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Just as Angela Lansbury intoning the words “Tonight

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All the latest news from Outdoor Swimmer Towers!

OUTDOOR SWIMMER / SELKIE

Submit your best swimming photos for a chance to see

NEW FILM DIVES INTO HAMPSTEAD HEATH PONDS

Producers of a new documentary about the year-round

IISA GB Champs

Sadly, mild weather before the International Ice Swimming

Write in… Have your say

This is a painting of my mum swimming. She’d grown

Parliament Hill Lido Users Group

Opened in 1938, Parliament Hill Lido is an Art Deco-inspired

ALICE DEARING

Alice Dearing was the 2016 World Junior Open Water Champion and now has her sights set on a place in the GB open water team for the Tokyo Olympics 2020

In association with SwimTrek SWIM WILD AND FREE

Taking a dip in the frozen Baltic Sea, at Löyly, Helsinki

VIEW FROM THE WATER

Simon Griffiths reflects on eight years of publishing H2Open and Outdoor Swimmer

FAMILY SWIMS

Open water swimming is best when shared with loved ones, says SwimTrek founder Simon Murie

GANNETS

Fierce inhabitants of a liminal kingdom. By Susanne Masters

Wiltshire Wild Swim… and Glove Dippers

Bad weather means Ella Foote gets to swim with two groups for the price of one

NIGHT SWIMMING

Fire your senses and let your imagination run wild on a night swim, says Pete Kelly

When I swim, I feel free

Ellen Taylor has set herself the challenge of swimming every day for a year

A tonic for longevity

Katie Maggs’s portraits of older swimmers capture adventure, imagination and freedom

Thames Angel

Urban Mermaid Lindsey Cole swam the length of the Thames to highlight plastic pollution

The Lady Champion Aquatic

From Les Enfants Poissons to matriarch of natation, Agnes Beckwith inspired a generation of female swimmers. By Elaine K Howley

Under the spell of the sea

Salt on Your Tongue by Charlotte Runcie is an eclectic mixture of tales of women and the sea. Interview by Ella Foote

COACH CASSIE

Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions

PUT TO THE TEST

Fiona Ford shows you how to identify your threshold training paces for different distance swim challenges

THE NEED FOR SPEED

The secret to swimming faster is simple maths, says coach James Ewart

”I CAN’T STAND BEING IN FREEZING COLD WATER“

Even if you are prepared and acclimatised, the prospect of swimming in cold water can cause worry and panic. Helen Davis explains how to thrill to the chill

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Changing your stroke can feel strange but now is the

WINTER WARMERS

Enjoy some winter warming grub, especially following a chilly swim. Recipes by nutritionist Kathy Findlay

BROADLY SPEAKING

Joanne Jones joined a friendly crowd for the 11.5km Waveney River Swim

ROUND THE SOUND

Four accessible distances make the Bermuda Round the Sound swim a must-do international event. By Holly Apple

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