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  • Rainbow illuminates carnage of club’s Midsummer Relay

    Last night I was at Tooting Bec Lido for the annual Midsummer Relay organised by the South London Swimming Club.

  • Great Swim performances secure places at Kazan for Hughes, Allen and Dearing

    Three more swimmers have been added to the GB open water team sheet for Kazan following strong performances in the…

  • IOC disqualifies Beresnyeva from London 2012 Olympics

    Ukrainian swimmer Olga Beresnyeva has been stripped of her seventh place finish at the London 2012 Olympic Games after a…

  • Lake Magog organisers withdraw from FINA World Cup

    Professional swimmers will not be racing at Canada's Lake Magog this summer after event organisers withdrew their 10km and 34km…

  • TotallyTween.co.uk and H2Open Magazine Support Drowning Prevention Week

    The secure digital platform for 8 to 12-year olds, and H2Open Magazine have just announced their support for Drowning Prevention…

  • Thousands take to Windermere for Great North Swim

    At the beginning of last week the water temperature in Windermere was 12 degrees. While that might not put off…

  • Henley Classic dazzles with laser-sharp talent

    This year’s Henley Classic once again put on a spectacular show both in and on the water

  • Junior team announced for European Open Water Championships

    British Swimming has named a 10-strong team for the European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Tenero, Switzerland.

  • Peterson takes gold at Setúbal

    The FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup moved to Setúbal in Portugal at the weekend for the sixth leg of…

  • Anna Wardley announces new swim challenge

    Anna Wardley, who in 2013 circumnavigated the Isle of Wight in a swim that lasted more than 26 hours, has…

  • Oceanman travels to Italy

    For its third race in its 2015 series, Oceanman relocated to Lago D’Orta, in northern Italy for its only fresh…

  • Beams and booms at this weekend’s Henley Classic

    Swimmers at this year’s Henley Classic will be forgiven for thinking they have wandered into an all-night rave

  • Are you afraid of the dark? 


    Last Saturday Aspire, in partnership with Brutal Events, launched their Night Swim series with the inaugural Dusk ‘til Dawn Swim…

  • Rhys Mainstone to speak at first Cotswold Expo on 5 July

    Waterland, at Lake 32 in the Cotswold Water Park will play host to the first “Cotswold Expo” on 5 July,…

  • Madswimmers set their sights high

    Sharks, cold water and the little matter of a pre-swim half marathon didn't put off a group of Madswimmers from…

  • Get free places on iconic summer swims with FRANK Water

    How do you fancy doing the Dart 10k, Henley Swim Bridge to Bridge, Coniston Chillswim or Windermere One-Way Swim for…

  • ASA and RNLI launch Swim Safe 2015

    The ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) have launched Swim Safe 2015, an open water…

  • Zone3 official swim partner for British Triathlon Championships in Liverpool

    Zone3 have announced that they will be the official swim sponsor for Tri Liverpool, which will play host to the…

  • Swimming with a conscience

    My pre-race checklist goes something like this

  • Charity swim at Tri2O in memory of Katie Henderson

    Last month swimmer and triathlete Katie Henderson lost her life in a road traffic accident while on her way to…

  • Team 210 Southwest attempt first relay crossing of the Dál Riata Channel

    On Saturday 11 July 2015 Team 210oSOUTHWEST set off from Cushendal (Northern Island) to travel to the Mull of Kintyre…

  • Double Ironman for Level Water

    Ian Thwaites launched Level Water two years as a charity to teach children with disabilities to swim. Disabled children are…

  • Poole swim back by popular demand

    The popular Poole Swim will return to the Sandbanks Peninsular this summer, under new management by Bespoke Events and with…

  • 10km gold and silver for US at Pan Americans

    Chip Peterson followed his FINA World Cup win at Setúbal with another victory on Sunday, taking gold in the men's…

  • Photo finish in women’s 10k at Pan American Games

    As the opener of the swimming events of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto on Saturday, the women's 10km…

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