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Crossing the Caspian
After two months of travelling, SwimTrek founder Simon Murie and his family reach Kazakhstan Some two months ago, I along…
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Islands of Paradise
SwimTrek founder Simon Murie says aloha to Hawaii The mere mention of Hawaii conjures up images of islands of paradise…
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Swimming with Dragons
SwimTrek founder Simon Murie reports from Bali I’m currently living in Bali and getting acquainted with this fascinating place. While…
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Swimming Solitude
SwimTrek founder Simon Murie reports from the Philippines and the Outer Hebrides Remote Swimming: The water less travelled There is…
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Farallon Islands to California: the world’s toughest ocean swim
Only five people have managed to swim from the storied Farallon Islands to mainland California. By Elaine K Howley Shortly…
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From the Arctic Circle to Tooting Bec
SwimTrek founder Simon Murie looks back to the birth of winter swimming championships in the UK Seeing details of the…
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Family Swims
Open water swimming is best when shared with loved ones, says SwimTrek founder Simon Murie I am squeezing in writing…
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If not now, then when?
English Channel swimmer, open water coach and swimming teacher Joanne Jones writes a personal view on returning to the open…
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Long Distance Love Affair
Distance training with a group can be life-changing, says SwimTrek founder Simon Murie It was 17 years ago that I…
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The River Thames: a wet, winding history
The River Thames has long lured swimmers to her banks. For millennia, people have built settlements along the sinuous curves…
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The Channel Family
Experience the welcoming nature of the Channel swimming community, says SwimTrek founder Simon Murie A few days ago I joined…
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Sea Lanes
Our hope for a National Open Water Swimming Centre. By SwimTrek founder Simon Murie I have been a resident either…
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Swim the World
SwimTrek founder Simon Murie explains why he loves to explore the world through swimming There’s a great satisfaction from discovering…
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Swimming to Bali
SwimTrek founder Simon Murie looks ahead to moving to Bali for a year, and the swims he has planned on…
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Kazakhstan Bound
SwimTrek founder Simon Murie is on a road trip from England to Bali – swimming every day on the way…
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Swimspiration while in isolation: learning
If you have any energy left after working from home, doing a work-out in your living room, home-schooling the kids,…
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Seven reasons why an enforced break from swimming might be good for you
There’s been lots of social media chat this week about whether outdoor swimming could be acceptable as your allocated one…
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Orca: the apex predator of all the seas
The Tlingit, whose territory is in the Pacific Northwest coast of North America have a legend about the origin of…
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The Liffey Swim turns 100
Dublin’s beloved open water offering turned 100 in 2019. Elaine Howley takes a look at the history of the Liffey…
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When and how might we get back to outdoor swimming?
I’ve previously written about the impact of coronavirus on businesses involved in or connected to outdoor swimming (see “How Coronavirus…
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Exploring Ireland’s wild swimming spots
Five swimmers with an inflatable tent, an estate car and a plan to try out as many different Irish swims…
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How to cope with life when you can’t swim
My working assumption is that everyone has bad stuff in their lives to deal with: traumatic events in the past,…
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Irish Moss – a useful seaweed
A lifeline for many Irish families escaping the Potato Famine was provided by a small seaweed called Irish moss (Chondrus…
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Alternatives to swimming: the pros and cons
Does anyone remember those times before coronavirus? In that previous life, people would occasionally ask me, how do I find…
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How to keep swimming fit during the coronavirus pandemic
Thinking about keeping fit for swimming while there’s a coronavirus pandemic raging may seem, at best, a little odd, or,…
