• Business Newsletter
  • Advertise
  • Media Pack
  • Rate Card
  • Ad Specs
Outdoor Swimmer Magazine
  • Subscribe
    • Subscribe
    • Single issues
    • Gift a Subscription
  • Extra
  • News
  • Features
    • Cold Water Swimming
    • SAFETY
    • SWIM TRAVEL
    • Readers’ Swims
    • Health
    • You Ask, We Answer
  • Training
    • Training Sessions
    • Coach Cassie
    • Top Tips
    • Training and Technique
  • Courses
  • Gear
    • Gear Advice
    • Product Reviews
  • Listings
    • Events
      • Find an event
      • Event Reviews
    • Coaches
    • Guided Swims & Swim Travel
    • Venues
    • Swim Ads
  • Win!
    • Competitions
    • FREE SWIMS
  • Shop
    • Current issue
    • Merchandise
  • Subscribe
    • Subscribe
    • Single issues
    • Gift a Subscription
  • Extra
  • News
  • Features
    • Cold Water Swimming
    • SAFETY
    • SWIM TRAVEL
    • Readers’ Swims
    • Health
    • You Ask, We Answer
  • Training
    • Training Sessions
    • Coach Cassie
    • Top Tips
    • Training and Technique
  • Courses
  • Gear
    • Gear Advice
    • Product Reviews
  • Listings
    • Events
      • Find an event
      • Event Reviews
    • Coaches
    • Guided Swims & Swim Travel
    • Venues
    • Swim Ads
  • Win!
    • Competitions
    • FREE SWIMS
  • Shop
    • Current issue
    • Merchandise
  • Orca Vitalis wetsuit high visibility

    Swim safer in open water: why hi-vis gear matters

    Open water is unpredictable—powerful, changeable and wild. But the freedom of outdoor swimming comes with safety considerations like being seen.

  • Best tow floats for wild swimming

    There are a number of different kinds of tow float on the market: we tested a range of products with…

  • Neoprene swimwear benefits

    Eco comfort: Why wear Yulex swimwear?

    It’s our favourite cold water swimming mashup where the warmth of a wetsuit meets the freedom and flexibility of swimwear.

  • Zoggs Spectra Goggles

    Tried and tested: Zoggs Spectra goggles

    Advertorial The most popular open water goggles have to be Zoggs’ Predator range. So how do the new Spectra goggles…

  • Otion Swim Paddles

    Kit review: Otion Swim Paddles

    Otion swim paddles will help improve your finger spacing for optimum efficiency while swimming.

  • How to choose supportive swimwear

    The Outdoors Swimmer team put ZOGGS new supportive swimwear to the test. 

  • 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:…

  • Zoggs swimwear

    The new range of swimwear from Zoggs is designed with sustainability in mind – and a particular focus on outdoor…

  • How to pack smarter for your swims

    As opposed to the warm comfort of the swimming pool, swimming outdoors, combined with all the (often unpredictable) elements, requires…

  • Zoggs Predator Flex Goggles: Find your perfect fit

    We put the Zoggs Predator Flex goggles to the ultimate test: a team of Outdoor Swimmer readers

  • Yonda Ghost II Swimming Wetsuit – Extended Review

    Due to space constraints in print, our product reviews are often shorter than some pieces of kit that we test…

  • Orca open water SW wetsuit

    The new Orca SW is packed with features that we haven’t seen in wetsuits before and which are designed to…

  • Vivobarefoot Tempest amphibious trail shoe review

    While it took a little while longer than expected to get the Tempest shoes on due to the high ankles,…

  • What’s in our kit bag? January 2021

    Thermal wetsuits and jammers, watches and changing robes. Here’s our pick of swim kit this month. 1. Alpkit Hurley outdoor swimming…

  • Should outdoor swimmers wear earplugs?

    Ear plugs should be in everybody’s kit bag. Becky Horsbrugh explains why One of the most important pieces of swimming…

  • WAKEcup zero waste starter kit

    Global WAKEcup is a zero-waste reusables brand with a mission to end single use plastic pollution. According to WAKEcup, besides…

  • Open water essentials from Zone3 | AD

    Embrace the escape with open water swimming kit from Zone3

  • FORM launch ground-breaking real-time workout feature for Smart Swim Goggles

    Fitness technology company FORM have announced a ground-breaking ‘Guided Workouts’ feature for their FORM Smart Swim Goggles. The first-of-its-kind technology…

  • Robes

    Getting warm, dry and changed quickly is often imperative after swimming outdoors. There are a number of different products on…

  • Bags

    Holdalls, drybags, ruck sacks and changing bags – whatever your swimming adventure there is a kit bag designed for you…

  • Born to Swim towel

    In our May issue we tested our choice of towels, but this one didn’t arrive at our office in time…

  • Wild swimming wetsuits

    What do you need in a wild swimming wetsuit? For us, it was more a question of what you don’t…

  • Swimrun wetsuits

    Team London Lads competed in the Ötillö Swimrun Engadin race in Switzerland. Mark Klein (pictured right) wore the Orca Swimrun…

  • Christmas Gift Guide

    Treat the outdoor swimmer in your life (or yourself!) to our pick of the best outdoor swimming gifts 1. POOL…

  • Charlie McLeod Driathlon

    Getting warm, dry and changed quickly is often imperative after swimming outdoors. There are a number of different products on…

 Older Posts

Recent posts

  • Swimming with strangers
  • Masters of winter
  • You don’t have to love cold water swimming to be a ‘proper’ outdoor swimmer
  • Are you a winter swimmer… or just winter swimming curious?
  • Catherine Breed swims the entire California coast in 900-Mile challenge

OUTDOOR SWIMMER

  • About Outdoor Swimmer
  • Outdoor Swimmer Merch
  • Contact Us
  • Submission Guidelines
  • Environmental Statement
  • In Memory

COMMUNITY

  • Free Newsletter: Sign up
  • Email policy
  • Magazine Print Reading Experiences
  • Magazine Digital Reading Experiences
  • Climategames Swim Challenges
  • Win!

BUSINESS

  • Advertise
  • Business Newsletter
  • Media Pack
  • Rate Card
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
2026 OutdoorSwimmer ©
  • ~ HOME ~