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Eastleigh Lakeside under new management
Management of open water swimming at Eastleigh lake, near Southampton, changed hands this winter with the new operators promising to…
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Records demolished at Hong Kong’s ‘Cold Half’
Now in its fourth year, the Hong Kong ‘Cold Half’ is earning a reputation as a must do race in…
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1,000 winter swimmers set to take the plunge at Big Chill Swim
The Big Chill Swim returns this weekend to Windermere in the Lake District. Now in its fifth incarnation, what once…
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Copenhagen open water event claims to be the world’s hyggeligste swim
Entries are now open for the 11th running of the Christiansborg Rundt on 26 August 2017.
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Swim Safe: teaching children to stay safe in open water
At H2Open we take the view that it’s far better to teach people how to stay safe in open water…
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Solo Sports announces new partnership between Arena and Chillswim
Italian flair will be coming to the Lake District this summer, as Arena take on a three-year sponsor deal with…
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Sabrina Wiedmer becomes first woman to cross the Dál Raita Channel
On 29 June 2016, Swiss swimmer Sabrina Wiedmer crossed the Irish Sea, starting on Mull of Kintyre and finishing between Cushendun and…
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Pioneering swim becomes a stage performance
A theatre company has made a play based on Wayne Soutter’s pioneering swim across the North Channel from Scotland to…
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Open water swimming venue Heron Lake under new management for 2016
Heron Lake, a popular open water swimming venue located just off junction 13 of the M25, will be operating under…
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FINA announces cancellation of second leg of Grand Prix
The 25km race at Villa Urquiza-Parana in Argentina scheduled for 7 February has been cancelled says FINA
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August/September issue of H2Open out now
August/September 2016 issue The latest issue of H2Open Magazine is now on sale. Here is a sneak preview of what…
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Doubling up around Manhattan Island
Between 17 and 18 September this year, Christian Jongeneel from Malaga in Spain became one of only a few people…
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Big Rick’s Swim Team set two-way English Channel relay record
Last Saturday a team of six swimmers from the West Midlands set a new world record for the fastest mixed…
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Entries open for the V Cup MARNATON eDreams
Four events covering more than 20km of the Catalan coast line.
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Cross Channel racing with Oxford and Cambridge
Their boat race is more famous, but this bi-annual contest between Britain’s two most famous universities could potentially be more…
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Baies de Anges swim to pay homage to Nice attack victims
A new open water swim will take place this year on 11 September in the Baies de Anges, Nice, which…
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Swimmers wanted for cold water research study
Does cold water swim training affect your immune system? And if so, how?
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Nejib Belhedi completes new ‘Iron Swim’ challenge
Tunisian swimmer Nejib Belhedi has set himself the ambitious challenge of towing a 100 tonne boat for 1km while swimming.…
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Radford and Webby finish on top in final of New Zealand Ocean Swim Series
Local swimmers Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby wrapped up the New Zealand open water swimming season with convincing wins in…
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Swimovate adds NFC to PoolMatePlus
Swimovate, the company behind the PoolMate brand of lap counting and distance measuring swimming watches, continues to innovate with the…
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Rio organisers contemplate heating the ocean
While many commentators have worried about the water quality at the Rio Olympics and the possible impact on open water…
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New rules on wetsuits
FINA has announced that it is changing its open water swimwear equipment rules – but not until after the Rio…
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H2Open fifth anniversary on its way
Our fifth anniversary issue will be leaving the printer on 1 February 2016 and arriving with subscribers shortly thereafter.
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Put another brick in the wall to help save Saltdean Lido
Saltdean Lido urgently needs to raise £70,000 if it is to continue with its restoration plans
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First ever group crossing of the Swahili Channel
A group of charity swimmers have made the first ever group crossing of the Swahili Channel from Zanzibar to Tanzania
