AQUATIC WOLVES

Editor’s letter

This month’s Outdoor Swimmer comes to you on a soft

READER PHOTO CONTEST

OUTDOOR SWIMMER / SELKIE

BERTOLA AND BIAGIOLI TAKE GOLD IN FIRST FINA ULTRAMARATHON RACE

BERTOLA AND BIAGIOLI TAKE GOLD IN FIRST FINA ULTRAMARATHON

HO AND WEBER SHINE IN SA

While UK readers are still either cold water dipping

SCOTTISH OPEN WATER SWIMMING ASSOCIATION PROPOSAL DEFEATED

Following strong opposition from the British Long Distance

TAKE ON AN OLYMPIC CHALLENGE!

Fancy swimming 10km in the London Olympic pool? Marathon

ICE MILE BY NIGHT

If swimming an Ice Mile (a mile in water under 5 degrees

First Asian Oceans Seven

Rohan More has become the first Asian to complete the

DRONE SAVES TWO SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN SURF

A surf life saving drone has saved two swimmers caught

TAKE UP ROWING FOR COMIC RELIEF!

British Triathlon are aiming to raise £25,000 by challenging

BIG RICK’S FOUR-WAY

Record-breaking Big Rick’s Swim Team are taking on

TAKE ACTION ON WORLD WATER DAY

World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing

“PUDDLES USED TO TERRIFY ME. NOW I’M SWIMMING THE COAST OF GREAT BRITAIN”

After suffering from aquaphobia for 30 years, Paula McGuire finally learned to swim last August at the age of 36. Now, she’s planning to swim 1800 miles around the coast of mainland Britain

5 THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Campfire, cocktails and adventure films screened in

Write in…Have your say

STAR LETTER

Swimmers beware?

I have recently had a rather unfortunate situation

With friends like these

I wanted to share with you all a photo that was taken

Come join us!

I feel very lucky to have found outdoor swimming as

Open water DofE

My eldest daughter Kara Schelhase, 14 years old, has

Tewkesbury Triathlon Club

CLUB OF THE MONTH

SWIM SNAPS

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

VIEW FROM THE WATER

Simon Griffiths dissects the cost of events, and suggests an ethical way to get free entry

Brockwell Lido

Michael Wharley took before and after photographs of cold water swimmers at ‘Brixton Beach’

GET CITY KIDS SURFING!

A new charity offers an alternative for struggling young Londoners

THE WINTER BLUES

Memories of warmer swims help Pete Kelly look forward to the spring

The River Wye

51-year-old Angela Jones spent five weeks exploring her favourite river, the Wye

SWIM THE WORLD!

How do you choose a swimming holiday? Alice Gartland finds there are swimming trips and holidays for a wide range of budgets and swimming experience

SWIMMING STORIES

Ella Foote meets John Mather, the man who swam his way across the Lake District

BRIDGING HERCULES’ PILLARS

From Gleitze to Oceans Seven, the history of the Strait of Gibraltar. By Elaine K Howley

A continuing tradition

With the standard set, it fell to the next swimmer

COACH CASSIE

Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions

JOIN THE CLUB

Fiona Ford encourages open water swimmers to imitate club swimmers’ training schedules

THE BENEFITS OF SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

Helen Davis summarises the benefits that working on your psychological skills can bring to your swimming

RIDE THE MAGIC CARPET

Couple your catch and rotation to maximise propulsion.

EAT THE SEASONS

A selection of recipes using veggies at their seasonal best from nutritionist

SWIMMING IN CAMISARD COUNTRY

Melissa Davies explores the hidden swimming spots of the Cévennes National Park in south east France

INTO THE WILDERNESS

Richard Harpham explores the Canadian wilderness in Ontario

GALLIVANTING AROUND GALICIA

John Weller and Lola Culsán explore wild swimming spots in north-west Spain

EXPLORE THE CÔTE D’AZUR

Susan Stos decided not to act her age on a swimming holiday on the French Riviera

HOW A MERSEY MERMAID TOOK ON THE CARIBBEAN!

Julie Lloyd braved the warm water and sunshine of the Barbados Open Water Festival

Swim in the heart of Paris

Paris, 16 to 17 June 2018

LET’S SWIM!

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