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    Diving into 2025 with a dip a day for the homeless

    A group of fundraisers in the north of England are having a dip a day throughout January to help tackle…

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

  • Hector Pardoe

    Olympian Hector Pardoe swims length of Windermere in record-breaking time

    In a remarkable feat of endurance, British Olympian Hector Pardoe has set a new record for the fastest swim of…

  • Queer swim groups

    Queer swim groups: We are family

    A new wave of queer swim groups are embracing the benefits of cold water and community.

  • Swimming men

    What about men?

    In a woman’s world, Rowan Clarke finds out why it’s important to advocate for male outdoor swimmers.

  • Pants vs shorts

    Do you favour sleek, quick-drying, performance-focused trunks, jammers and budgie smugglers or the modest coverage of swimming shorts? Jonathan Cowie…

  • Matt Dawson celebrating with raised arms after finishing his final Lake District swim. Green hills in the background.

    All the Lakes Without a Break

    Outdoor Swimmer catches up with Matt Dawson after he set a new record in the Lake District

  • Let’s play

    Outdoor swimming is inherently spirited, joyful and fun, helping us connect with our childhood selves, with nature and with our…

  • What’s your favourite river?

    To celebrate the new Rivers issue of Outdoor Swimmer magazine, we asked the Outdoor Swimmer team to share their favourite…

  • Close up of Hector Pardoe in GBR swimming cap, back to the camera, looking across a lake under stormy skies

    Interview with Olympic swimmer Hector Pardoe

    Olympic Marathon Swimmer Hector Pardoe tells us what happened in Tokyo and how elite open water swimming could be made…

  • Wild swimming walks Lake District

    The best wild swimming walks in the Lake District

    Author and swim guide Pete Kelly shares his favourite swim-hikes from his new book, Wild Swimming Walks Lake District.

  • Tidal pools

    The Tidal Year

    A new book, The Tidal Year, follows swimmer Freya Bromley attempting to swim in every tidal pool in mainland Britain.…

  • Swimming in Lake Malawi National Park

    Lake Malawi – the world’s ninth largest lake covering an area larger than Wales – is where Dennis Lupenga learnt to…

  • Matt Dawson swimming the English Channel

    Swimming the Lakes – as fast as possible

    Matt Dawson wants to swim the 13 publicly accessible lakes of the Lake District in a record time Outdoor Swimmer:…

  • Open water fear

    How to overcome your fear of open water

    Jonathan Cowie muses on the perils of outdoor swimming, and how to overcome a sudden feeling of panic in the…

  • How to get the most from a swimming event

    You won't regret signing up to an event, says Simon Griffiths. Here's how to make the most of the experience. 

  • Diving Lake District

    Diving for trash and treasure in the Lake District

    Freediver Angus Hosking is on a mission to clean up litter from the lakes of the Lake District.

  • Create your own challenge

    Create your own challenges

    Not all challenges are to enter, or to follow, some are created ourselves. Alison Gilchrist set herself a series of…

  • Call for ‘swim-along’ interviews in Windermere

    PhD researcher calls for ‘swim-along’ interview participants at Windermere to examine the relationships between open water swimming and environmental health…

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    Author and Wild Swimming Brother, Jack Hudson traded his freshwater dips in the UK for a salty life in Australia…

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    If swimming is for everyone, why is it that some needs are still not met when it comes to suitable…

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    A yoga and wild swimming retreat? Not at the same time surely? Don’t be silly. Yoga and paddleboarding is definitely…

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    Jelly Babies, caffeine gels or peanut butter sandwiches? Swimming coach Cassie Patten and veteran long distance swimmer Colin Hill are…

  • The National Park Print Shop

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