NEW ISSUE! Urban Swimming 🏙️

Published: Tue, 03/31/26

Updated: Tue, 03/31/26

Dear Swimmer

If you've ever sipped a coffee in a riverside cafe and wished you could dip to escape the city heat, our newest issue is for you.

Boldly wade into the rising tide of Urban Swimming with us and find out why it's crucial that our rivers, docks and city waterways become places of possibility rather than postcard backdrops.

Plus, discover our much anticipated 2026 Events Guide, packed with fresh challenges and beloved fixtures from the new King of the Thames to iconic swims around the world. Somebody said it was like getting the Radio Times at Christmas, and we love that. Get your pens out and start circling your events - the start line is waiting!

Buy your Urban Swimming issue now, or join Outdoor Swimmer to read it digitally straight away.

Ella Foote, Editor

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CITY SWIMMERS

As the Swimmable City movement gathers momentum worldwide (we have just become signatories), communities test water quality, clear litter, build access points and champion the simple idea that if you make space for swimmers, they will come. They come for clarity of mind, for connection, for the electric joy of cold water on skin and skyline in view.

We discover the long history and traditions of swimming in cities against the role future developments can play in our adaptability to climate change and our health. From Glasgow to London, the Seine to Baltimore's Patapsco River, we navigate the issues, rights and value of urban swimming.

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URBAN RENEWAL

From a powerful round table in Umeå to a personal journey that began with a determined dip in the River Thames, we meet people for whom city swimming has been life-changing.

Our resident Olympian Alice Dearing chats to fellow Olympic swimmer Toby Robinson, we here from a freezing events in Finnish city Oulu and Sweden's Skellefteå, discover how the USA is cleaning up its urban waterways, meet the city kids learning water safety, plus get expert training advice, and inspiring travel features.

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SWIM BETTER THIS SUMMER

We can make our swimming experience better by working together. Working on outdoor swimming confidence, working with communities, working on our open water swimming skills and technique. And together, we can also help clean up our waterways and make them more accessible for more people.

By joining us, you'll help support our vision. You'll also get so many opportunities to swim better - at events and webinars, pool parties and swim venues, on courses, and in our flagship magazine.

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