Features
Features
- Trends in Outdoor Swimming 2023
- A guide to candlelight meditation
- Pre- and post-swim rituals for cold-water swimming
- Swimming spot: Hurst Point Lighthouse
- Mamma Swim: “It ignites a sense of bravery”
- A cross-country swim along St Patrick’s Stream
- The “bash-wild-swimming” genre is already getting boring
- Body care: skin protection creams
Cold Water Swimming
- Pre- and post-swim rituals for cold-water swimming
- What happens to your body when you go cold-water swimming?
- Ice Mile Extreme
- Don’t Panic About SIPE
- Should you stay in cold water for one minute per degree of water temperature?
- The Swimmer: “There’s no ego or judgement, just warm company”
- How to avoid ear infections while swimming
- New Year’s Day Dips 2023
A View from the Water
- The “bash-wild-swimming” genre is already getting boring
- How to rediscover your swimming flow after a break
- Is outdoor swimming safe?
- Keep your phone safe while swimming
- “What happened when I swam for 30 days in a row in the Thames in November”
- How do you stay a swimmer when swimming isn’t an option?
- 4-way English Channel swimmer Sarah Thomas talks cold water tolerance
- Why it’s OK to make a living from swimming
Simon Murie
Readers’ Swims
- A cross-country swim along St Patrick’s Stream
- A year of full moon swimming
- Ice Mile Extreme
- Swimming 40 lakes in Switzerland
- Andy Spencer completes 365 daily swim challenge in memory of his father
- “Once in the water, I flow”
- Reflections on 2022: a year of adventures with the Henley Mermaids
- The Cape Recife Lighthouse swim
You ask, we answer
- How to avoid neck pain in head-up breaststroke
- Myth busting: will I get Weil’s disease from open water swimming?
- Why is early morning swim training so hard?
- How can I keep my fitness levels in open water?
- How do I stop myself swimming too fast?
- How to swim safely with weeds
- Can I train for a long distance swim outdoors in winter?
- How can I prepare for a long swim when I can’t do long training sessions?
