Photographer Hannah Maule-ffinch has won a silver award at The Association of Photographers 37th Photography Awards for her photographs of cold-water swimmers during the coronavirus pandemic.
This year the Henley Mermaids, a group of friends connected by swimming, have partnered with Surfers Against Sewage to raise awareness of the visible and invisible pollution impacting our waterways.
Run by Social Enterprise, Swim The Wight and the Quay Arts Centre, the event will see national and local speakers take to the stage in the Anthony Minghella Theatre in a day of talks, stalls, discussion and art to inspire a love of the sea and swimming.
This June, community outdoor education charity Àban are re-launching a popular historic swimming event as a charity fundraiser: the Kessock Ferry Swim.
Back in 2019, Alan Corcoran became the first person to swim the entire Irish coastline to raise money for cancer and stroke charities in memory of his father, Milo Corcoran, who died of cancer in 2016.
Run by a charity, the tidal pool in North Somerset is about to get an accessible changing room and hoist, which will be free to book and use by people with disabilities.
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) will once again be holding their annual Open Water Festival at Lenches Lake, Evesham in Worcestershire on 26th June.
A stretch of the River Thames at Port Meadow, Oxford, has been designated as an official river bathing location after a nearly two-year long local battle against sewage pollution.
