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WaterBear launches documentary about perinatal depression and the positive impact of cold water swimming
Exploring the positive impact cold water swimming can have combatting prenatal depression, the documentary seeks to bring awareness to the…
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Arctic Flappy Nippy Dippers: A Bluetits Event
Following the success and popularity of their first winter swimming event in November 2021, The Bluetits put on a second…
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Hampshire swimmers take action on local environmental issue
A group of outdoor swimmers in Hampshire have fundraised to repair river bank erosion in their loved local spot on…
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Work begins on National Open Water Swimming Centre of Excellence by Sea Lanes Brighton
Expected to open in Spring 2023, the plan is underway to create the UK’s first National Open Water Swimming Centre…
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New fabric badge design announced
In August 2021 we created a competition asking the outdoor swimming community to design our 2022 fabric badge. The winner…
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Campaign begins for new West London Lido
A group of volunteers in the West London area are coming together to put the idea of a brand new,…
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Get a free ticket to the National Outdoor Expo
Come and join us at The National Outdoor Expo this March at NEC Birmingham for FREE when you sign up…
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Team England announces first set of athletes for 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
Set to take place in Birmingham, this year's Commonwealth Games are just around the corner. Team England’s first team announcement…
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WaterAid invites swimmers to take the plunge and help transform lives with clean water
WaterAid has announced its largest swimming programme to date, from its participation in some of the UK’s largest swimming events…
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Zoggs launches new thermal range of silver-lined sustainable swimsuits
Zoggs have launched a new open water swimwear range developed in partnership with HerSpirit that aims to enhance the outdoor…
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Scarborough sewage rebels Sons of Neptune to feature in a new film
Set in Scarborough in the 1980's, the film will tell the story of what happened when the powers that be…
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Swimming pioneer Mercedes Gleitze honoured with blue plaque in Brighton
This week, a plaque has been unveiled in Brighton in honour of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim…
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New Felixstowe festival celebrating our connection to the sea launches this spring
Channel Festival will celebrate our relationship with the sea through a free programme of activities in Felixstowe this March.
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The Rivers Trust partners with the Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival to ask swimmers to race to revive rivers
We are extremely excited to announce that 2022 Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival (10 July 2022) has this year partnered…
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Irish swim team Walruses Extreme smash new world record for the coldest crossing of the North Channel
The North Channel is dubbed the toughest channel to swim in the world, and that's just the summer season. Walruses…
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Environment Bill clause defeat makes front pages
The Environment Bill currently working its way through parliament generated mainstream news coverage and front-page headlines when 265 Conservative MPs…
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Thames protest this weekend aims to challenge ongoing river pollution
This weekend, river users of all kinds are gathering together to protest the ongoing pollution of the Thames river as…
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Cheers to Channel swimming! Brewery produces swimming-themed beer to raise money for charity
Two teams of Channel relay swimmers have teamed up with a brewery to produce a pair of swimming-themed beers to…
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Genius or featherbrained? The Bluetits first ever winter swimming event
Lake 32 in the Cotswold Water Park hosted the Bluetits first ever winter swimming event on 13 November – and…
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New record for late season English Channel swim
French swimmer Steve ‘the Seal’ Stievenart is set to claim a new record for the latest English Channel swim on…
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Outdoor swimming success at Kendal Mountain Festival
The outdoor swimming community could again meet in person at the annual Kendal Mountain Festival in the Lake District. This…
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STAnd up for swimming
In response to the crippling swimming teacher shortage in the UK, STA say it’s time to STAnd Up for Swimming…
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Beach litter going down, but plastic still polluting UK shores
The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean, which took place from 17th – 26th September this year, saw…
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Outdoor Swimmer’s Simon Griffiths nominated for WOWSA Man of the Year Award
The World Open Water Swimming Association has included Simon Griffiths in its list of nominations for its annual Man of…
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Swimmers raise £7,000 with 26.2-mile Thames Swim
“Part of the reason we did this is because we felt we’d gone a bit soft in the summer,” says…
