EXTRA,  FEATURES,  May 2025,  View from the Water

Swimming is training for life

Simon Griffiths encourages you to widen your swimming repertoire!

The other day, I had to help carry a washing machine down a flight of stairs. It weighed around 50kg and, as the person at the bottom, I took most of the weight.

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I started 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, I provide one-to-one support to swimmers through Swim Mentoring and I'm the creator of the Renaissance Swimmer project.