THE BACK TO SCHOOL ISSUE

 Every day is a school day here in the Outdoor Swimmer offices. Whether we are learning about record-breaking endeavours or more personal challenges from the outdoor swimming community, the open water is always teaching us something about ourselves and what we are capable of. In the Back to School issue of Outdoor Swimmer we celebrate learning: in our cover story we meet junior swimmers and ask how we can encourage and support more children to embrace outdoor swimming; editor Ella Foote learns how to swim open water butterfly; and marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas on learning how to take stock and recuperate after a big swim. Elsewhere, Minreet Kaur tells us why learning to swim is essential for the South Asian community; Suzy Hegg shares lessons from an unexpectedly difficult swim; and we teach you how to turn round a buoy like a pro. All this and so much more!

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