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NEW ISSUE!
Swim Strong
“I started to take swimming lessons and then did my first outdoor swim in May last year. After that it escalated. I had always been afraid but knew I wanted to do it” Aysha Sharif, outdoor swimmer and this month’s cover star
If swimming is for everyone, why is it that some needs are still not met when it comes to suitable swimwear? In our cover story this month, our new editor Ella Foote meets the women making stylish and sustainable modest swimwear and speaks to swimmer Aysha Sharif about how we can make outdoor swimming and the outdoors
more accessible.
Elsewhere in the new issue, Elaine K Howley dips into history to tell us about a pioneer marathon swimmer Pauline Jackson and Liz Lowe reminds us how important it is to take better breaths. In this month’s Gear we look at watches, Rowan Clarke reconnects with the cold-water community at the Scottish Winter Swimming Championships and if
you fancy a trip to Scotland yourself, check out Stacey McGowan Holloway’s guide to Scottish beaches.