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All Party Parliamentary Group to focus on access and participation in swimming

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SWIM SNAPS

Send us your best pics of your outdoor swims to editor@outdoorswimmer.com.

VIEW FROM THE WATER

Simon Griffiths talks to water safety campaigner Rebecca Ramsay

ATLANTIC SALMON

Where to find and swim with autumn’s acrobats, by Susanne Masters

TEN LOCHS SWIM CHALLENGE

The Wild West Swimmers had fun and raised money for charity in their inaugural ten loch adventure.

AUTUMN PERFECTION

As the tourists leave and the water temperature starts to drop, it is a perfect time to visit the Lakes, says Pete Kelly

MY FIRST DID NOT FINISH

If you’re going to do it, do it with style. Jo Lockhart waited until she was on the world stage for her first DNF

OUTDOOR Swimmer

Jump into outdoor swimming! Three issues of Outdoor

EXTEND YOUR SEASON

How and why you should keep swimming outdoors through the year. By Jonathan Cowie

CENTURY SWIMMER

At 8.30am on 8 August 2017, Sarah Thomas began a 104.6-mile swim in Lake Champlain, New York. 67 hours and 16 minutes later she set a new record for the world’s longest current neutral swim. By Jonathan Cowie

WASHED UP, WORN DOWN AND SCRUBBED CLEAN LIKE A PEBBLE

After her life in London unravelled through drink and drugs, Amy Liptrot retreated to Orkney where wild swimming became part of her rehabilitation. Ella Foote meets the author of best selling memoir The Outrun

SNATCHING VICTORY FROM THE DEVIL’S TEETH

Only five humans have managed to swim from the storied Farallon Islands to mainland California. By Elaine K Howley

WILD AND FREE

Escape the stress of the city with a weekend of wild swimming adventures. By Becky Horsburgh

COACH CASSIE

Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF TRAINING AIDS

Paddles, fins, snorkels, pull buoys… What should you be using in your training, and why? Swim coach and swimmer Dan Abel of Fit&Abel gives us the lowdown on swimming training equipment

TRIED & TESTED

We assembled a crack team of swimmers to test a range of swimming training aids to bring you our choice of the best kit to use in your training sessions

LAST HURRAH!

Training sessions to keep you mentally and physically fresh for a great end of season performance. By Fiona Ford

HOW TO AVOID LANE RAGE

Can’t we all just get along, asks Dan Bullock, head coach at Swim for Tri

HOW AND WHY TO TIME YOUR POOL SWIMS

Total Immersion head coach and founder Terry Laughlin looks at the importance of knowing your time for 100 metres

HIPS DON’T LIE

In part four of his series looking at the basics of front crawl technique, Ocean Walker coach and founder Adam Walker looks at rotation

SELF-TALK

Helen Davis explains how to control your inner voice by thinking smartly

THE LURE OF THE ORKNEY ISLES

70 islands, 600 miles of coastline. Ella Foote visits Orkney and discovers an archipelago perfect for wild swimming adventures

A LAND OF MILK AND HONEY – AND SEA…

If you like to start the day with a swim in the sea, visit Israel. By Mikhal Heffer

OSS DART 10K

1600 champion swimmers brave rain, wind, chop and a few twigs at the annual Dart 10k.

THE LONG REACH SWIM

Simon Griffiths took part in My Sporting Times’s inaugural Long Reach Swim

HUDSON ODYSSEY

8 Bridges is an eight-day adventure down the Hudson River, NY, covering 120 miles.