THE DIP | Help map swimmer's itch | Stretches with a towel

THE DIP | Help map swimmer's itch | Stretches with a towel | After swim shoes

Published: Sat, 08/24/24

Updated: Mon, 08/26/24

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Dear fellow swimmers

In The Dip this week, we review the best shoes to wear after swimming from sliders to cosy outdoor slippers, visit a natural spa with a wild swimming pond in the North York Moors, learn about the ambitious projects helping to give Sandford Parks Lido a future and hear from the team mapping cases of swimmer's itch to increase our understanding of how the condition affects water users.

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Yorkshire Spa Retreat

A natural spa retreat with a wild swimming pond, outdoor hot tubs and waterfall walks in the North York Moors on the doorstep.

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Best shoes to wear after swimming

Lightweight and slip-resistant sliders, cosy outdoor slippers and an innovative thermoregulating wool boot: we review the best shoes to wear after swimming.

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Jonty Warneken completes first swim around Jersey by an amputee

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BODYCARE

Stretches using a towel

Try these simple stretches before and after a swim, with the aid of something you’re always guaranteed to have in your kit bag: a towel!

SAFETY

A swimmer’s safety net

Working with swim venues to ensure safety for swimmers and developing technology to give swimmers extra peace of mind: NOWCA has been making waves in keeping us safe in the water. (Sponsored content).
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Help map swimmer’s itch

If you’ve been affected by swimmer’s itch, please complete this survey.

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Sandford Parks Lido looks to a sustainable future

A series of ambitious projects will secure Sandford Parks Lido for the next 90 years.

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SWIMMING TOWELS & TOWEL ROBES

Whether you prefer a lightweight and quick-drying travel towel that fits easily in your kit bag or a cosy and roomy towel robe for warmth and quick changes, a good swimming towel is an essential part of your kit.

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SWIM MARATHON (swim 26 or 13 miles in 12 weeks)

Until 24 October | Various location

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GO SWIM LOCH LOMOND (250m, 750m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 10000m)

31 August | Balloch, Scotlan

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BEAT THE TIDE (4km)

8 September | Adberdyfi, Wales

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TIP OF THE WEEK: FIND A ROPE SWING

There’s a well-known rope swing into the Thames, about a 40-minute bike ride from where I live. I try to make a trip out there at least once a year for a swim, a swing, and lunch in a pub. There’s something about swinging into the water that feels exciting and liberating. But remember rope swings are not health and safety approved. It’s unlikely you will know who installed them, how long they’ve been there or how strong the rope is or the branch it’s hanging from. Weight test it first, and make sure the water you’re going to land in is deep and free of obstacles.

Simon, Ella and the Outdoor Swimmer team

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