Is wild swimming popular in the US? 🗽

Published: Tue, 09/02/25

Updated: Tue, 09/02/25

Dear Swimmer

Outdoor swimming in the USA has grown so much in the past few years. But, compared to countries like the UK, it's still considered to be in its infancy.

Still, America has given us some of the world's most incredible, interesting and exciting outdoor swimmers. We've been featuring them for the last decade, plus tracking changing trends in outdoor swimming and offering expert advice and tips for wild swimmers the other side of the pond.

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MEET KATIE

Artist and endurance swimmer, Katie Pumphrey is a key player in the fight for better water quality.

If you know Baltimore, you'll know its harbour was renown for being unsafe to swim in. But all that's changed. In her interview, Katie tells us how Baltimore cleaned up its waterways - and how she swam from Chesapeake Bay into the inner harbour to celebrate this amazing achievement.

Katie's exhibition 'Swimming Pool' is on from Sept 5th to Oct 11th at Creative Alliance in Baltimore.

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MARATHON QUEENS

Ever since Trudy Ederle shattered expectations to become the first woman to swim the English Channel, America has given us some of the world's most exceptional marathon swimming women.

Global super-swimmer Jaimie Monahan first featured in Outdoor Swimmer magazine in Issue 5 (August 2017) - you can read her interview here.

Then the incredible Sarah Thomas came over here to smash the English Channel record, swimming an astonishing four-way crossing in 2021. You can read interviews with Sarah here and here.

And, in our June 2025 issue, competitive marathon swimmer, Becca Mann, tells us about her Olympic dream in this article.

SWIM AMERICA

As the USA's outdoor swimming scene continues to grow, we will be here to support, lend experience and expertise and report on everything from wild dipping for wellbeing to hardcore ultra-marathon swimmers.

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