Swim spots

December 2025, EXTRA, FEATURES

Your swim spots

15 December 2025 /

Thank you to all our readers who shared photos of their swim venues, wild swimming spots and communities for our December cover callout. They couldn’t all make the cover, but here are a selection of our favourites…

Portland Columbia River, by Eric Kearney

Stoney Cove, by Jo Harris

Stoney Cove, by Jo Harris

Sardinia, by Julia Jansen

Quay Swimming, by Floriane Maylin

Quay Swimming, by Floriane Maylin

Seattle, by Terrie McCoy

Dundarave Beach, by Sally Spires

Quay Swimming, by Floriane Maylin — Dundarave Beach, by Sally Spires

Ellingham Lake, by Vicky McCreadie

Six Hills, by Lauren Connell

Six Hills, by Lauren Connell

Hinchingbrooke Country Park, by The Cambridge Swimming Company

Lorraine Leckenby at London Royal Docks, by Rute Robalo

Lorraine Leckenby at London Royal Docks, by Rute Robalo

Pilot Bay, by Brad Dixon

Women in Tri at London Royal Docks, by Rute Robalo

Women in Tri at London Royal Docks, by Rute Robalo

Bude Sea Pool, by Beth Morrey

Rydal, by Therasa Paul

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