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Best pool and open water goggles
There is plenty of innovation in this year’s goggle round up, from honeycomb technology for a super comfortable fit to…
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Yes! You can swim in rivers
With headlines like ‘What’s the most polluted place to swim in the UK?’ news coverage coverage is enough to put…
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River heroes’ film at a cinema near you
The joyful film about a community’s fight for its river Rave On For The Avon is now in cinemas. Following…
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Have your say on bathing waters
Respond to DEFRA’s consultation on bathing waters by 23 December
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Why bathing waters matter and how to get more of them
The Bathing Water Forum provided a networking opportunity for campaigners for cleaner water
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Swimming in Bristol Harbour set to continue
The next phase of a pilot for swimming in Bristol harbour begins Saturday 9 September.
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What about men?
In a woman’s world, Rowan Clarke finds out why it’s important to advocate for male outdoor swimmers.
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Lewis Pugh’s Hudson swim for cleaner waters
Lewis Pugh takes on his longest swim yet, 507km of the Hudson River from source to sea, in his campaign…
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Cleveland Pools opens on 10 September
Get your free tickets to the opening of Cleveland Pools, a much-loved Georgian lido saved for future generations following a…
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The Weser Ultra: a marathon swim down the River Weser
Para-swimmer and world champion ice swimmer Tina Deeken and her swimming partner Tobias Prüßner have completed a 50km self-supported swim…
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Sophie Etheridge completes longest ever one-way solo English Channel swim
Pending ratification, adaptive swimmer and Outdoor Swimmer columnist Sophie Etheridge has completed the longest ever one-way solo English Channel swim,…
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Lido guide: Stand up and be counted
Despite the positive impact a local lido can have on its wider community, outdoor pools continue to struggle due to…
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Join in this year’s Great British Beach Clean
The Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach Clean is back next month, taking place 15-24 September 2023 across the UK…
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Best changing robes 2022 as tested by experts
Protection from the elements, roomy enough to change into warm clothes and easy to pack away in your kit bag:…
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Everything changes with clean water
Could you swim to support WaterAid and help bring clean water to deprived communities? When communities get clean water for the…
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I swam a marathon for WaterAid!
Kasia completed the WaterAid Swim Marathon challenge in 2022, swimming in 15 different open water locations I have been lucky…
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Drowning message gets splash of colour thanks to street artist
London street artist EyeSaw – AKA Paul Cottie – has put drowning prevention in the picture by painting a 2m…
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Fast Rescue Device (FReD) launches in the UK
North Wales water rescue experts behind the launch of a pioneering life-saving device: a remote-controlled life buoy designed to help…
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Clean the ocean by swimming – join our ClimateGames challenges
Outdoor Swimmer readers removed 40kg of plastic from the ocean through swimming in June and July.
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The Goddess of the Wye
Awe, reverence and joy – this is what puppeteer and activist Kim Kaos has brought to the Save the Wye…
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Sea pool sanctuaries
Architect, urban swimming expert and now author, Chris Romer Lee has made waves in outdoor swimming for a decade and…
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Just days left to save Yorkshire Swim Works
Yorkshire Swim Works hopes to raise £65,000 to turn the former Victorian-built water treatment works on Thornton Moor into a…
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Don’t miss out on the joys of outdoor swimming because of sewage pollution
Sewage pollution is a scandal but it doesn’t mean the end of wild swimming
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The Great British Skinny Dip is back
Do you like a cheeky dip in the nip? Then why not add the Great British Skinny Dip to your…
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Author donates life-saving books to schools for Drowning Prevention Week
Children’s author Ellie Jackson is donating her new book to all schools across the UK, telling the story of how…
