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Many swimmers owe the start of their outdoor

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SYNCHRONISED SWIM FOR UKRAINE Synchronised swimming is all

Campaigning for Designated Bathing Water areas

Simon Griffiths asks if 200 designated inland bathing water areas by 2030 is feasible

Open Water Arms

Iknow we’ve all heard of gaining your “sea

Coastal exploring

Glancing at my OS map, I scan the

ALLOWING MYSELF TO DREAM

For 26.2 punishing miles I dreamt of this

Long days, long swims

The longest day is swiftly approaching, and the

ARMCHAIR EXPLORER

WILD LIFE Illustration: Alice Goodridge Marine

STARRY SMOOTHHOUND

Swimming at night, you might see a surrounding

Issue -Himalayan Balsam

In 2008 The 3 Rivers Clean Up brought

Marine derived sunscreen

As awareness of the damage chemicals used in

WHILE YOU ARE AT THE WATER...

Beach roses Thinking about foraging roses perhaps you

Royal Hawaiian Swimmers

Duke Kahanamoku and King Bennie Nawahi brought Hawaiian culture to the wider world

Strip & dip

If author Roger Deakin sowed the seed to swim wild again, Kate Rew, founder of The Outdoor Swimming Society, cultivated the idea that we can and should plunge in and swim freely in open water.

Sew your own way

How hard is it to make your own swimsuit? Ella Foote finds out

COACH

MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL

GET READY FOR THE OPEN WATER!

Dan Bullock of Swim For Tri explains how to smoothly transition to the open water with some pool-based training sets

POOL-BASED OPENWATER SKILLS

WARM UP – 25m POOL: 125m breathing every

ARE DEAD SPOTS SLOWING YOU DOWN?

Tracey Baumann and Emma Levy explain how to achieve a seamless front crawl stroke

CELEBRATING THE SUMMER SOLSTICE

Liz Lowe offers some ideas for celebrating the shifting seasons

YOU ASK, WE ANSWER

I am an ex rugby player who has taken to swimming as my joints do not enjoy running any more. I really enjoy wild swimming, however I find myself getting increasingly frustrated. At my local lake I keep being over taken by people who I know I am fitter than. I try hard to apply power and work on my catch but I struggle to get any speed. As a naturally fit and competitive man it puts me off wanting to go swimming as I feel disheartened, is there anything I can do to get faster?

GEAR

OPEN WATER GOGGLES

Good things come in small packages

Outdoor Swimmer Editor Ella Foote tries out the Restube Active

WHY YOU SHOULD TRY A SWIMMING EVENT

You won't regret signing up to an event, says Simon Griffiths. Here's how to make the most of the experience

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Sun’s Out, Swim Out

Simon Murie is the

Devon and East Dorset

Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury, authors of Wild Swimming Walks in Dorset and East Devon, choose their favourite swim/walk routes

A to B swimming

Swim experiences to tick off your bucket list

Your Letters

What’s inspired you about outdoor swimming this month?

THE BOOK

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment

PAUL KALAS

When the first picture of a black hole

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