with: boat traffic, water pollution, having to carry huge amounts of cake with…
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Cruce Golfo Dulce leads the way in event sustainability
The Cruce Golfo Dulce, which took place on 12 September, has been praised for its efforts to support the local…
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Meyer to return to Barbados for open water swimming festival
US swimmer Alex Meyer loved swimming in Barbados so much in 2014 that he’ll be back there again on 7…
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OnCourse Goggles hit funding target
Kickstarter looks like the place to be if you’ve got an innovative product for swimmers. The team behind OnCourse Goggles…
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Swim around Derwent Island at the Keswick Mountain Festival
If you fancy an early season swim in the Lakes next year, Keswick Mountain Festival has announced that its 10th…
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Payne wins in Hong Kong but Reichert and Bruni crowned World Cup series winners
The final race in the 2015 FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup took place in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, on…
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Mányoki sets new Molokai record and targets North Channel for 2016
Hungarian marathon swimmer Attila Mányoki set a new record for the Molokai Channel in Hawaii while swimming in tough conditions…
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Barbados Open Water Swimming Festival attracts swimmers age 7 to 86
Now in its fourth year, the annual Barbados Open Water Swimming Festival saw more than 300 swimmer converge on Carlisle…
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Take the plunge this winter for Crisis
National homelessness charity Crisis’s annual Midwinter Swim has expanded into a series – with three outdoor pools in London to…
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Christmas issue of H2Open Magazine on sale now
The December 2015/January 2016 issue of H2Open magazine goes on sale this week, featuring interviews with Team GB marathon swimmer…
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Loggerhead turtles spotted off Dorset coast
Loggerhead turtles, which rarely venture into UK waters, have been spotted off a Dorset headland. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS)…
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Swim Expo set to be bigger and better than ever in 2016
Whether you are a seasoned swimmer or a complete newcomer to the sport, the 2016 Swim Expo promises to have…
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Aspire celebrates seven years of open water swimming
Spinal injuries charity Aspire has celebrated seven years of fundraising through open water swimming events. At a celebration dinner on…
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WOWSA Awards head to the Lakes
Ice swimmers, marathon swimmers and Olympic swimmers are among the nominees for the 2015 WOWSA Awards, honouring people, events and…
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New Zealand Ocean Swim Series marks tenth anniversary
When the starting gun fires for New Zealand’s Bay of Islands swim on 28 November it will mark 10 years…
