COACH,  EXTRA,  September 2024,  Training and Technique

Masters swimming: get ready for the pool

Add a new dimension to your swimming with Masters racing, says Simon Griffiths

As outdoor water temperatures cool, and open water races wrap up for the year, my focus turns to the pool. Those long river swims of the summer get shorter, until they are reduced to brief cold plunges.

I created Outdoor Swimmer in 2011 (initially as H2Open Magazine) as an outlet for my passion for swimming outdoors. I've been a swimmer and outdoor swimmer for as long as I remember. Swimming has made a huge difference to my life and I want to share its joys and benefits with as many people as possible. I am also the author of Swim Wild & Free: A Practical Guide to Swimming Outdoors 365 a Year and I provide one-to-one support to swimmers through Swim Mentoring.