10km Training Plan, 25km Sprint Finish and Swimming the Length of the Danube

Published: Wed, 07/26/17

 
 
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The latest issue of Outdoor Swimmer should arrive with subscribers at the end of this week and will be on sale in shops next week. In our August issue we show you where you can have a glow-in-the-dark swim, meet extreme ice swimmer Jaimie Monahan, travel to Switzerland for an Alpine swimrun adventure, swim with bestselling author Ruth Fitzmaurice and chat with Olympic open water swimmer Keri-anne Payne. Plus, nutrition, training, wild swimming wetsuits, event reviews, club news and wild swimming spots. If you are not a subscriber you can pre-order the August issue here. Alternatively, if you subscribe today we will send you the August issue as soon as it's printed.

Enjoy this week's newsletter and happy swimming.

Jonathan Cowie
Editor, Outdoor Swimmer 

PS. Don't forget to check out the offers section of our website for money off all kinds of swimming related goodies – including Swimovate, SwimSecure, Charlie Mcleod Sports Cloaks, PowerBreather and 10% discount on a range of thermal base layers from Eskeez.
 
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Linsey Johnstone about to swim in Loch Etive, Scotland. Photo taken by her husband Alan Johnstone. 

In each issue of the magazine we publish a selection of your images in our 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 send us your best swim pics.

>>NEWS
FINA 25K
SPRINT FINISH DETERMINES BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WINNERS IN FINA 25KM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Anna Marcela Cunha and Axel Reymond take gold in Lake Balaton, Hungary​​​​​​​.

AVRAM IANCU
"EVERYTHING IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN I IMAGINED"

Avram Iancu talks to Outdoor Swimmer about the trials of swimming the length of the Danube.

>>TRAINING
10k training plan
10km TRAINING PLAN
If you’re stepping up to the 10k Marathon distance this year, follow this training plan devised for you by Fiona Ford.
>>COACH CASSIE
Coach Cassie
"HOW CAN I SPEED UP WITHOUT LOSING MY LIFE TO TRAINING?"

Our resident Olympian Cassie Patten answers your swimming questions. If you have a question for Cassie email editor@outdoorswimmer.com

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