COLD WATER
Understanding the dangers of cold water shock
Our editorial assistant and rookie cold water swimmer experiences cold water shock for the first time.
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NEW ISSUE!
November issue of Outdoor Swimmer magazine shipping now
Order your copy from from just £5.95 plus P&P.
Cold Water Swimming Special
- We meet The Ice Man – Dutch extreme athlete Wim Hof, famed for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures.
- Everything you ever wanted to know about cold water swimming... but were too afraid to ask! Our resident ice swimmer and editor Jonathan Cowie answers the questions you never knew you needed the answers to.
- We welcome our new monthly columnist, 4-way English Channel swimmer Sarah Thomas! In her first column she explores how learning to love the cold helped her marathon swimming.
Plus:
- Training: triple Olympian Keri-anne Payne on how to make the most of limited pool sessions - including three sessions for you to try in your local pool.
- Wild life swimming: SwimTrek founder Simon Murie's five favourite destinations to spot wildlife.
- Rowan Clarke on how to enjoy safe night swimming.
- Elaine Howley on the first Asian woman to swim the Channel, Arati Saha.
And... more in-depth features & interviews, outdoor swimming news, training & technique, nature & wildlife and kit reviews.
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NEWS
How to stop the discharge of raw sewage into inland waterways
The #EndSewagePollution Coalition is calling on the public to encourage their MPs to support the Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill.
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FEATURES
Jini Reddy: travelling the UK in search of magic in the landscape
Author Jini Reddy is in pursuit of the divine and explores this in her new book Wanderland: A Search for Magic in the Landscape. Ella Foote finds out more.
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COLD WATER
Join our free winter swimming live Q&A
Join the Outdoor Swimmer team along with partners, the West Reservoir Centre and Swim England, to discuss everything about winter swimming and embracing the colder temperatures.
Time & date: Tuesday, 3 November at 1pm (GMT)
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EVENTS
Kendal Mountain Festival is back
Tickets are now available for the 40th edition of Kendal Mountain Festival, which includes access to the Outdoor Swimming Session presented by Outdoor Swimmer magazine.
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VENUE LISTINGS
Where can I swim this winter?
Our up-to-date directory of open water swimming venues that are open this autumn and winter.
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COACHES
Directory of Open Water Swimming Coaches
If you're looking for an outdoor swimming coach to help you improve your open water swimming, check out our listings of qualified open water swimming coaches.
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WIN
WIN a pair of Phelps XCEED goggles worth £35.99
Entries close on 31 October.
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WIN
Enter our December photo competition for a chance to WIN a SwimQuest Holiday in 2021
Our December photo competition theme is Solitude. Click on the link below for more information on how to enter.
Entries close on 16 November.
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