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Opinon Swimmers Travel

Opinion: Open water swimmers should be treated the same as their counterparts from more popular sports

Luke Chamberlain • 18 Feb 2021

"Swimming outdoors helps me cope with the loss of my daughter"

Outdoor Swimmer • 17 Feb 2021

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Orca wetsuits: Neoprene isn’t recyclable - but can it be sustainable?

Outdoor Swimmer • 9 Feb 2021

Thames Marathon

Should you sign up for a long-distance open water swim this summer?

Simon Griffiths • 3 Feb 2021

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Five things about swimming I wish I'd learnt sooner

Simon Griffiths • 29 Jan 2021

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Improving accessibility to outdoor swimming for deaf swimmers

Outdoor Swimmer • 29 Jan 2021

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How lockdown could make you a better swimmer

Outdoor Swimmer • 18 Jan 2021

Berlin

Urban swimming in Berlin - exploring the land of 3000 lakes

Outdoor Swimmer • 24 Dec 2020

Cold Water Swimming >>

Rnli Safety Tips

Open water safety tips from the RNLI

Outdoor Swimmer • 24 Feb 2021

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Even melons get “afterdrop”

Simon Griffiths • 18 Feb 2021

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River swimming in winter

Simon Griffiths • 9 Feb 2021

How To Spot Hypothermia

What does hypothermia look like?

Outdoor Swimmer • 28 Jan 2021

Clothing

What clothing do I need for cold water swimming?

Jonathan Cowie • 23 Dec 2020

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How to ditch your wetsuit for winter swimming

Simon Griffiths • 6 Dec 2020

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How to tackle your first cold water swim post-lockdown

Jonathan Cowie • 2 Dec 2020

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Winter swimming - all your questions answered

Outdoor Swimmer • 4 Nov 2020

View from the Water >>

Opinions and thoughts from the Outdoor Swimmer team

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Is outdoor swimming safe?

Simon Griffiths • 15 Feb 2021

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How do you stay a swimmer when swimming isn’t an option?

Simon Griffiths • 24 Jan 2021

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"What happened when I swam for 30 days in a row in the Thames in November"

Simon Griffiths • 20 Jan 2021

Locked out of your pool? Are you thinking about starting wild swimming?

Simon Griffiths • 8 Jan 2021

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2021 - Adventures Await

Jonathan Cowie • 29 Dec 2020

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4-way English Channel swimmer Sarah Thomas talks cold water tolerance

Outdoor Swimmer • 17 Dec 2020

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The lockdown effect: how swimmers' behaviours have changed this year

Simon Griffiths • 17 Dec 2020

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Why would you pay someone to take you swimming?

Ella Foote • 18 Nov 2020

Simon Murie

SwimTrek founder Simon Murie's monthly columns for Outdoor Swimmer magazine

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Islands of Paradise

Simon Murie • 28 Apr 2020

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Crossing the Caspian

Simon Murie • 28 Apr 2020

Calais

Kazakhstan Bound

Simon Murie • 28 Apr 2020

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Swimming to Bali

Simon Murie • 28 Apr 2020

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Swim the World

Simon Murie • 28 Apr 2020

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Sea Lanes

Simon Murie • 28 Apr 2020

The Dover Channel Training Group In Action

The Channel Family

Simon Murie • 28 Apr 2020

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Long Distance Love Affair

Simon Murie • 28 Apr 2020

Readers' Swims >>

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Diary of a Wandering Swimmer – a swing rope to the past

Kate Gillwood • 14 Feb 2021

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"I may have had cancer, but it isn't going to rule my life"

Outdoor Swimmer • 27 Jan 2021

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Diary of a Wandering Swimmer – an urban gem behind a sea wall

Kate Gillwood • 4 Jan 2021

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Diary of a wandering swimmer – jumping trout in the wind

Kate Gillwood • 21 Nov 2020

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From nervous swimmer to 70.3 World Champion, at age 70

Outdoor Swimmer • 8 Nov 2020

Ruckraft Early Arrival At The Landings

Swimming micro-adventure in the Lake District

Outdoor Swimmer • 13 Oct 2020

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Diary of a wandering swimmer - Highland Adventure Part 2

Kate Gillwood • 26 Sep 2020

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Diary of a wandering swimmer - Highland Adventure Part 1

Kate Gillwood • 26 Sep 2020

You asked, we investigated

Hypothermia

How to tell if you're hypothermic when swimming in cold water

Outdoor Swimmer • 17 Dec 2020

Asthma

How can I control my asthma in cold water?

Simon Griffiths • 4 Nov 2020