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Mark Bayliss – Arch to Arc triumph
Over the weekend of 8th September Mark Bayliss broke the record for the Arch to Arc triathlon in a total…
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Let the Children Swim
When looking at open water swimming race results recently I’ve noticed increasing numbers of the letters MY, MJ, FY and…
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Glyn Bevans’s Grenada Cross Harbour Swim
My first open water swim completed in March 2012 – no wetsuit!!! However, not in the freezing waters of the…
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H2Open 2012 Awards Update
What a great response to the H2Open 2012 Open Water Swimming Awards: almost 50 nominations received already. Keep them coming…
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Wetsuits and cold water acclimatisation
As readers will have seen, in Issue 2 we take a serious look at wetsuits. As someone whose route into…
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The world’s fastest wetsuits
Over the past week we’ve had the opportunity to test some of the best swimming wetsuits on the market. Needless…
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Endurancelife Wild Swim
This weekend (8/5/11) I took part in the inaugural event of adventure racing company Endurancelife’s Wild Swim Series. The swim…
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Sarah’s swim training – step 1
Having seen her brave Hampstead Lido in the middle of winter, we knew our fearless deputy editor had taken open…
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Channel swimming training in Dover
Given that next issue we’ll be taking an in-depth look at Channel Swimming I thought it would be worth making…
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Issue 2 – electronic version now available
Issue 2 has arrived – electronically, at least. Printed copies are being posted today (Friday 8 April 2011) so should…
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First issue due shortly
Exciting times. The first issue of H2Open Magazine is due back from the printer imminently and we can’t wait to…
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Jim Boucher’s second English Channel crossing
Never say never again! I first swam the English Channel in 2007, aged 46 years. A time of 15 hours…
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Body Surfing
One of the joys of open water swimming is the exposure it gives you to the elements, especially if you…
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Issue 5 – on its way
The digital edition of Issue 5 is available HERE now. The print version has gone in the post to subscribers and will…
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Shelley Taylor-Smith: dangerous when wet
SEVEN time World Marathon Swimming champion Shelley Taylor-Smith talks to H2Open about swimming, life and her joy in helping other…
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Issue 4 – Wild Swim Special
Look out next week (w/c 11 July 11) for our Wild Swim summer special issue of H2Open Magazine. Normally we’re…
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Issue 6 – Coming soon
A big focus on English Channel swimming, but plenty of other great open water swimming stuff too. Look out for…
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Henley-on-Thames to Marlow – 14km of river beautiful river swimming
Adam Acland recounts his swim with the organisers of the Henley Swim Classic from Marlow to Henley along the famous…
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The Thailand island challenge
Have you even been somewhere on holiday, spotted an island a short distance from the coast and asked yourself, “I…
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Venues, events and clubs
As well as launching the new open water swimming magazine we’ve been busy recently upgrading our website to include the…
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Swimming in handcuffs
There’s something about open water swimming that seems to attract eccentrics: usually harmless and quite likeable eccentrics, but definitely a…
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Issue 2 off to the printers
We’ve been working flat-out all week to send issue 2 to the printers today (1 April 11), and we’re really…