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Swim 100 x 100s with the Outdoor Swimmer team

We're organising a 100 x 100m swim at Charlton Lido on 1 March 2020

Swimmers voice concerns over proposals to introduce ‘applied charging’ at Hampstead Heath Ponds

Endurance swimmer Tracy Clark urges swimmers to take part in Swimathon 2020

Endurance swimmer Tracy Clark who lost her father and two friends to cancer is urging swimmers in Norfolk to take the plunge for Swimathon 2020 and raise funds for Cancer Research UK

Marine conservationist swimming to the end of the Earth to protect Antarctica

We chat with Jane Hardy, who has volunteered swim in Antarctica to campaign for greater protection of seas and marine species.

Wild swimming shop launches swim hat and goggle amnesty

A wild swimming shop has launched a swim hat and goggle amnesty, as they seek to reduce the amount of unwanted swim equipment going to landfill.

Announcing our reader-nominated outdoor swimming Swim Stars

We are proud to announce the winners of our 2020 Swims Stars awards, who were voted for by our readers for the work they have done in the outdoor swimming community and the influence they've had on the lives of the people they swim with.

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh swims in Antarctic subglacial lake

Lewis Pugh, a British-South African born endurance swimmer has completed a record-breaking swim in Antarctica to highlight the impact climate change is having on global sea temperatures.

Love of the wild! February issue of Outdoor Swimmer out now

Swimmers to raise funds for mental health by baring all

The inaugural SW Skinny returns for 2020 after a hugely successful public skinny dip event at Summerleaze Beach in Cornwall last year