Editor’s Letter

As the year flows to an end, it

Ways to Wellbeing

It’s too easy to forget how intimidating new

View From The Water

Remember to look back on your swimming adventures

ENVIRONMENT

Illustration: Alice Goodridge Bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) WILD

THE GIFT OF SWIMMING

There’s something special about gifting swimming to those who can’t access it themselves. Rowan Clarke looks at different ways to share your love of swimming

SWIM PEOPLE

ELAINE HOWLEY • SWIMTERVIEW• SARAH THOMAS SOPHIE ETHERIDGE • COMMUNITY

THE SWIM NOMAD

Swedish adventurer Jari Cennet Tammi plans to swim the coast of the Mediterranean from Istanbul to Cadiz over seven years.

GRATITUDE FOR SEA SWIMMING– AND HOW IT CHANGED MY LIFE

I flip upright with a panicked splash, and circle nervously, scanning for the shiny black head of the creature that just snorted furiously somewhere beneath me. All I can see are undulating silver waves on one side, and the thick walls of Penzance promenade on the other. Later, relishing the warmth of the hand-carved granite stone behind my back, I’m overcome with awe. The fear has disappeared, along with the seal. All that remains is a deep appreciation of the many gifts of daily sea swimming. Gratitude for the joy and the beauty, for reminders of my capacity to breathe through fear, and the proof that I too am part of nature (even if that seal wasn’t so sure…)

OF KATYDIDS AND MONGOLIAN CLIMES

The unexpected gift of swimming in a remote wilderness

Sarah Thomas: Marathon Swimmer

Sarah’s support crew of friends and family Sarah

Adaptive Swimmer: Sophie Etheridge

Swimming is a gift that changes lives

COMMUNITY

OVER £10,000 OF FREE SWIMS FOR THE COMMUNITY

COACH

WINTER REFRESHER • MOVE OF THE MONTH BACK TO BASICS • YOU ASK, WE ANSWER

WINTER FREESTYLE REFRESHER: PART 2: BODY POSITION, ACTION AND REACTION

Last month we looked at how to improve

ALTERNATING SUPERMAN

PERSONAL TRAINING WITH VIVIENNE RICKMAN

BACK TO BASICS

THE BILATERAL BREATHING LADDER AND IS BILATERAL BREATHING REALLY NECESSARY?

You Ask, We Answer!

QUESTION: I love outdoor swimming but I don’t

GEAR

LONG SLEEVE SWIMWEAR

LONG SLEEVE SUITS & TOPS

Alpkit Hurley Outdoor Swimming Top, £39.99 THEY SAY...

CHALLENGE

ULTRASWIM 33.3 • ROBBEN ISLAND SWIM • EVENTS LISTINGS

ULTRASWIM 33.3 #2 – MONTENEGRO 2023

Part race, part holiday, part endurance challenge and one unforgettable adventure.

SWIMMING TO FREEDOM

In September of this year, Matt Newbury and his friend Queenie Martin attempted to swim from Robben Island to Cape Town, a swim of nearly five miles across cold and shark infested waters.

OLDEST PERSON TO EARN TRIPLE CROWN

Ed Horne tackles 20 Bridges in ‘life-threatening’ rainstorm. Brooklyn-based journalist Margaret Hetherman reports

LET’S SWIM!

UK AND INTERNATIONAL EVENT LISTINGS

EXPLORE

ERYRI NATIONAL PARK

INTO THE WILDS OF ERYRI

Abigail Whyte joined Ray Farr and Jade Evans-Scott for a swimming and Pilates weekend in Eryri (Snowdonia), exploring its rivers, waterfalls and mountain lakes

PATRONS

Thank you to the following individuals who have joined Outdoor Swimmer magazine as Patrons and Super Patrons

SWIM LIFE

Image: Jess Rose MY SWIM STORY• SWIMTERPRIZE WATCH,

My Swim Story: Heather Palmer Swimrun first-timer

Heather took on the As Keen As Mustard Grafham Water swimrun

LESA WELCH: LESA WELCH ARTS

Tell us a bit about your swim background.

Watch Read Listen

Save Me from the Waves Jessica Hepburn PRE-ORDER

SWIMMING IN INK

LAUREN SHARP