EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

Editor’s letter

Journeys can take many forms. This issue adventurer

TEAM TALK

All the latest news from Outdoor Swimmer Towers!

OUTDOOR SWIMMER / SELKIE READER PHOTO CONTEST

Submit your best swimming photos for a chance to see

PHOTO FINISH AFTER 10KM IN SETUBAL, PORTUGAL

FINA CNSG Marathon Swim World Series – Setubal Race

First swim around Cork city

On 3 June, Ned Denison became the first person to swim

OVERHEARD

The most ridiculous things you’ve heard in and around

Challenge of the month!

This issue features violins, native Indian lutes and

5 THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Floating - Swimming Stories is a new podcast from writer

Write in… Have your say

Outdoor Swimmer is a great magazine that I enjoy reading

SWIMWILDANDFREE

Lovely Loch Lubnaig for Lynne’s first open water swim

VIEW FROM THE WATER

Outdoor swimming, open water swimming, wild swimming… what’s the diference? asks Simon Griffiths

SWIMMING TO BALI

SwimTrek founder Simon Murie looks ahead to moving to Bali for a year, and the swims he has planned on route

BARREL JELLYFISH

Gentle giants the size of dustbin lids.

Bassenthwaite Swim Babes

Ella Foote joins a women-only group in the Lake District

FREE TO SWIM?

Increasing numbers of swimmers risk threatening our

They are all mad in Doncaster

Sarah Hicks underwent a swimming conversion in south Yorkshire

CHASING THE WATER

Lindsey Cole dipped all the way from Devon to Scotland, connecting with swimmers on social media as she cycled around Britain

Famous Fraud

A fraudulent English Channel swim paved the way for governing organisations in marathon swimming. Elaine K Howley

BECOME ADVENTUROUS BY DOING ADVENTURE

Inspired by Laurie Lee, Alastair Humphreys busked his way across Spain. The resulting book became a personal memoir of a life lived adventurously. Ella Foote met Alastair for a swim and impromptu concert

Summer Reads

Mikael is a Swedish open water swimmer and coach, known

COACH CASSIE

Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions

CLOSE CONTACT

Simon Griffiths shares some exercises to help improve your confidence when swimming close to other people

HIPS DON’T LIE

This month guest coach Keri-anne Payne looks at body position and rotation

“I AM EXCITED, YET ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED OF MY ENGLISH CHANNEL RELAY”

Sports psychology consultant Helen Davis suggest ways to manage fear

BEYOND THE BANANA

Ditch the sticky sports drinks and try these recipes

LIQUID LAYOVER

John Weller and Lola Culsán find themselves with time to kill in Kraków

REWILD YOUR SOUL

Susanne Masters enjoys swims, films, saunas and dancing at the annual Highland Gathering of wild swimmers

SEEKING THE SACRED

Patrick Scot swims in the volatile waters of India’s

TURKISH DELIGHT

Simon Griffiths travelled to the Turkish Riviera to

LET’S SWIM!

UK AND INTERNATIONAL EVENT LISTINGS

The Big Brutal Swim

18 AUGUST 2018 LLANBERIS, NORTH WALES

Open Water Swimathon

Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 September 2019 Venues across the UK

TRIED & TESTED

ALL THE LATEST GEAR, KIT AND NUTRITION PRODUCTS

ZONE 3 WETSUITS

From wetsuits for wild swimmers to race day speed suits