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The December issue of Outdoor Swimmer is out now – 84 pages full of outdoor swimming inspiration from our team of expert writers and contributors. Order your copy now for safety and technique advice, long reads, swimming stories, interviews, where to swim and what kit to buy... curl up with a real magazine this winter and plan your wild swimming adventures.

Here is a taste of what's inside:

On the Cover

• Queen of the Channel – Chloë McCardel’s record breaking 44 crossings of the English Channel

• Just One Mile – Tackling an ice mile
• Swim Like a Dolphin – Energy direction in the water
• The Mermaid, the Otter and the Poo – Clean river campaigner Lindsey Cole
• The Eternal Swim – the tragic history of deaths in the English Channel
• Immersed – Kate Sollohub’s portraits of swimmers
• Extending the Season – Lidos experimenting with winter swimming

Plus

• On Test – Neoprene accessories
• Saving Windermere – Environmental campaigner Matt Stanieck
• Sarah Thomas – “I’m Not Great, But I’m OK”
• Wonderful Winter Swimming – Stay safe in the cold this season
• Coach Cassie Patten – “How can I increase my confidence to swim longer distances?”
• Pool Page – A simple session with multiple outcomes

And also!

• Christmas Gift Wish List
• 2022 sunshine swim getaways
• What’s your most memorable festive dip?
• Race Report – When jellyfish attack!
• Swim List – Skinny dipping
• Swims Around… Birmingham