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IISA British Ice Swimming Championships 2020: a bit too warm, but a whole lot of fun!

Joanne Jones • 25 Feb 2020

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Nine years in outdoor swimming and still going strong

Simon Griffiths • 21 Feb 2020

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Cold water swimming advice from an Ice Mile expert

Joanne Jones • 5 Feb 2020

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How to swim one million metres in a year

Simon Griffiths • 23 Dec 2019

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A tale of two swimruns

Simon Griffiths • 12 Dec 2019

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Nominate your Outdoor Swimmer Unsung Heroes

Jonathan Cowie • 27 Nov 2019

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How to swim 10km with Marathon Swims

Simon Griffiths • 20 Nov 2019

Features

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Long distance breaststroke swimming

Simon Griffiths • 20 Feb 2020

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Love of the wild: the mermaid and the soprano

Ella Foote • 14 Feb 2020

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Swimming wild in the city - our favourite urban swim events

12 Feb 2020

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5 historic indoor swimming pools in the UK

5 Feb 2020

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Our top 5 heated lidos

23 Jan 2020

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Red Bull New Year, New Challenge

Jonathan Cowie • 10 Jan 2020

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Remembering Charles Sprawson

Ella Foote • 9 Jan 2020

Readers' Swims

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Swimming from Old Harry Rocks to The Needles

18 Feb 2020

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Taming the Hudson - the 20 Bridges Swim, New York

Diego Cantillo • 12 Feb 2020

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Diary of a wandering swimmer – A year in open water from lochs, orca trails and sea pools to the stacks of St Kilda

Kate Gillwood • 3 Jan 2020

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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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