As temperatures in the UK have plummeted this week, I've (sensibly!?) restricted my outdoor swimming to the heated luxury of Hampton Lido. The only time I get cold is during the quick dash from the water to the changing rooms. However, I know many of you have been doing some real outdoor swimming, and we'd love to see
your pictures of swimming in the snow. Send us your best shots for consideration for our monthly Selkie-sponsored photography competition and your fun images for our Swim Snaps pages. Pictures should be sent to editor@outdoorswimmer.com.
Talking of winter swimming, did you know there is a bi-annual Winter Swimming World Championships? It next takes place in March 2018, in Tallinn, Estonia, and is a social and cultural experience as much
as a swimming event. The 2016 World Championships was in Tyumen, Siberia, in a pool carved out of a frozen river - see below for a report from that event to give you an idea of what you can expect in Tallinn if you decide to go. These events are about fun and international friendship as much as swimming, so don't think you need to be fast to take part.
Finally, and on a different topic, we'd love to get some more ratings and reviews of
Outdoor Swimmer on our app. Can you help us? Our app carries a digital version of our printed magazine and is available across Apple, Android, Kindle and Windows devices, and online at Pocket Mags. Please download the app or follow the link to Pocket Mags and tell the world what you think of us.
Enjoy the newsletter and happy swimming,
Simon Griffiths
Founder & publisher, Outdoor Swimmer
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