LET’S SWIM!

CARTOONIST – MALCOLM LAVERTY (STAN)

TRENDING

ISLE OF WIGHT SEA POOL The newly

HELLO!

Technology advances can be divisive. Those who invent,

Simple and life changing

SOPHIE ETHERIDGE Technology is constantly evolving, improving, but

View from the water

There’s joy to be found in all sorts of swimming activities: why not try something new?

POWER UP

A strictly analogue swimmer, Rowan Clarke discovers technolog y ’s place in the water

SWIM PEOPLE

FORM GOGGLES • MARCH FOR CLEAN WAT ER EL AINE HOWLEY • COMMUNITY

GOGGLES FROM THE FUTURE

Rowan Clarke finds out how innovative goggles fit the face of future swimming

A MOMENTOUS DAY : THE MARCH FOR CLEAN WATER

Digital editor Abi Whyte joined thousands of other blue-clad protestors for a defiant and uplifting rally in Parliament Square, London

FINDING JOY AFTER HEARTBREAK

If we were guaranteed to always be successful, what would be the point in even trying?

NOWCA Wild explores: Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye

If you’re looking for a breathtaking day out,

COACH

BEGINNER SWIMMERS • SARAH THOMAS MOVE OF THE MONTH • PAUL NEWSOME • LIZ LOWE

BASIC SWIM TRAINING – A QUICK GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS

SIMON GRIFFITHS Pool-based training sessions can be confusing

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR SWIM TRAINING OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK

As December approaches, many swimmers start wondering how

A change of pace

SARAH THOMAS Two years ago, for my 40th

KETTLEBELL GOOD MORNING

PERSONAL TRAINING WITH VIVIENNE RICKMAN

GEAR

HOW TO USE A SPORTS WATCH • SPORTS WATCH REVIEW • SWIM TECH

HOW TO CHOOSE A SMART WATCH FOR SWIMMING

What features should you look out for, according to our readers? And what do the brands say?

SPORTS WATCHES

BEST ENTRY-LEVEL WATCH COROS Pace 3, £219 THEY

SWIMMING GADGETS

GREAT SOUND QUALITY H2O Audio Tri 2 Pro,

KIT WE LOVE...

WALLIEN HORIZONIA YULEX JACKET, £169 Our new 1.5mm

CHALLENGE

PLYMOUTH SWIMMERS • EVENT LISTINGS

PLYMOUTH SWIMMERS MAKING WAVES

Close encounters with seals, dolphins and the Royal Navy: Jason Mann shares the story of an adventurous band of Plymouth long-distance swimmers

EXPLORE

WEEKENDING

WEEKENDING: OAKHILL PONDS

Weekend escapes with a swimming opportunity – this month Ella Foote heads to Oakhill Ponds, Somerset, for a cool dip in an ancient pond surrounded by autumn leaves

SWIM LIFE

FELL FOODIE• SWIMTERPRIZE WATCH, RE AD, LISTEN • SHORT STORY

ENVIRONMENT

SUSANNE MASTERS

FELL FOODIE

Harrison Ward, better known as Fell Foodie, is an outdoor cook who loves to recreate restaurant-style meals on minimal equipment (usually a camp stove) in remote locations

Watch Read Listen

SWIMMING SCREENTIME

STINGBLADE

Passionate water sports enthusiast Mark Dyer has created Stingblade, a user-friendly tool designed to tackle jellyfish stings

CAPTURE THE MOMENT

My children gave me a small box for

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WILDA

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