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Event report: Dartmoor Open Water Swim, Roadford Lake, 16 June 19

With the forecast spitting out high winds and rain, it was never going to be a walk in the park for this year’s participants of the Dartmoor Open Water Swim

New association launched for False Bay swims

False Bay, in South Africa, is the latest body of open water to get its own body to co-ordinate, officiate and promote swims across it.

Photo finish after 10km for the third leg of the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Setubal, Portugal

With the FINA World Championship Gwangju 2019 quickly approaching (Friday 12 to Sunday 28 Jul 2019), there were fewer entries than usual in the third leg of the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series.

John West survey says 30% of British adults haven’t been swimming in more than 10 years

Seafood brand John West recently carried out a survey of attitudes to swimming as part of its Get Yourself Shipshape campaign.

Win tickets to the premier of new play SWIM

Liz Richardson’s new show, SWIM, explores the restorative qualities of going for a swim

Sport England research confirms massive growth in outdoor swimming

After the fire – how open water swimming venue Divers Cove recovered from an arson attack

Divers Cove, in Godstone, Surrey, is a 7.3m lake that was originally excavated as a sand quarry. It is now used for swimming and other water sports

Expect the unexpected

Ryan Stamrood completes 100th Robben Island crossing

FINA CNSG Marathon Swim World Series – Seychelles Race Report

Arianna Bridi crowned the ‘Queen of Seychelles’ as she makes it two years in a row & Marc-Antoine Olivier leads the pack on a fast and furious last lap to finish in first place in the men’s 10km open water race.