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Published: Sat, 02/11/23
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Dear fellow swimmers
Ella and I got involved in a protest swim this week with the Teddington Bluetits, who swim in the Thames near Teddington Lock. Thames Water recently announced plans to abstract water from the river close to where they swim and replace it with treated effluent. We’ll be digging deeper into that story soon but in the meantime the local Bluetits created a petition and invited the BBC to their protest. They don’t hang around when their feathers are ruffled. I ended up doing another nerve-wracking media interview and also helped out
with the in-water filming. I love that the simple activity of swimming can unite people around environmental causes and help improve the quality of our waterways.
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Warm wishes
Simon Griffiths
Founder &
Publisher
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SWIM FROM SEALAND
Embark on a unique swim from Sealand, the world’s smallest nation some seven miles off the coast of Suffolk, back to the UK mainland. Jonathan Cowie delves into an eccentric history involving pirate radio stations, armed invasions and attempted coups – and now, a pioneering swim by spinal injury charity, Aspire.
NEW PETITION LAUNCHED TO PREVENT POLLUTION AT
TEDDINGTON LOCK
Thames Water recently announced plans to abstract water from the Thames close to where the Teddington Bluetits swim and replace it with treated effluent. Earlier this week, Publisher Simon Griffiths and Editor Ella Foote attended a protest swim organised by the Teddington Bluetits to launch their petition to #SaveTeddingtonThames
The Great North Swim is thrilled to announce Arla as its new Title Partner. The three-year partnership will see the UK’s biggest dairy company support the Great North Swim, the UK’s most popular open water swimming event.
The Great Swim team have been working alongside Arla on some really exciting plans for this year's event weekend. You can expect plenty of family-friendly entertainment, loads of support and motivation, and a range of fantastic activities to get involved in.
Make sure you're at the Arla Great North Swim on 9-11 June. You won't want to miss this!
SWIMMING SPOT: AFON LLUGWY AND LLYNNAU MYMBYR
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School Chaplain Sami Watts shares her journey to open water swimming and her experience of taking on the Frostbite Challenge: 12 swims between November and February, where you can’t avoid the cold snaps.
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Anna Southwell of Loves Cafe shares this authentic Chana Masala recipe cooked by Ranjan, an asylum seeker taking part in the cafe’s cookery school for refugees.
NEWS LEARN HOW TO APPLY FOR BATHING STATUS FOR YOUR LOCAL RIVER
As part of an exciting campaign, the Rivers Trust and Surfers Against Sewage are hosting a webinar for communities interested in applying for river bathing status.
The Fifth World Championships of the International Ice Swimming Association took place in Samoëns, France, between 12-15 January 2023. Read on for the full Team GB results.
“A
family-friendly day by the river with swims for everyone”. Simon Griffiths reviews this iconic swimming event, held at Henley-on-Thames each summer.
