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Best neoprene accessories for open water swimmers
Swim socks, fleece-lined caps and baselayers: as temperatures drop, we review some of the best neoprene accessories (and natural rubber…
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Best tow floats for wild swimming
There are a number of different kinds of tow float on the market: we tested a range of products with…
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Review: tow floats
Keep hydrated, protect your valuables and stay seen: a tow float is a trusty companion when you’re swimming in open…
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Unencumbered fun: Restube Active
Outdoor Swimmer Contributing Editor Jonathan Cowie tries out the Restube Active
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Orca open water SW wetsuit
The new Orca SW is packed with features that we haven’t seen in wetsuits before and which are designed to…
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Charlie McLeod Driathlon
Getting warm, dry and changed quickly is often imperative after swimming outdoors. There are a number of different products on…
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Robes
Getting warm, dry and changed quickly is often imperative after swimming outdoors. There are a number of different products on…
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Bags
Holdalls, drybags, ruck sacks and changing bags – whatever your swimming adventure there is a kit bag designed for you…
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Wild swimming wetsuits
What do you need in a wild swimming wetsuit? For us, it was more a question of what you don’t…
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Christmas Gift Guide
Treat the outdoor swimmer in your life (or yourself!) to our pick of the best outdoor swimming gifts 1. POOL…
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The Bering Papers: An extreme winter swimmer’s story
Jack Bright is perennially drawn to extreme adventures in nature. As a winter swimmer and explorer the lure of swimming…
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Swimboat
It might not be cheap, but the Swimboat is the Rolls Royce of flotation devices. Each one is handmade to…
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Selkie 40 Litre Dry Bag
We love this new dry bag from swim kit and lifestyle brand Selkie, which continues their mission to provide good-looking,…
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Swim Secure Kit Bag
Back in the summer I took my laptop to an event in a rucksack. It rained, my bag got soaked…
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Achieve the Impossible, by Greg Whyte
Professor Greg Whyte has carved out a niche for himself in guiding celebrities to completing outstanding physical feats. These include…
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Man vs Ocean, by Adam Walker
If you are a regular reader of H2Open Magazine you will probably be aware of Adam Walker. The first British…
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Five top tips to start – and stay – outdoor swimming
Swimming outdoors is no easy feat, at any time of the year. Unlike swimming in a pool, there are a…
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Gill Aqua Parka
Warmth: 4 Ease of change: 4 Compactness: 4 Something different from marine brand Gill, a robe that is not only…
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Review: Swim Secure’s new accessories
Retailer Swim Secure has launched some new products for the outdoor swimmer. From tow-floats to flasks, there’s a number of…
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Accessories you need to make your swim life easier
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Five ways to stay safe when swimming in the dark
With the days drawing in and the number of daylight hours decreasing, many of us are soon to find our…
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What’s the best type of changing robe for outdoor swimmers?
There is an art to changing before and after swimming. It’s something that needs to be practiced in order to…
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Restube Active
Restube's newly designed floatation device
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Paddles
We assembled a crack team of swimmers to test a range of swimming training aids to bring you our choice…
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Swim Wild by Jack Hudson (with Calum and Robbie Hudson the Wild Swimming Brothers)
Jack, the youngest, nearly missed out on the Wild Swimming Brothers’ first adventure. Older brothers Calum and Robbie thought he…
