Marathon Swimming

Editor’s Letter

Welcome to your new-look Outdoor Swimmer magazine! I

TRENDING

SUPPORT PHIL Henley based swimmer Philip Warren is

View From The Water

Simon Griffiths looks at swimming and friendship

Adaptive Swimmer: Sophie Ethridge

CONNECTIONS I have lived with my disability for

Wildlife – Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Illustration: Alice Goodridge Happily living in cities, suburbs

Outdoor Swimmer Beginner: Minreet Kaur

FROM POOL TO LAKE I recently qualified as

LIDO LIFE: EMMA PUSILL

Friendship is the essence of the lido experience

DANCING QUEENS

Rowan Clarke meets the artistic swimmers making shapes with wild synchro

FRIENDS LIKE THESE

What do you get when you cross an actress, comedian and writer with a travel expert? Ella Foote finds out…

I SWIM BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

A personal swimming history of miles fueled by friendship.

Going Solo

Lovely jubbly! Joe swimming at Fowey JOE MINIHANE

The Golden Thread

CAROLINE SAXON Friendship is the golden thread of

COMMUNITY

LA TRUCHAS UNITY CIRCLES IN VOGUE During the

Blue Mind Men

Nothing beats the mental health benefits of mucking about in the water with your mates

Feeling fine

News from the Mental Health Swims community

Hot advice – protect skin from the sun

PREVENT CANCER Sun protection and outdoor swimming is

RECIPE Apres-Swim Massaman Dhal

ANNA SOUTHWELL -LOVES CAFE, WESTON The Supermares often

BODY CARE: SUNSCREEN

SUPERGOOP PLAY EVERYDAY LOTION SPF 50 | £20

You Ask, We Answer!

CASSIE PATTEN QUESTION: I am 40 this year

MYTH BUSTING

This month: “You will get dragged down by weeds!”

TRAINING

Open Water Skills: Sighting

SWIMSUITS

THEY SAY... Our goal is to turn the

TRUNKS

THEY SAY... With additional hip and thigh buoyancy,

THE OUTDOOR SWIMMER HENLEY SWIM FESTIVAL

Sunday 10 July Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames Outdoor

LET’S SWIM!

UK AND INTERNATIONAL EVENT LISTINGS

24 HOUR SWIM RELAY, LONDON

Team Limbitless take on Level Water ’s 24-Hour Swim Relay in Shepperton Lake. Team leader James Russell reports

SWIM TRAVEL

Swimming trips offer a way to set goals and see the world in a different way. Often, they can seem daunting, but if you can find the courage and the right organiser, you will find a swimming trip that lifts you in many ways and helps develop new friendships

SWIMMING GUIDE

Suzanna Swims: Black Moss Pot

SWIMMING IN THE SLOW LANE

Jamaica’s rivers, waterfalls and surrounding sea are best enjoyed on ‘island time’

READER PHOTO CONTEST

Enter our monthly reader photo competition for a

BE MORE MOOSE!

Jonathan Cowie meets Rachel Heley, founder of swim brand Wild Moose

Patron Page

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

YOUR LETTERS

What has inspired you about outdoor swimming this

My Swim Story...

Through water, the wavelength of the world

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