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- Laura celebrates 500 SUB10 swims!
For Laura, it was never about speed or medals. It was about showing up, embracing the cold, and letting the lake do its quiet, extraordinary work. NOWCA shares her story. - Andy Donaldson smashes record in croc-infested Dam to Dam challenge
Setting a new record (pending ratification), Andy Donaldson has completed his longest solo swim: 55km in the Ord River from Lake Argyle Dam to Kununurra Diversion Dam - Party time: Outdoor Swimmer announces first pool party!
We’re celebrating our 15th birthday – and we’re bringing the party to Hilsea Lido. Now, you can join us! - ‘Dirty Business’ stars launch petition calling for referendum on water ownership
Peter Hammond and Ashley Smith, the real campaigners portrayed in Channel 4’s Dirty Business, have launched an official government petition to hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership - Outdoor Swimmer joins the Swimmable Cities Alliance
We’re excited to announce that Outdoor Swimmer Magazine has been confirmed as an official Signatory to the Swimmable Cities Charter, joining a global drive to restore urban waterways and make them safe, clean, and accessible for swimming - The sea swimmer suing the polluters: Jo’s story is coming to a cinema near you
Inspiring new documentary ‘Jo In The Water’ follows sea swimmer turned reluctant activist Jo Bateman as she takes on one of the UK’s biggest water companies in a David-and-Goliath battle to protect our waters from sewage pollution - Review: Don’t Be Prey
A documentary about one man’s quest to rebuild his life through swimming the Oceans Seven - Dryrobe launches its “next‑generation” changing robe, the Dryrobe® Nexus
Dryrobe, creators of the original waterproof outdoor changing robe, has just unveiled the Dryrobe Nexus. They describe it as: “a new hybrid garment designed to meet the needs of people who move between city life and outdoor adventure.” - Join Outdoor Swimmer with our NEW membership
We’re much more than an independent, expert-led magazine! Find out what benefits you get when you join our inclusive, global community. - Dirty Business: Why we must watch, care – and still dive in
Gripping and sobering, Channel 4’s Dirty Business shines an unapologetic spotlight on what’s been happening to our waterways and asks the kind of questions that demand attention, says editor Ella Foote - London to get its first designated bathing area on the River Thames
An idyllic stretch of river at Ham and Kingston could become London’s first river bathing site on the Thames, thanks to incredible efforts from clean water campaigners – including our very own Simon Griffiths! - Watch: Iconic river documentary to be streamed online for 24-hours
The ‘Love Actually’ of river documentaries, Rave On For the Avon, will be available to stream on Feb 19th for 24-hours only.