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The Ice Queen Cometh
Jackie Cobell is tight lipped about her next challenge. “It is down south,” is all she will say, “and very,…
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A gentle swim across Europe’s largest volcanic lake
On Saturday, 14 June 2014, Kristy McIntyre, Mark Fabik and John Tierney of London’s Serpentine Swimming Club took a leisurely swim…
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Fit to fat to fit again – Ed Williams recounts his swimming journey to the North Channel
Ed Williams is a swimming teacher based in Cambridge and an extreme marathon swimmer. He’s aiming to take on one…
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How I became a Scilly girl
Lou Walker took part in the first-ever 15k Scilly Swim Challenge in September 2014 – and she’d whole-heartedly recommend it,…
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A dog ate my clothes, Officer
Dogs eating books has been a standard excuse for students ever since homework was invented, but how about dogs eating…
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Train for the worst and hope for the best – it might happen
Garry Seghers took part in an English Channel relay this summer for Diabetes UK. He shares his experience here. A…
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How Rhona McGregor overcame her fears and fell in love with open water
‘Open water swimming! Are you mad?’ Well, that’s what people say when you tell them you spend your Sunday mornings…
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From beginner to Robben Island swimmer in four months
Neither John Gunn nor John Paul Matthews (JP) had much open water experience. In fact, four months ago they were…
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Beating the tide, just. Janine Serell reports on her Manhattan to Sandy Hook swim
Janine Serell was the twelfth and final person to finish this year’s 17.5 mile swim from Manhattan to Sandy Hook,…
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Annual German Open Water Championships
On 3 July, Adam Warner (24) travelled to Hamburg in Germany to take part in the German open water championships.…
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Sabrina Wiedmer swims the North Channel
Fergal Sommerville, who completed a fantastic early season North Channel swim in 2013, was delighted to have the opportunity to…
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Nevis to St Kitts: one width breaststroke
Different swimmers can have very different experiences of the same swim. Last week we heard from Liz Torode, who came…
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Jim Doty: A swimmer who made a difference, and a swim in his memory
Some swimmers do more than just swim – they make a difference to their communities and other people’s lives. On…
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How a great coach made all the difference
Belgian swimmer Jean-Luc Piens says he would never have completed his English Channel crossing without the support and guidance of…
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Going to any length… A Sean Conway Interview
In this interview with Jack Ross, endurance and adventure athlete Sean Conway discusses the challenges of becoming the first man…
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Cliona Saidlear: The Bonus Swim
Cliona Saidlear is taken on a delightful and inspiring swim by two SwimTrek guides – on their day off! Even…
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Open water swimmer Alex Meyer on becoming a full-time athlete and training
US swimmer Alex Meyer is a former 25km open water swimming world champion (2010) and represented his country in the…
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Keri-Anne Payne talks about swimming, training and chocolate
Keri-Anne Payne featured as our open water hero in the first issue of H2Open Magazine. She spoke about her Olympic…
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Mad Cows come home
On Sunday morning the Cumbrian Open Water Swimmers (COWS), definitely mad, arrived back home, after completing the challenge of swimming…
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Holidaying with Olympians
After deciding to go on holiday to France and northern Spain, I started to look for a swim event I…
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Masters Open Water Swimming on the World Stage – Kazan 2015
After winning the 30-34 Age Group at the ASA National Open Water Masters at the beginning of August, Pip Bennett…
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Could better access to open water reduce drowning deaths?
I’m writing this while waiting for a flight back from Berlin. I’ve just spent a week in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte,…
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Henley Bridge to Bridge
I must admit, when I signed up for Bridge to Bridge it was as a reluctant team member of team…
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Why finding a snake in your open water swimming spot is a good thing
Last weekend I decided to take a closer look at the River Mole to see if it’s suitable for swimming.…
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Beware the perils of overconfidence – and some tips on swimming straight
Having completed a reasonably large number of open water swims I believe (at least, I believed until now) that I…
