SAFETY
Expert insights and advice on safety measures, gear, and practices to ensure your outdoor swimming adventures are safe.
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Outdoor swimming Safety and Risk Assessment
What you need to know before you swim outdoors
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Starting out – basic guide to outdoor swimming
Getting started with anything new is often the hardest part but with little kit and some basic knowledge you can…
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It’s time to start preparing for winter swimming
The easiest way to acclimatise to winter swimming is to start in the summer swim outside regularly through autumn.
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What does it feel like to nearly drown?
Lea Millett-Clay had a near-drowning experience as a seven-year-old child, living in South Africa. In 2022, she took part in…
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Myth busting: “Everything in the southern hemisphere water wants to eat me!”
Great whites, blue-ringed octopus and reef-dwelling cone snails: marine biologist, writer and broadcaster Dr Helen Scales introduces us some of…
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Myth busting: Can a pike bite my toes?
If you have swum in freshwater, you have swum with pike. They lurk – often unseen – in rivers, ponds,…
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Myth busting: Can a swan break your arm?
“Sleep easy, your arms are safe.” Dan Keel, author of Swan: Portrait of a Majestic Bird: From Mythical Meanings to…
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Don’t Panic About SIPE
Swimming Induced Pulmonary Oedema is a risk swimmers should be aware of. It's not a reason to stop swimming.
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Winter swimming Q&A with cold water expert Dr Mark Harper
In the second in our new series of Outdoor Swimmer patron events, Dr Mark Harper tells us how his work…
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Why winter swimming is not as dangerous as you might think
We are repeatedly told how dangerous it is to swim in cold water but the risks are mostly under our…
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Raising awareness about the impacts of underfueling with Project RED-S
Project RED-S aims to provide information and a safe space for athletes affected by Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
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How to swim safely with weeds
“You will get dragged down by weeds!” Just one of many anxious thoughts that might go through a swimmer's mind…
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A beginner’s guide to wild swimming
Daniel Start, author of Wild Swimming, shares his top tips for taking the plunge. ‘Wild Swimming’ is the ancient art…
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How to enter open water safely
One of the joys of swimming outside is the opportunity to indulge your wild side and explore new locations from…
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New NOWCA Wild app supports safety of wild swimmers
This year, NOWCA will be launching a new app which aims to support the safety of wild swimmers. Named NOWCA…
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RNLI’s message on cold water risks
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) are reminding swimmers and dippers to be aware of the risks after revealing that…
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Why do we have to keep defending the safety of swimming?
You probably noticed the news last week that Brighton Council will be taking steps this year to discourage people from…
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Open water safety tips from the RNLI
We speak to Samantha Hughes, National Water Safety Partner for the RNLI, for advice on how to stay safe in…
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Zone3 announced as new water safety partner for RLSS UK
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has announced Zone3 as their new water safety partner. All RLSS UK…
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DIY risk assessment for open water swimming
How much should you trust the advice of those who tell us not to swim in open water? Our hope…
