OPEN WATER BASICS

WELCOME

Creating and planning content for the magazine is

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COST OF LIVING IMPACTS SWIMMING A new study

View From The Water

Simon Griffiths reflects on how water projects can have unintended consequences

Lido Guide: The energy crisis

Jubilee Pool in Penzance now has a glorious geo-thermally heated section of pool

Love your lido - Swimathon

Swimathon is the world’s largest annual fundraising swimming

Sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia pileus)

Illustration: Alice Goodridge WILD LIFE If rainbows were

WHILE YOU’RE AT THE WATER

WATCH THE RISE Warmer months are perfect for

Small scale solutions

A trawler that pulls nets the length of

The Rivers Trust

As I write, I’m gazing out at a

SPRING CLEAN

From geothermal spas to icy plunge pools, Rowan Clarke explores the clean, healing waters of springs

SWIM PEOPLE

KELLAN MACINNES • AMR WOLF • ELAINE HOWLEY

THE WILD SWIMMER OF KINTAIL

Outdoor writer Kellan MacInnes takes on the challenge of wild swimming 28 high altitude hill lochs in a remote and mountainous area of the Scottish Highlands.

INSPIRING US THIS MONTH… AMR WOLF

In our new series, we will be featuring swimmers and personalities who have inspired us by simply being themselves. This month, Amr Wolf caught our attention

MAMI WATA AND THE BLACK MERMAIDS Of course mermaids can be Black.

Mami Wata is typically depicted as beautiful and

Alternative Interpretations

While Hans Christian Andersen’s little mermaid has long

Sarah Thomas: Marathon Swimmer

In the past month, three friends close to

Adaptive Swimmer: Sophie Etheridge

Hope is such a small word, but it

HALFWAY POINT FOR OCEANS SEVEN SWIMMER

OCEANS SEVEN Scotsman Andy Donaldson is halfway through

MENTAL HEALTH SWIMS

JAMES MEAD This winter seems to have gone

Tit Tales

When I first moved to Pembrokeshire, I hated

Holy water

Water, wells and springs is the theme of

COACH

YOU ASK, WE ANSWER • MOVE OF THE

TRAINING LET’S GO OUTSIDE

It’s time to take your training back to the open water, says Jonathan Cowie

Put a spring in your training

Simon Griffiths explains how practising turns in the pool can help your open water swimming

MOVE OF THE MONTH: LEG RAISES

PERSONAL TRAINING - VIVIENNE RICKMAN

You Ask, We Answer!

CASSIE PATTEN QUESTION: I have seen recent articles

GEAR

WETSUITS

WHAT’S NEW IN WETSUITS

OMIE DALE

WETSUITS FOR RACING

SIMON GRIFFITHS – A SELECTION OF THE FASTEST WETSUITS ON THE MARKET

WETSUITS FOR BIG BODIES

SUZANNA CRUICKSHANK

NEW KIT WE LOVE…

Outdoor Swimmer loves to hear about, and try out new kit on the market. It can be anything from something to wear or a problem-solving creation we never knew we needed. Here is a round-up of what we like this month!

SWIM ADS

Bude Sea Pool Swim in the Atlantic Ocean

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UK AND INTERNATIONAL EVENT LISTINGS

EXPLORE

SWIMMING WILD SCOTLAND • SWIM WALKS WALES

SWIMMING WILD IN SCOTLAND

Alice Goodridge, author of Swimming Wild in Scotland, shares some of her favourite Scottish swim locations.

WILD AND WET WELSH WALKS

Nia Lloyd Knott shares a small selection of wild Welsh adventures from her new book, Wild Swimming Walks South Wales

SWIM LIFE

SWIMTERPRIZE • WATCH, READ, LISTEN PATRONS • LETTERS

My Swim Story...

What’s the best way to celebrate your 60th

ULLSWATER CERAMICS

Helen Thornley is a potter and outdoor swimmer based in the Lake District. Her stoneware and raku ceramics are inspired by nature, landscape and wild swimming in Ullswater

BOOK OF THE MONTH

The Wild Swimmer of Kintail

Watch Read Listen

SWIMMING SCREENTIME The Ice Mile Now available online

YO U R LETTERS

What has inspired you about outdoor swimming this month? Email: editor@outdoorswimmer.com

PATRONS

Thank you to the following individuals who have