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The buoyancy you’ve never actually built
Intuitive Swimming Coach Brian Holliday explains how we can feel our way to better swimming
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Overtraining? How to spot you’re pushing yourself too hard
More training doesn’t always mean more progress, says fitness coach Vivenne Rickman. Discover the warning signs of overtraining, from persistent…
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Give your winter a goal
Some winter swimming events are all about simply having fun in cold water, says editor Ella Foote
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Build cold-water confidence with swimming and sauna
How the swimming pool and sauna can prepare you for the great outdoors, says swimming coach Nicola Butler
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Know your limits, prepare for the cold
After a hot summer, winter temperatures may hit harder says Alice Dearing
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Sauna founded in friendship
Saunas are booming across the UK, and one garden on the Surrey-Hampshire border shows why. Ella Foote meets the friends…
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Wool, reborn in the water
Norwegian brand Iceme is bringing knitted swimwear back to the water. Ella Foote pulls on a merino suit and talks…
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Static cooling: How to ice bath properly
Fenwick Ridley, aka Ice Viking, is Founder of Northumbrian Sauna, Team GB Ice Swimmer, Sauna Master, and open water trainer.…
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What cold water mastery really means
Colder, longer, tougher: it’s easy to assume that’s how progress in cold water is measured. Channel and Ice Swimmer Alice…
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Swimming with strangers
Adventurer Lindsey Cole tells Rowan Clarke how dipping with strangers changed her idea of home
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You don’t have to love cold water swimming to be a ‘proper’ outdoor swimmer
A cold water convert, Simon Griffiths (reluctantly) got into winter swimming during the pandemic
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When swimming erases memory
Dr Mark Christie reports on the strange phenomenon of Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) in open water swimmers
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Why we plunge: Chris Ballard explores the pull of cold water swimming
Lifelong athlete and award-winning writer Chris Ballard immersed himself in the world of cold water for his new book, The…
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Mud, mud, glorious mud
The quirkiest of aquatic disciplines turned 50 in 2026. Elaine K Howley takes us through the history of bog snorkelling
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Open water, extreme in all ways
Open water can look calm and inviting, but beneath the surface, conditions can change in an instant. Sophie Etheridge reflects…
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From surf to swim: the story behind NewFlow
NewFlow began to tackle surfer’s salty skin and pesky sand but now is taking off as a way to help…
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Extraordinary seaweeds
Seaweeds are beautiful, resilient and vital to our survival. In an extract from Extraordinary Seaweeds, Professor Juliet Brodie explores their…
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Two swimmers, one memorable weekend
This year Jharna Kumawat set out to swim the length of Lake Annecy in the French Alps, it didn’t always…
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Beat the training blues
As autumn draws us indoors and summer motivation fades, it’s tempting to put training on the back burner. Discover how…
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Seek seasonal ritual
As the days grow shorter and winter closes in, could a simple swimming ritual help us embrace the season rather…
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Train for the extreme: how the pool can prepare you for your toughest open-water swims
Built in the pool, proven in the wild: How to use the swimming pool to prepare for extreme outdoor swimming.
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How to prepare for an extreme open water swim
As open water swimmers, we love to push our boundaries says Alice Dearing
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Powered by why
Neil Gilson tells Rowan Clarke how his reason for swimming Switzerland’s 10 largest lakes made it possible
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You don’t need to travel to find extreme environments, says Simon Griffiths
Winter swimming may feel familiar, accessible and fun, but cold water is an extreme environment wherever you encounter it. Simon…
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Going against the Flow in France
Le Flow des Gabarriers, an incredible 33km journey down the River Charente in Southwestern France, is a highlight of Ben…
