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News from the world of outdoor swimming. Stay updated with stories and events that matter to the swim community.
- 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 - Outdoor swimmers who have lived experienced of psychosis wanted for a new study
Are you an outdoor swimmer who has lived experience of psychosis? - London Assembly launches Swimmable Rivers report
On Friday, 19 September, Zack Polanski and other members of the London Assembly Environment Committee gathered by the Thames in Ham to launch their report “Swimmable rivers: Towards clean and healthy waterways in London” - The campaigning mermaid: Lindsey Cole
This month, ‘mermaid’ Lindsey Cole is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for longest distance swum using a mono fin as part of her ongoing campaign for cleaner waterways - Endurance swimming and activism: a towpath perspective on the Thames Relay
Between the 1st and 4th of September, 2025, a team of world-class swimmers swam a non-stop relay down the River Thames, covering more than 200 km in 3 days. Lucy Young witnessed them finishing the non-tidal section at Teddington Lock, where they had a brief break to wait for the tide.