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Wendy Trehiou to receive Churchill Award for Courage
Cancer survivor Wendy Trehiou will receive Jersey’s Churchill Award for Courage, becoming the sixth person to do so since its…
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Alan Morrison completes Captain Webb swim
Alan Morrison took 6:33:33 to replicate a 10-mile swim from Sandy Hook NJ to Coney Island Brooklyn that was first…
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Moseley completes first solo swim across Lake Pontchartrain
Matthew Moseley has completed the first solo crossing of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana.
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Henley Swim launch open water swimming clubs initiative
Working with the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), event organiser Henley Swim has launched an initiative to create three new open…
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Survey shows big influx of new participants to open water
We recently carried out a reader survey that showed nearly a quarter of open water swimmers joined the sport in…
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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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Zone3 to offer open water swimming taster sessions for 2015
Wetsuit, open water swimming and triathlon brand Zone3 has announced it will be visiting open water swimming venues around the…
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Arena to sponsor Commonwealth butterfly champion Katerine Savard
Aquatic sports brand Arena has signed a sponsorship deal with Katerine Savard, the company announced on 18 December
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Winter swimmers converge in Siberia
In the weeks leading up to the third Tyumen Open Cup, which took place on 12-13 December 2014, temperatures in…
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Ear plugs that don’t stop you from hearing
We haven’t tested these yet so can’t vouch for the claims but we’ve just received a press release about a…
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Would you swim 200km in a polluted river to highlight the problem?
If you’re going to do a nice long swim you might as well find a good cause to do it…
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World champions show their class at King and Queen of the Sea
FINA marathon swimming world cup series winners Ana Marcela Cunha and Allan do Carmo teamed up to win a tightly…
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Tough conditions for Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim
The Cold Half 14km marathon swim took place in Hong Kong at the weekend
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Capp and Robinson win State Capital Classic in New Zealand
While winter swimmers in the UK make the most of the cold weather, on the other side of the world…
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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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Hats off to cold water swimmers
Crazy hats and costumes were out in full force this weekend, as over 600 swimmers from around the world took…
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World Championships selection process for British open water squad starts with 10km race in Australia
The selection process for the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia starts this Sunday, with seven British swimmers taking part…
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Henley Swim partners with Aspire for Henley Classic
Henley Swim has announced a partnership with spinal injuries charity Aspire for its Henley Classic event.
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Dart 10k sells out in record time
You had to be up early this morning if you wanted a place on the Dart 10k swim. Entry to…
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Zoggs launches its first range of wetsuits
For a major swimming brand, Zoggs has long been notable in the open water market for its lack of wetsuits
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When one marathon just isn’t enough
Two competitors at this Saturday’s Cold Half Extreme Marathon Swim in Hong Kong will then attempt a sub-3 hour marathon run…
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Aqua Sphere extends commitment to Great Swim until 2018
Aqua Sphere has announced that it is extending its partnership with the Great Swim Series until at least 2018
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Swimmers complete 200km swim to highlight water crisis in South Africa
Andrew Chin, 45, and Toks Viviers, 52, have completed their 200km descent of the polluted Wilge River in Free State,…
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Arena sponsors Commonwealth 200m freestyle champion Thomas Fraser-Holmes
Aquatic sports company Arena announced today that it has signed Australian Rio hopeful Thomas Fraser-Holmes
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STA launches new open water rescue qualification
STA, the swimming teaching and lifesaving organisation, has launched a new rescue qualification aimed at keeping swimmers safe in open…
