As we reflect on the past year of swimming, and celebrate the joy of cold water with our friends and family, we're also looking forward to the year ahead.

We've come so far in breaking barriers and getting more people into the water. And long may that continue. We mark this by starting 2026 by exploring our Right to Swim. 

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Here's to a fantastic year of more swimming in more places than ever before.

Ella Foote, Editor