Features
Features
- 6 wild swimming spots in the south Lake District
- Health – October 2022
- Record numbers take part in Peru’s Mancora to Vichayito Crossing
- Phil Warren first to cross the Bristol Channel swimming breaststroke
- Cleveland Pools welcomes swimmers for the first time in 40 years
- Join us for a Climategames event this October
- Seasons of change: from sea swims to cold water dips
- BODY CARE: Friction creams and balms
Cold Water Swimming
- Seasons of change: from sea swims to cold water dips
- It’s time to start preparing for winter swimming
- A guide to Water temperature
- Anatomy of a winter swim
- Even melons get “afterdrop”
- What does hypothermia look like?
- ‘I want to swim an ice mile, how do I train for it?’
- 3 reasons why you should keep swimming through winter – and how to do it
A View from the Water
- How to rediscover your swimming flow after a break
- Is outdoor swimming safe?
- Keep your phone safe while swimming
- 4-way English Channel swimmer Sarah Thomas talks cold water tolerance
- “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?
- Why it’s OK to make a living from swimming
- Why would you pay someone to take you swimming?
Simon Murie
Readers’ Swims
- Phil Warren first to cross the Bristol Channel swimming breaststroke
- Seasons of change: from sea swims to cold water dips
- The Cross Bay Swim: What Price Glory?
- Will you join Eleanor in her swimming challenge?
- Lake Geneva calls the Crawlers
- Around the Isle of Wight on the Blindside
- Swimming and grief
- From lengths to loughs: a leap from the pool to the open water
You ask, we answer
- 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?
- Does outdoor swimming make Raynaud’s worse?
- How to tell if you’re hypothermic when swimming in cold water
- How can I control my asthma in cold water?
