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Is your swim venue accessible?
If swimming is great for getting people moving and has the potential to change lives, why don’t more people with…
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Living better with long Covid
Rowan Clarke finds out why cold water might be prescribed or contraindicated in people with long Covid.
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The Wingless Warrior
Armless open water swimmer Kerry-Lee Gockel sets her sights on a 25km Ultramarathon swim.
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Lorraine Candy’s Scilly Swim Challenge
'Postcards From Midlife' co-host Lorraine Candy joined her tribe of middle-aged women to take on the epic 15km Scilly Swim…
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Swim your age
Rowan Clarke finds out why swimming is the elixir of youth.
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Reflect, recover and refocus
Swim Smooth coach Paul Newsome looks at how swimmers can maintain health and fitness in the off-season
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Pond to pool
Simon Griffiths looks at how to adjust to pool racing after a summer in open water.
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Putting on weight for swimming: how would this affect your health?
The perceived wisdom is to deliberately put on weight to increase your natural insulation for marathon swimming. But how might…
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Swimming the temps down
Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas shares her advice for acclimatising to the cooling water temperatures this autumn.
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What are the best pool drills for improving open water skills?
You can still work on your open water skills when you're training in an indoor pool. Swimming coach Cassie Patten…
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Planning for colder swims
Channel swimmer Sophie Etheridge shares her top tips for preparing for the cold water season ahead.
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The weather decides whether we swim
Channel swimmers know: if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute. Elaine K Howley delves into a swimmer's history…
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The tides of change
Daniel Shailer meets the “black mermaid” turning the tide for swimming access in South Africa Growing up in Sowetu, South…
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The Coastal Cafe Guide: Eating on the edge
From coffee and pastry horse boxes to street-food trucks and gourmet seafood bars: The Coastal Café Guide has got your…
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The Lido Guide: Stonehaven Open Air Swimming Pool
Emma Pusill, author of the newly updated The Lido Guide, lets the train take the strain and finds that an…
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Masters swimming: get ready for the pool
Add a new dimension to your swimming with Masters racing, says Simon Griffiths
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Finish the season strong
Paul Newsome looks at how to perform your best in end-of-season events and challenges.
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The Adventures of Scout
What inspired three ocean loving engineers to create a series of fun rhyming children’s books?
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An inspiring summer of swimming
Wowed by a summer of amazing swimming, Rowan Clarke meets the creator-completers of some of the most inspiring outdoor swims…
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Immerse in weather
Rowan Clarke discovers how noticing the weather can change us and the world.
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A swimmer’s perspective of the city
City swimming can be a thrilling experience, as demonstrated by the epic swims in the Seine in Paris this summer.
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How to minimise risks on solo swims
While it’s not ideal to swim alone, there are a few things you can do to minimise the risk when…
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How to stay fit between races and on holiday
A bit of preparation and flexibility will go a long way to maintaining your fitness between races and on holiday,…
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Swim safe, swim without your ego
Often the most dangerous thing about our swimming is ourselves. Ella Foote changes her approach to long-distance swimming.
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How to balance your training between open water and the pool
Jason Tait says doing the right mix of pool and open water will help you race faster.
