The main events
Are events still the route into outdoor swimming? Rowan Clarke investigates
In 2008, the start line at the inaugural Great North Swim was electrified by the jangling nerves of new outdoor swimmers in their new wetsuits. It was the ideal start to their outdoor swimming journey – calm, beautiful, a brilliantly achievable test of nerves as much as ability.
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