We are super excited about the March issue of Outdoor Swimmer! Whether you just dipping your toe into the world of wild swimming or you are an experienced open water swimmer, Outdoor Swimmer is packed full of features and stories to inspire your aquatic adventures. Order your copy of the new issue now for delivery next week. Here's a taster of what you can find inside:

Features

• Why do you swim? Photo essay meeting cold water swimmers from Bath Open Water Beauties
• Wild swimming: A new threat to our rivers? How to be a responsible swimmer
• Swimterview: Filmmaker Cat White
• Swimming history: The Tin Can Mail

Coach – Maximise Your Potential

• Cassie Patten: How to plan marathon swim feeding
• Pool Page: Pool sessions that replicate open water
• Virtual coaching: How an online coach can improve your swimming
• Ice baths: Get your cold water fix all year round
• Wetsuit Hire: the advantages of not buying a wetsuit
• Meditation: An easy practice for beginners
• Gear: Pool training tech on test
• Events: Comprehensive UK and international race listings

Columnists

• Sarah Thomas: Those who don’t jump will never fly
• Joe Minihane: The power of the light
• Alice Goodridge: Returning to the river
• Caroline Saxon: Does poor preparation lead to poor performance?
• Simon Griffiths: Outdoor swimming and disability
• Jonathan Cowie: Swimming in circles
• Simon Murie: Training for distance
• Pete Kelly: Another Turn Around the Sun

Plus!

• Travel: The best of the Balearics
• Eco Pages: Frogs, underwater photos and kelp restoration
• Event reviews: Ice swimming championships
• Open water news round-up
• Swimming Around… Oxford
• Swim Life: Your letters, poems and photos