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There is a lot of good swimming to be had in the Bristol region, with several vibrant and active outdoor swimming scenes in the region -...

Tom Kearney on the far left - Tom is a Hampstead resident of over a quarter of a century and year-round swimmer at the nearby Ponds. He...

Swimmingpod podcast here There is a strong tradition of outdoor swimming in Oxford, probably many traditions. And many notable people...

This podcast is about swims in the Shire - Tolkien’s Oxfordshire. I have no idea if Tolkien was a swimmer, but there is plenty of...

Five years ago I undertook 65 swims in different places at the age of 65 years. I have written a book about it, entitled ‘Memories like...

It’s not clear if life begins at 70, but life does start in water. The bible says three score and ten, 70 years, so from now on, life is...

Sam Millward is a scuba and freediving instructor, fascinated by the mental, physical and experiential benefits that all forms of...

A rising tide lifts all boats (and swimmers). Level water means equal rights. In the case of Ian Thwaites and the charity Level Water,...

Ramin Cyrus has swum a channel relay, the Thames Marathon at Henley and other big swims, all great achievements. Powerful achievements,...

Vera Prokopieva and Annie Liddle were undergraduate students at the University of Oxford. They both took up wild swimming together while...

Karen Throsby is a swimmer and a sociologist – Professor in Gender Studies at the University of Leeds. Her intellectual credentials are...

In May 2022, the Serpentine Swimming Club was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame – IMSHOF in short. This is a...

It is September, and time to take stock of the summer season of open water swimming. While countless thousands have enjoyed the water...

The Wild Open Swim Blog is the organised work of Kath Fotheringham, Darrin Roles and Fiona Undrill. This now sits under the Swim Oxford...

‘I can feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes’ – ‘The water’s all around me, and so the feeling grows…’ Waking up from a dream, me...

I am back in the water, not without anxiety I have to say. The experience of leptospirosis was a bit of a drama for me, and I don’t think...

It is late August, a time of year when summer is coming close to ending, and when I start to look forward to winter again. I used to...

Berlin is many cities at once, all in progress. Caitlin Kraemer knows many of these cities, but the one she is interested in from an...

Anna Deacon is a photographer of considerable repute, her work appearing in a who’s who of UK journalism – The Times, The Guardian, The...

Of the most regular, everyday swimming places for me, ever since I realised that I didn’t need to drive hours to the coast to get a ‘good...