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- Dip for a difference
Join Sub10 Club or Wild Sub10 Club this winter and turn your cold water swims into lasting impact – help fund swimming lessons for children with disabilities - New cold-water competition at Brockwell Lido
Brockwell FreezeFest, the first-ever cold-water swimming championship at Brockwell Lido in London takes place on Saturday 24 January 2026 - Waris Mills sets new HK360 record
With a time of 10:35:58, British-South African swimmer Waris Mills has smashed the HK360 record in a 45km circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island - The Festive Dip List 2025
What better way to clear your head after Christmas than to run full pelt into the sea? Plan your swim with our Festive Dip List 2025. All you need to do now is work out your fancy dress. - The Anti-Pollution Pirates
Documenting a changing landscape, sharing foraged meals over a fire, creating art from beach debris, this short documentary film by outdoor brand VOITED and film makers SUMMIT FEVER MEDIA explores what’s at stake on our shores. - Mayor Khan commits to clean our rivers as London joins Swimmable Cities alliance
London joins cities including Paris, Rotterdam and Budapest in the global drive to restore urban waterways and make them safe, clean, and accessible for swimming - Sub10 Club has started!
As the water cools and the mornings turn crisp, it’s time to gear up for another exhilarating winter swim season with Nowca’s Sub10 Club - Shop our new Outdoor Swimmer collection
Introducing the first drop of our Outdoor Swimmer sustainable clothing collection, a limited edition range of t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and bobble hats designed to warm you up after a cold dip, designed by Gear Editor, Jo Tinsley, with illustrations by Nancy Farmer - We’re swimming 60K in November! Will you do it too?
We, the Outdoor Swimmer team, are excited to be joining the world’s most ambitious virtual swim – #SwimTrek60K - Guildford Lido celebrates winter opening with free open day
Outdoor Swimmer attended Guildford Lido’s open day to run an ‘Introduction to Open Water’ session - Mental Health Swims announces closure after six years of community impact
Mental Health Swims, the volunteer-led community that has supported thousands of people across the UK through inclusive, peer-led swimming meetups, has announced its closure due to a lack of sustainable funding - October in the open water community
Mental Health Swims announces new Swim Together partnerships and NOWCA reveals how anyone can start their open water journey at any time of life