Mindful swimming. Last chance to win a dryrobe. Win a Swimzi. Film tips.

Published: Wed, 11/29/17

 
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Our Christmas issue hits the shops this week! The December issue of Outdoor Swimmer is packed full of awesome features to inspire your swimming adventures. Master the medley; full listings for festive dips around the country; Christmas gift guide; plus, nutrition, technique, events, destinations, interviews and more of your stunning photography and swim stories. Save yourself a trip to the shops and buy your copy directly from us. 
This weekend the winter swimming season gets underway properly. Contributing editor Alice is joining in the fun at the OSS December Dip at Parliament Hill Lido on Saturday, while I am in Sweden for the Hellas Frostbite swimrun race – 14km of ice swimming and running. Weather forecast is -2 degrees. Wish me luck!
Enjoy the newsletter and happy swimming,

Jonathan Cowie

Editor, Outdoor Swimmer
 
Eskeez
Eskeez
Well, the temperatures have certainly dipped over the last week or two. But are you using that as an excuse to avoid the thrill of the great outdoors? Well thanks to Eskeez Thermal Base Layers, now you have no excuse - made in the UK, Eskeez manufacture a head to toe solution to keep you cosy both in and out of the water. Use under a wetsuit to add 4-5mm worth of thermal insulation or slip on next to your skin after your dip to quickly raise your core temperature. 
Used by the GB Ice Swimming team, the Ice Lions, Eskeez have been tried and tested in the harshest of environments. Pauline Barker, Ice Lions Chair testifies: "Winter is coming so it's time for me to start the acclimatization process from the warm sea waters of Devon to get ready for the ice swimming season. Over the next few months we'll be competing all over the world in water where the temperature is between zero and 5 degrees c. I can swim a mile in 3.5 degrees and the ice competitions are over 1000 metres so it takes some serious training to be able to cope with the cold." 
"The swimming is only part of the training process. Recovering from such a cold swim is hard and takes practice to get a routine right so that I can be dry and dressed within 10 minutes of getting out. After 10 minutes the 'Afterdrop' hits and that can bring on spectacular shivers so I have be be dry and safe by then. First thing on is the Eskeez top followed by their leggings and socks. Then outer clothes. At the last minute my swimhat is whipped off and replaced with the Eskeez beanie - then a hot drink is shoved in my hands to warm from the inside out!”
 
>>PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Photo Contest
BUOY 13
This week's photo is of an early morning swim in Windermere. Meeting strangers to go jump in a lake is a peculiarly outdoor swimmer pastime, but is the best way to start a weekend. Nothing cements new friendships like a shared post-swim shiver!

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.

>>MINDFUL SWIMMING
Mindful swimming
SIX FUN THINGS TO TRY WHILE SWIMMING TO KEEP YOU FOCUSED ON THE MOMENT

It is easy to lose sight of the simple joy of being in the water.

>>READ MORE

>>NEWS
December Dip
HUNDREDS OF SWIMMERS EXPECTED FOR THE OSS DECEMBER DIP

The Outdoor Swimming Society return to Parliament Hill Lido this Saturday with a fun-filled programme of cold water races.

>>FILM MAKING
Film Tips
HOW TO MAKE A TOP DIY SWIM FILM – PART 4

The fourth in our six-part series on how to make a short film on your smartphone by BAFTA Award winning director Stefan Stuckert looks at sound.

>>COMPETITIONS
SWIMZI

Win a Swimzi! Where would you wear yours?

We will be looking for pictures of people in the most unusual places so get creative!  We will feature the three winners in our January issue. Closing date is Friday 8 December 2017.

DRYROBE

WIN! a dryrobe Advance PLUS travel compression bag, beanie, lanyard and tote bag

>>TREAT YO' SELF
Thames Lido
SWIM AND EAT AT THE NEW THAMES LIDO
Sometimes you can have enough of muddy car parks and cold water. Time to indulge in a bit of outdoor swimming luxury...
>>EVENT AND VENUE LISTINGS
Bristol Open Water
Waterland
Tri2 Swim Centre
Bray Lake
TriFarm
Venues
Swim for Tri Stubbers
Venues
Swim for Tri Hyde Park
Dosthill Quarry
Venues
Gildenburgh Water
OUTDOOR SWIMMING LISTINGS
There's something for all tastes so sign up and get training. 
 
 
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