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Common Minke Whale
Susanne Masters introduces us to the Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), a ‘small’ whale that reaches 8-9m long.
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Lido guide: Sea Lanes Brighton
Author of The Lido Guide Emma Pusill heralds the opening of a brand new 50m open air pool – the long-awaited…
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Want to learn more about river swimming? Try kayaking
Whether learning how to find the fastest flow of water or avoiding hazards unique to rivers, Simon Griffiths suggests trying…
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Cheese and onion sandwiches
River dips in the Swale in what felt like an endless summer. Jonathan Cowie shares his memories of river swimming.
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Swimming in rivers: how dangerous is it?
Conservation experts The Rivers Trust report that only 14% of rivers pass good ecological health, while no rivers pass good…
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Swimming in rivers
Having an understanding of how water moves in rivers and how to use that to your advantage will help you…
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Kernow calling: A swimming holiday in Cornwall
Cornwall (Kernow) has the longest coastline in Britain and is famed for warmer, sunnier weather than the rest of the…
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Swimming spot: Livermead Head and the Hindu Temples, Torbay, Devon
Devon authors Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce have published a new guidebook to magical swims in Torbay. Here they share…
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Swimming spot: Oddicombe and the Juliet Cave, Torbay, Devon
Devon authors Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce have published a new guidebook to magical swims in Torbay. Here they share…
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Swimming spot: Anstey’s Cove to Redgate Beach and the hidden pool, Torbay, Devon
Devon authors Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce have published a new guidebook to magical swims in Torbay. Here they share…
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How do I avoid back pain in breaststroke?
Swimming coach Cassie Patten answers a reader question about how to improve their breaststroke so it relieves pressure on their…
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How to train for bodysurfing
This pool training session will put you in good stead for catching a wave in the sea.
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Beaches need to be more accessible
Adaptive swimmer Sophie Etheridge explains why everyone needs a dose of Vitamin Sea, but this isn't always easy for wheelchair…
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Changing perceptions of plus-sized swimmers
Rowan Clarke meets the photographer whose images of fat swimmers are changing perceptions
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Sarah Thomas on her love of ocean swimming
Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas shares how her Catalina Channel swim in 2010 sparked a passion for the sea, and swimming…
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Testing the limits with novelist J.H. Mann
Writer J.H. Mann on the epic ocean challenge that inspired his new thriller.
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Beachcombing: Tales from the shoreline
Rowan Clarke meets the beachcombers finding tiny objects that tell extraordinary stories.
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The Tidal Year
A new book, The Tidal Year, follows swimmer Freya Bromley attempting to swim in every tidal pool in mainland Britain.…
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Lido Guide: Jesus Green
Jesus Green, the 100 yard pool in Cambridge, turns 100 years old this summer. Author of The Lido Guide, Emma…
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A short daily yoga and breathing practice
These restorative yoga poses allow you to explore your breath from different angles, says Liz Lowe.
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The underwater world we see
From jellyfish to a gravestone(!), adaptive swimmer Sophie Etheridge shares some of the strange things she's encountered in the water.
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Sarah Thomas: swimming the Molokai Channel
Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas shares the lessons she learned swimming the Molokai Channel.
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In search of holy water
Jonathan Cowie (who has yet to swim in a well) delves into archives of wishing wells, springs and water boreholes…
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Mami Wata and the Black Mermaids
Of course mermaids can be Black. Elaine K Howley delves into the mythologies behind Hans Christian Andersen’s enduring fairy tale,…
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Swimming spot: Rhossili and Blue Pool, Gower
Walk through sand dunes to play in the waves at one of Wales’ best-loved beaches. Nia Lloyd Knott, author of…
