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How your love of the water can bring joy to people around the world

Outdoor Swimmer • 12 May 2021

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Bright future ahead for outdoor pools

Outdoor Swimmer • 12 May 2021

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Understanding currents – and how they affect swimming conditions

Outdoor Swimmer • 5 May 2021

Entering Water

How to enter open water safely

Outdoor Swimmer • 28 Apr 2021

Outdoor Swim Spring

When can I start swimming and training outside?

Simon Griffiths • 27 Apr 2021

Tow Float

What is a tow float? – and why you need one

Outdoor Swimmer • 22 Apr 2021

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How is open water swimming different to the pool?

Outdoor Swimmer • 22 Apr 2021

Tides

Understanding tides – and how they can affect swimming conditions

Outdoor Swimmer • 20 Apr 2021

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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Keep your phone safe while swimming

Simon Griffiths • 19 Apr 2021

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Why does swimming in cold water make you feel good

Simon Griffiths • 4 Apr 2021

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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

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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

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

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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 – yellow tangs from a lava field

Kate Gillwood • 17 Apr 2021

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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

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

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