You may have more swim freedom than you think
Despite having a glorious swimming resource on his doorstep, it didn’t occur to Simon to use it
When I first moved to live near the Thames, in the early 2000s, I didn’t know that swimming in the river was permitted. This was before I started Outdoor Swimmer and at a time when I was primarily interested in triathlon.
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Simon Griffiths
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.
