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Gadding about in Gandia
John Weller and Lola Culsán join Spanish sea swimmers in an historic race from a golden beach to the sanctuary…
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My Swim Story – Laura Hope Smith
Laura Hope Smith was inspired by the This Girl Can campaign to get into the water I’m currently sitting at…
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What do we mean by outdoor swimming?
Outdoor swimming, open water swimming, wild swimming… what’s the difference? Outdoor Swimmer is a magazine for people who love swimming…
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Bassenthwaite Swim Babes
Ella Foote joins a women-only group in the Lake District All the lakes and beauty in the Lake District and…
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They are all mad in Doncaster
Sarah Hicks underwent a swimming conversion in South Yorkshire On a warm Friday in July last year I travelled a…
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The Henley Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Ali (Part 3)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2019 took place on 14 July. It was a fabulous day of river fun…
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Oh the things you can do with a tow float!
Karen Parnell is a British Triathlon Federation Level 3 coach & tutor and a Swim England open water swimming coach.…
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The Henley Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Emily (Part 3)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2019 took place on 14 July. It was a fabulous day of river fun…
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What’s coming up in the August 2019 issue of Outdoor Swimmer magazine
Our August 2019 issue is at the printer and will be on its way to subscribers early next week (w/c…
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Great North Swimrun 2019 – winning in the rain
Great Swim added swimrun to their programme in 2017 and it’s grown in popularity every year. With three distances to…
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Swimming journeys – July issue of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine
Journeys can take many forms. In the July issue of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine adventurer Alastair Humphreys tells how his account…
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Riding the incoming tide up the River Waveney
Last weekend’s Waveney Swim ticked a lot of boxes for me, not least that we swam upriver on an incoming…
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Bude Open Water Swimmers
Ella Foote enjoys the vibe at Bude Sea Pool The overriding feeling I have about my swim with the Bude…
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How sociable are open water swimming events? Survey Results
Over the Summer of 2018 some patient swimmers, event managers and business owners let me pick their brains as I…
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For swimmers by swimmers – new issue of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine out now
Outdoor Swimmer is an independent magazine published by swimmers for swimmers. And just to prove it, the new issue has…
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How climate change threatens open water swimming – and what can we do about it?
Our sport is under threat from the greatest threat to humanity of our time: climate change and consequent extreme weather…
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Five things to do in June
Five things to do this month 1. Book it! Entries are now open for the Henley Swim Festival on 14…
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Swimming and wildlife: Otters
Once on the verge of extinction in the British Isles, otters are now widespread again We nearly annihilated otters in…
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Diary of a wandering swimmer – getting a confidence boost on my home beach
Kate Gillwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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The Henley Swim Festival Blogs 2019: Emily (Part 2)
The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival takes place on 14 July. It’s going to be a fabulous day of river…
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Nevis to St.Kitts Cross-Channel Swim
Turtles, rum punch and sunshine. Swim coach Stephen Baker enjoyed his first trip to the Caribbean The thought of visiting…
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My Swim Story – Ellen Taylor
Ellen Taylor has set herself the challenge of swimming every day for a year My hands are numb by the…
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How a public flow of data can make the Thames fit to swim
Theo Thomas runs London Waterkeeper, an independent charity set up to challenge polluters and protect rivers in the capital and…
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Race strategy: What I learned at Oceanman Turkey
As well as an opportunity to do something I really enjoy doing (i.e. long distance swims outdoors), I find that…
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2Swim4Life 2019
Last weekend, Guildford Lido once again hosted 2Swim4Life, as it has done every other year since 2011. I’ve been to…
