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A swimmer’s paradise on Ullswater

Joanne Jones • 19 Nov 2019

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Why is an 800m race in the pool harder than the same distance in open water?

Simon Griffiths • 29 Oct 2019

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Tempted by swimrun? How should you go about adding running to your swim training?

Simon Griffiths • 21 Oct 2019

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Where are you swimming this winter? And how to make the most of it.

Simon Griffiths • 13 Oct 2019

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Can you do it all in swimming?

Simon Griffiths • 7 Oct 2019

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​What an incredible few days in the world of open water swimming!

Joanne Jones • 18 Sep 2019

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What I learnt from Vidösternsimmet 2019

Simon Griffiths • 20 Aug 2019

Features

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Wild Swimming with Grey Seals

Luke Chamberlain • 19 Nov 2019

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Sustainable travel

Olivia Weatherill • 9 Oct 2019

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SH₂OUT responds

Simon Griffiths • 8 Oct 2019

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Rewild your soul

Susanne Masters • 7 Oct 2019

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Andy Blow Interview

Simon Griffiths • 6 Sep 2019

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Become adventurous by doing adventure

Ella Foote • 2 Sep 2019

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Interview: Alexis Charrier. "I personally think that a swimmer adapts better to swimrun."

Simon Griffiths • 14 Aug 2019

Readers' Swims

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Diary of a wandering swimmer – a weekend of clarity

Kate Gillwood • 12 Nov 2019

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From Olympic trials to the Thames: finding a new direction in swimming

George Taplin • 29 Oct 2019

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Diary of a wandering swimmer - swimming in a spot I cannot name

Kate Gillwood • 1 Oct 2019

Ollie Wilkinson Magnetic Island Swim

What happened when Oliver Wilkinson challenged his identical twin to a swimming race?

Oliver Wilkinson • 9 Sep 2019

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They are all mad in Doncaster

Sarah Hicks • 20 Aug 2019

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My Swim Story – Laura Hope Smith

Laura Hope Smith • 19 Aug 2019

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Gadding about in Gandia

John Weller Lola Culsán • 19 Aug 2019

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