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Sustainable fitness for 2026
When fitness becomes part of your life rather than something extra you have to “fit in,” you are far more…
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Use the pool to transform your technique
Swim coach Nicola Butler explains how using pool features, from the lane ropes to pool markings, can improve your swim…
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Build your resilience over winter
In her first coaching feature for Outdoor Swimmer, Olympian Alice Dearing explains how resilience in winter is worth it when…
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Wading in for civil rights
Black swimmers went to the beach to protest racial segregation in 1950s and early ’60s America
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In hot water: swimming and climate change
Through her research, Abi Lafbery has discovered that outdoor swimmers have an immersive knowledge about the water and environments they…
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SwimSafe: creating confidence in open water
Vivienne Rickman has been working with the SwimSafe team in North Wales and shares how programs like this help children…
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Child’s play
Watch out for the new generation of outdoor swimming stars, says Rowan Clarke
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Law, access and our relationship with water
Ella Foote talks with academic Cristy Clark about her new book, Legal Geographies of Water, and why our relationship with…
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Our right to swim
What does having a right to swim really mean? Rowan Clarke investigates
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You may have more swim freedom than you think
Despite having a glorious swimming resource on his doorstep, it didn’t occur to Simon to use it
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Education, not exclusion
Venues offer safety, community and inclusivity, which make them invaluable, says adaptive swimmer Sophie Etheridge
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A midlife swim through Iberia
After receiving a ‘Death Calendar’ Mike Bright and his partner Em decided to embrace life and head on a swimming…
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Don’t let your swimming goggles go mouldy!
Mould isn’t just unsightly, it might be doing you harm, says Simon Griffiths
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Swimming from Denmark to Germany
Netherlands swimmer Marjan Brouwer took part in the 2025 edition of Fördercrossing, a 3km swim from Sønderhavn to Glücksburg
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What’s better – swimming 30km in a river or 30km in the sea?
Ben Lane did some thinking and devised a plan to swim and compare 30km by river and 30km by sea.…
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I survived: Ana Little-Saña’s story
US marathon swimmer Ana Little-Saña tells us her experience of taking on the Catalina Channel crossing – a swim that…
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Shouldering on… continuing our two-part dive into shoulder mobility
Personal trainer Liz Lowes shares the second part of her shoulder rehabilitation guide
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Your guide to festive fitness
Christmas can be a tricky time for anyone who likes to train regularly. Fitness coach Vivienne Rickman shares her advice…
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Where does swimming fit in your life?
Simon Griffiths shares some thoughts on swimming, training and life
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Healing shoulders in the water
Swimming coach Nicola Butler offers her guide to pool-based rehabilitation for your shoulders
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Rest, reflect and reset this winter
With all the excitement and buzz around winter swimming, it is easy to forget that these cool, dark months are…
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Jharna’s special venues
Access to safe and natural water is what makes a swimming venue special for Jharna Kumawat, from savouring local favourites…
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Girls Dips: a joyful community
After a big swim event Lowri Jones felt a gap in her swim routine and longed for a group to…
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Love in a cold climate
Rowan Clarke finds out how cold water can pour warmth into a marriage – and into our living rooms via…
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Holding water
Rowan Clarke finds out how swim venues have become key to outdoor swimming
