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How wild swimming helped break my anxiety
When Joe Minihane admitted to issues with anxiety, he turned to Roger Deakin’s swimming classic, Waterlog, for help. So began…
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River Wye source to sea
Ian Rivers, Nicola Goodwin and Julie Hardman became the first people to swim and walk the entire length of the…
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Swim London
According to the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), 22% of women and 20% of men in England are unable to swim.…
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Nancy Farmer
Inspired by her wild swimming adventures, Nancy Farmer decided to immortalise her swims as drawings. She soon discovered that people…
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Club of the Month – #ChesterFrosties
We have a lovely home swim spot on the River Dee, Eccleston Ferry, near Chester. You can either ‘dip in’…
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Swimming for Good with Aspire
Image: Aspire Channel Swimmers’ dinner with guest speaker Kevin Murphy Starting eight years ago, Aspire, the spinal injuries charity, has…
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Christmas Gift Wish List
If you haven’t yet decided what to put on your Christmas list, check out our selection of perfect open water…
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When is a swim more than just a swim?
Image: Steve Wand Memorial Swim (c) Neil Gear Towards the end of 2015, a bunch of guys gathered at Charlton…
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The David Wilkie problem
Last week, a few of the national papers picked up on a swimming related story that’s relevant to anyone who…
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We’re changing, but we’re also staying the same
Image: saying goodbye to H2Open but hello to Outdoor Swimmer We are changing our name to Outdoor Swimmer and increasing…
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An Impossibly Beautiful Adventure
In October 2016, Sarah Thomas made history when she swam the length of Lake Powell from Utah to Arizona. Her…
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Treat the options in open water swimming as a menu, not a ‘to do’ list
What do you want from open water swimming? I used to do a bit of triathlon, which is a very…
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Interview: Alex Studzinski
Former German 25km champion Alex Studzinski was forced to take 2016 off swimming due to a shoulder injury. We talked…
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Gone Swimming celebrates sixth year with launch of new outdoor swimming trips in North Wales
Gone Swimming is a swimming holiday and adventure company based in North Wales and entering its sixth season in 2017.…
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Water is dangerous; swimming is relatively safe
The recently released statistics from the Water Incident Database (WAID) show that 321 people drowned in the United Kingdom in…
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I love open water swimminmg: Babs Gray
On 16 December 2015 I celebrated my 49th birthday. A week earlier I had become a grandmother and six weeks…
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Glow Swimming: a new way to experience open water
As a triathlete, at most events I’m given the same things on registration. Swim hat, timing chip, race numbers and…
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Don’t let the clock spoil your open water swim
Last weekend I took part in Swim Serpentine, a new open water event on the UK calendar. It ran over…
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Macmillan All Out Swim
For the past few months we have been following Sam Brett, who is taking part in the 5km Macmillan All…
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Club of the Month
Panama Swimming Club The Panama Swimming Club in Whitley Bay was founded in 1930 but there has been a sea…
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‘I want to swim an ice mile, how do I train for it?’
What is an ice mile? An ice mile is a one-mile swim under International Ice Swimming Association rules in water…
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You Asked, Cassie Answered
The Beijing Olympics 10km marathon swimming bronze medallist answers your questions on dyslexia, diet and swimming with her eyes closed. What does…
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Wetsuits in the English Channel
"Non!" says Hannah Young The English Channel is the ultimate long distance swim and people come from all over the…
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A few reasons why swimming isn’t a waste of time
Last week the Telegraph posted a story with the alarming and misleading headline: “Most swimmers are wasting their time, say…
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Suits vs Skins
As the winter approaches fewer of us are braving the cold and heading out into the open water, preferring the…
