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How to complete the Great North Swim and Swimrun

Pick the right distance, plan your nutrition, be confident in your kit and pace yourself. Simon Griffiths shares insight from…
My life in sea creatures

Sabrina Imbler’s book, My Life in Sea Creatures, was published last year. It is part memoir, part science, with Sabrina’s…
The Ripple Effect

This month, authors Anna Deacon and Vicky Allan return with a new book, The Ripple Effect: A Celebration of Britain’s…
A monster challenge in Loch Ness

This weekend charity swimmer Helen Smith will push her open water swimming limits by attempting to swim Loch Ness watched…
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…
Go to Great Lengths at Sea Lanes Brighton

Team Domenica launch Brighton's first inclusive swim challenge: a chance to go to ‘Great Lengths’ for young people with learning…
Free ‘Swim Safe’ sessions to help keep children safe on the beach

The RNLI and Swim England are running free 'Swim Safe' sessions in response to recent findings showing that children accounted…
A swim against suicide

Irish swimmer Ger Moore has swum the length of the River Shannon (250km) to raise awareness and funds for suicide…
Andy Donaldson has smashed the Oceans Seven!

On 27 July 2023, marathon swimmer Andy Donaldson completed the final leg of his Oceans Seven, swimming the Tsugaru Strait…
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…
Join in The Big Swim with Team GB Olympic swimmer Alice Dearing

On Wednesday 26 July, Olympic long distance swimmer Alice Dearing will be launching The Big Swim challenge in partnership with…
Hats off to Jule Harries, who’s completed her One Hundred Hats swimming challenge!

Charity swimmer Dr Jule Harries has completed her One Hundred Hats Challenge, undertaking 100 open water swims while wearing a…
Yvette Tetteh: The woman who does not fear

Yvette Tetteh’s epic 450km swim down the Volta river system in Ghana highlights the environmental damage done to the country…
Swimming in rivers: how dangerous is it?

Conservation experts The Rivers Trust report that only 14% of rivers pass good ecological health, while no rivers pass good…
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…
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…
A swim from Hurst Castle to the Needles

Kate Steels pilots a new swimming challenge, raising an astonishing amount for a cause close to her heart. Rowan Clarke…
How to prepare for an English Channel relay swim

Meet your pilot and eat crisp butties – Lionel Spittle and David Rock share their top tips for preparing for…
What does it feel like to nearly drown?

Lea Millett-Clay had a near-drowning experience as a seven-year-old child, living in South Africa. In 2022, she took part in…
Registration opens for 2023 Swim Serpentine

At noon on Thursday 8 June, 2023 Swim Serpentine opened for registration and within two hours, spaces had almost all…
More protection announced for the River Ouse

A new Great Ouse Rivers Trust has been launched to protect and enhance this vital waterway in the east of…
Andy Donaldson sets a new British record for swimming the Gibraltar Strait

Scotsman Andy Donaldson has completed the fifth leg of his Oceans Seven challenge, setting a new British record for swimming…
Why do an open water event?

Do I have to be a fast swimmer? Do I need to swim front crawl? Will I get pushed under…
Water and sewage companies sorry over sewage spills

Water and sewage companies in England have apologised for "not acting quickly enough" on sewage pollution and have announced a…
The Dart 10k is back on for 2023

After an uncertain year, the Dart 10K is set to return this September after finding a “very elegant solution to…