Outdoor Swimmer Newsletter – Swimming as Moving Meditation

Published: Wed, 04/19/17

 
 
 
Great Swim
 
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Hope everyone had a good Easter break. On Good Friday we put the finishing touches to issue 2 of Outdoor Swimmer before getting down to a weekend of serious swimming – Outdoor Swimmer founder Simon spearheaded our Spring Clean campaign by tidying up the banks of the Thames near Teddington, contributing editor Alice swam 10k at the Camp Eton training camp under the guidance of Total Immersion's Terry Laughlin and Tracey Baumann and I attended an Ocean Walker swim camp before spending the rest of the weekend swimrun training (ok, there may have been a bit of Easter egg eating too). 
The new issue of the magazine will be with subscribers beginning of next week and available in newsagents from Thursday 27 April. 
Enjoy the newsletter and happy swimming.
Jonathan Cowie
Editor, Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

PS. Don't forget to check out the offers section of our website for money off all kinds of swimming related goodies – including kit, training and holidays.
 
Dive in for Macmillan
Great Swim
Take the plunge – do a Great Swim on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support, official charity partner of the series. Register for a Team Macmillan place or if you’ve already entered, join us today. 
 
Great North Swim: Lake Windermere, 9th – 11th June
Great East Swim: Alton Water reservoir, 17th June
Suunto Great London Swim: Royal Victoria Docks, 1st July
Great Scottish Swim: Loch Lomond, 26th August
 
Brand new for 2017: the exclusive Team Macmillan wave at the Suunto Great London Swim. Join up to 200 other Macmillan swimmers in the 1-mile swim.


 
>>PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Photo contest
HAPPY SWIMMING
Simon Parkin took this photo of members of the Happy Wild Swimming group having fun swimming round Thatchers Rock in Torquay.
Enter our Outdoor Swimmer / Selkie Reader Photo Contest to be in with a chance of having your photo featured in the magazine and winning outdoor swimming kit and apparel from Selkie Swim Co. 
>>TRAINING & TECHNIQUE
Moving meditation
SWIMMING AS 'MOVING MEDITATION'
Use mindfulness in your pool training to transform any open water swim into an art form, says Terry Laughlin.
Bristol Open Water
 
TriFarm
Waterland
 
Bray Lake
Tri2 Swim Centre
 
Venues
 
 
>>RESPECT THE WATER
RNLI
SAVING LIVES

"The more people understand the water, rather than get told it is simply dangerous, the more people can enjoy water safely." Andy Butterfield explains the role of RNLI volunteers.

>>TRAINING SESSIONS
Testing Times
TESTING TIMES
Fiona Ford shows you how to identify your threshold training paces for different distance swim challenges.
>>EVENT AND VENUE LISTINGS
SWIM LISTINGS
OUTDOOR SWIMMING LISTINGS
We've added loads more events in the past week. There's something for all tastes so sign up and get training. 

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>>COMPETITIONS
BEST Fest
WIN A MONEY CAN'T BUY BEST FEST EXPERIENCE!

We have teamed up with BEST Fest, Swim Smooth and HUUB to offer the chance to win an opportunity of a lifetime worth over £1000!

• Entry into any events at BEST Fest open water swimming festival in Mallorca

• Three nights' accommodation in Colonia St Jordi 

• Swim Smooth 1-to-1 Video Analysis And Stroke Correction Session” with Swim Smooth Head Coach Paul Newsome

• A HUUB Aerious 2 wetsuit worth £449.99

Zoggs
WIN SWIMSUITS AND GOGGLES FROM ZOGGS!

We are giving you 10 chances to win a Zoggs Toggs swimsuit and a pair of goggles (worth over £50).

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