Good water: Lac de Chalain
Shaw Method teacher Sally Smith took up outdoor swimming in the UK last summer, but on holiday to France found lake swimming a much warmer experience …
I was camping on the shores of Lac de Chalain in the… read more
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Good water: Tri20
Tri20 is an open water swimming centre based at a lake in Reading, England, writes Steve Stroud. I’m a triathlon swimmer and live nearby so I was very pleased when the centre opened in 2009. I had been looking… read more
My swimming achievement 2010
We asked you, our lovely readers, to tell us about your swimming achievements from the past year, and what an inspirational mailbag we received. Without further ado here are our favourites. Prepared to be inspired …
Rescue fly …… read more
5 top tips for swimming in cold water
As temperatures around the UK look set to stay around freezing and below, and cold water events such as the Outdoor Swimming Society’s annual December dip and the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships are coming… read more
Blue and green should never be seen …
As the sunlight sparkles on the iconic waters of Cumbria’s lakes, the prospect of slipping into a snug wetsuit and cleaving your way through the dappled waters is becoming an ever popular scenario for the growing legions of open… read more
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