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SWIM PEOPLE

SWIMTERVIEW • THE BIG SEA • FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE EL AINE HOWLEY • COMMUNITY

SWIM ADS

Bude Sea Pool Swim in the Atlantic

CHALLENGE

IISA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS • EVENT REVIEWS • EVENT LISTINGS

SWIM LIFE

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Swim Politics

There’s no doubt that lots of people enjoy

ENVIRONMENT

SUSANNE MASTERS

WHILE YOU’RE AT THE WATER

SHELL STORIES Margate’s shell grotto, a subterranean passage

Welcome

This month’s theme is all about swimming politics,

He re for the swimming

One of the things I love about open

View from the water

Istarted Outdoor Swimmer magazine because I wanted to

POLITICS OF SWIMMING

Can swimming outdoors be an escape from politics? Rowan Clarke finds out

KILLING IT

Rowan Clarke finds out why toxic neoprene is responsible for a health crisis

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

The popularity of outdoor swimming in Russia is steadily growing these days, Eugene Gerden reports

LIQUID FAITH

‘Liquid Faith: heeding the Wild Swimmers’ was an evening lecture with The Reverend Professor Ian Bradley at Gladstones Library in Hawarden

A GREEN VISION FOR OUR BLUE SPACES

Abigail Whyte meets Green MP Ellie Chowns for a swim and sauna at a new swimming lake on the Welsh border

SEA OF TEARS

Rowan Clarke meets Emma Simpson to talk about her new book Breaking Waves

SPRINGBOARD DIPLOMACY

How a small group of American swimmers and divers helped open China to westerners

14 year old Super Archie swims 400km for clean water

Only seven years ago, Archie was afraid to

HAVE YOU BEEN TO A MENTAL HEALTH SWIM? WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU

If you have ever attended a Mental Health

COACH

GIVE ME A BREAK • SARAH THOMAS MOVE

GIVE ME A BREAK!

Jason Tait explores the importance of rest – an often neglected but vital part of a swim training session

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE TRANSITION TO OUTDOOR SWIMMING

For northern hemisphere swimmers, spring is approaching, bringing

Yo u Ask, We Answer!

Training and coaching ideas, questions and frustrations – let our experts help you swim better!

CAN YOU TAME LANE RAGE?

Simon Griffiths plunges into a controversial topic

Training plans

In my many years of swimming and coaching,

SINGLE ARM KETTLEBELL PRESS

PERSONAL TRAINING WITH VIVIENNE RICKMAN

Why warming up your joints before a swim matters

LIZ LOWE

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WOMEN’S SWIMWEAR

ELEGANT FUNCTIONAL STYLE WALLIEN Yemaya, £129 THEY SAY...

WHAT TO WEAR FOR SWIMMING

Briefs, pacer pants or jammers: Simon Griffiths has your guide to the most popular styles of men’s swimwear

KIT WE LOV E . . .

SWIM GADGET Tiny Pace Clock, £34 The original

IISA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -GREAT SWIMMING FROM GREAT BRITAIN

It wasn’t just the ice that was broken at the sixth IISA World Championships in Molveno, Italy, many ice swimming records were broken too, with British swimmers bringing home 96 medals. Ella Foote reports

EVENT REVIEW – UK COLD WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

More than 700 swimmers from across the world gathered at the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido to celebrate the return of the popular swimgalal, Ella Foote reports

LET’S SWIM!

UK AND INTERNATIONAL EVENT LISTINGS

TRENTINO BEYOND THE SNOW

Northern Italy is famous for its snowy mountain range and ski resorts, but there is much more on offer at water-level. Ella Foote plunges into cool Italian lakes to find out more

JOYFUL GOALS

Rowan Clarke chats to Level Water about their unique swim festival events

NEVE’S BEES

Tell us a bit about your swim background?

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