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Meeting our readers at events and swims over the summer

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VIEW FROM THE WATER

Wetsuit or skins? Simon Griffiths believes we should swim and let swim

Dancing Ledge, Dorset

Anthony Cook and ‘support team’ escaped the hum of the South-East to the tranquillity of a deserted sea pool

BIOLUMINESCENCE

See the sea light up with a glow-in-the-dark swim. By Susanne Masters

THIS MONTH WE SWAM ATHERON LAKE

Convenient location plus great food and long opening hours make Heron Lake a winner

I WAS SCARED OF THE WATER FOR 45 YEARS

Ten years ago Christopher Smith couldn’t swim. He is now a qualified sports therapist and plans to swim the Solent butterfly

Romanian librarian to swim length of Danube

Avram Iancu set off on 20 June 2017 to swim 2,800km

SWIM THE CHANNEL WITH ASPIRE

Aspire, the charity who help give back independence

New world record for Isle of Man relay

On 17 June a team of accomplished cold water and endurance

Champion of Champions

A highlight of the British Long Distance Swimming Association’s

Meet the Swim Doctor

Be coached by Beijing 10km silver medallist and two-time 10k open water world champion Keri-anne Payne at your local leisure centre

ENGLISH CHANNEL NEWS

The English Channel remains the pinnacle of achievement

FINA roundup

The FINA World Championships have been taking place

THE ICE MAIDEN

Jaimie Monahan, 37, is an American winter swimmer and

GIVING BACK

SwimTayka is a non-profit organisation saving lives by teaching underprivileged children to swim

THE AMERICAN CHANNEL

Russell Chaffee and the revival of his reverse Pilgrim swim across Cape Cod Bay. By Elaine K Howley

STILL WATERS RUN DEEP

Ella Foote meets Ruth Fitzmaurice, author of I Found My Tribe, for a swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond on Hampstead Heath

COACH CASSIE

Our resident Olympian answers your swimming questions

TAKE YOUR TRAINING OUTSIDE

Make the most of your outdoor swimming with these sessions from Fiona Ford

HOW TO HAVE A FULL AND SATISFYING LIFE WITH CANCER

Since being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015, Total Immersion founder and longtime Outdoor Swimmer contributor Terry Laughlin has refused to be a passive patient. Instead he is finding his ‘illness-free zone’ in the open water

HIGH ELBOWS

In part two of his series looking at the basics of front crawl technique, Ocean Walker coach and founder Adam Walker looks at the importance of high elbows in avoiding shoulder injury

YOU CAN DO IT!

Helen Davis looks at how you can become a selfconfident athlete

FIT FOR LIFE

Keep in tip-top shape with these three essential nutrient-packed recipes from nutritionist Kathy Findlay

NEVER TOO OLD

Swimming teacher Becky Horsbrugh organised a DIY swimming holiday in Puglia to teach her 80-year-old mother to love the water

BEAUTIFUL BUT BRUTAL

Jonathan Cowie and teammate Mark Klein took on the

24 HOURS IN HELL

Paul Smith swam a mile on the hour for 24 hours at the 100% Swimming 24-Hour Endurance Swim

PRIME-TIME IN PARIS

Simon Griffiths dived into the canals of Paris for a surprisingly pleasant 5k swim

UNDER THE WALKWAY

Browsing through Outdoor Swimmer’s event listings led Alison Baker to sign up to The Two Bridges Under the Walkway Swim in New York

JUBILEE RIVER SWIM

This man-made river channel is a natural choice for swimming, says Simon Griffiths

WHEN DID YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST SWOOSH?

Alice Gartland swam like a starfish at the Outdoor Swimming Society’s Batham Swoosh

PADDLE ROUND THE PIER – BRIGHTON

Simon Griffiths takes a trip down to the south coast

LET’S SWIM!

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WILD Swimming Wetsuits

What do you need in a wild swimming wetsuit? For us

SWIMRUN WETSUITS

Team London Lads competed in the Ötillö Swimrun Engadin

ABOUT A BUOY

Lynda Parker of the Blyth and District All Season Swimmers (BADASS) tells the story of a yellow marker buoy