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This is my Alaska
Inspired by a dream holiday in Alaska and a jubilant dip in Ullswater, reader Magdalena Maklakiewicz-Evans decided to start her…
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Swimming spot: Black Moss Pot, Lake District
Suzanna Cruickshank is your guide to the high temple of places to wild swim in the Lake District
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Swimming 40 lakes in Switzerland
For her 40th birthday, Julia Weber gave herself a gift: a challenge to swim in 40 lakes in Switzerland in…
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The story behind our ‘rest & reflection’ cover by Beth Squire
Woodland bathing, feeling immersed in nature and embracing the simple joy of swimming outdoors: Beth Squire shares the story behind…
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Reflections and intentions for 2023
We asked the Outdoor Swimmer team, contributors and our community to share reflections on 2022 and their open water intentions…
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Fill your stockings! Outdoor Swimmer back issues are now £3.50 each
Looking for a Christmas gift for a wild swimmer? Have a gap to fill in your collection? Back issues of…
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6 wild swimming spots in the south Lake District
From England’s largest lake to small tarns nestling under fells, the South Lakes has something for everyone.
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Get involved with the Lakes to London virtual challenge
Join Her Spirit's six-week virtual challenge by swimming any distance between 1km and 500km and help raise £100,000 for Breast…
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Around the Bays in 80 Days: take on a new Lake District swim challenge!
Calvert Lakes invite you to partake in an exhilarating new Lake District swim challenge, which is open to all levels…
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New Frog Graham Round FKT
Ben Abdelnoor sets Fastest Known Time for the Lake District swimming and fell running challenge
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Puffin Swim launches with UK’s first biodegradable swim tow float
Puffin Swim is a new open water swimming company created by Pete and Andrea Kelly, who run the adventure swimming…
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Lake District National Park seeks volunteers for the Great North Swim
The Lake District National Park is on the lookout for Volunteer Event Stewards to offer a helping hand at this…
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Wetsuit try-on and test day at Ambleside with Swim the Lakes
Lake District-based swimming adventure company “Swim the Lakes” is holding a wetsuit try-on and test day in Ambleside (at the…
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110 plunge into Windermere for Chillswim’s Boxing Day Dip
110 swimmers aged 6 to 60, many in fancy dress, turned up for the second Chillswim Boxing Day Dip, which…
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Big Chill Swim swimmers look forward to Arctic blasts this weekend
Winter 2015 is proving a busy season for cold water swimmers. This weekend more than 800 competitors will converge on…
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Free parking for swimmers!
No need to worry about where to park before a swim in the Lake District, a pub near Ambleside has…
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WOWSA Awards head to the Lakes
Ice swimmers, marathon swimmers and Olympic swimmers are among the nominees for the 2015 WOWSA Awards, honouring people, events and…
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Swimming micro-adventure in the Lake District
Paul Mackenzie heads off to the Lakes for a nocturnal swimming adventure I have always loved adventure – especially in…
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Diary of a wandering swimmer – Lakes, mountains, poets and a bit of running
Kate Greenwood was born in Galashiels, Scotland, raised from three years old in Yorkshire, found herself in London for 30…
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Wastwater, Lake District
Dark, dramatic and stubbornly cold – Barb Brown’s favourite wild swimming spot is a lake with attitude To write about…
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New venue refreshes the Great North Swim
The Great North Swim moved a few hundred metres south this year shifting its location from Low Wood Bay (where…
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Swim all the Lakes in the Great Lake District Swim Challenge
The Lake District is cementing its reputation as the UK adventure capital with the launch of a new swim challenge…
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Chillswim launches Swallows & Amazons swim
Lake District based swim company Chillswim has added another event to its programme: The Swallows and Amazons Swim
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Lewis Pugh to present World Open Water Swimming Awards
Lewis Pugh, United Nations Patron of the Oceans, has been confirmed as guest speaker at the World Open Water Swimming…
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Young talent shines at Windermere Cross Lake Swim
Woolen swim suits were out in full force at the weekend, as swimmers in the Lake District took part in…
