Features
Features
- Finding glimmers: Megan Hayes on healing through wild swimming
- Peanut butter cookie dough bars: the perfect post-swim treat
- Blue Health: The healing power of water
- WOWSA Awards in partnership with Outdoor Swimmer
- Finding my confidence, one length at a time
- The magic of an island swim
- Connected by technology, restored by water
- All-women team tackle the English Channel on centenery of first female crossing
Cold Water Swimming
- Myth busting: is cold water immersion bad for women?
- Winter joy! Your icy swimming pics
- New cold-water competition at Brockwell Lido
- Warm boots for outdoor swimmers
- Ice swimming with Stephen Gould: expert guidance, inspiration and practical tips
- Top tips for festive dips
- The Festive Dip List 2025
- Best neoprene accessories for open water swimmers
View from the water
- Simon Griffiths: my take on tech
- How to plan your own swim adventure
- Inside the campaign for Thames bathing water status
- Help improve the quality of Britain’s waterways
- The thrill (and fear) of night swimming
- Claiming access to swimming may be easier in cities
- The Thames: London’s wildlife artery
- Get faster, slowly
Readers’ Swims
You Ask, We Answer
- Does my age affect how I acclimatise to cold water?
- How do I get back to open water swimming with long Covid?
- “How do I fit swim training around my busy work schedule?”
- How do I prepare myself mentally and physically for my first open water event?
- What are the best pool drills for improving open water skills?
- What are swimming drills?
- Getting back on track with swim training
- What are sneaker waves?
