Trick yourself into training, wild swimming in Wastwater and snow, snow, snow...

Published: Wed, 02/28/18

It might be snowing outside, but the new issue of Outdoor Swimmer is like a soft summer breeze, washed up on the shores of a sandy beach as sunlight glimmers on an azure sea... well, you can always dream. Our travel special is packed full of inspiring swimming stories from around the world as well as an in-depth look at swimming holidays. Wild swimming in the city; the history of swimming the Strait of Gibraltar; full event listings to plan your summer swims; plus, nutrition, technique, event reviews, news, interviews and more of your stunning photography and swim stories. It's a cracker of an issue! Pre-order your copy directly from us or download the digital version now.

Enjoy the newsletter and happy swimming,

Jonathan Cowie

Editor, Outdoor Swimmer

Barbados Open Water Festival

The Barbados Open Water Festival celebrated its 6th event in November 2017 with 625 entries from seventeen countries, for four distance races in Carlisle Bay. The weather was picture perfect with bright sunshine, little wind and excellent sea conditions. US Masters Swimmer Eney Jones “The water is prettier than many pools I have been in.”

The next Festival is scheduled for November 7-11, 2018 with the usual three days of practice swims (approx. 2K) ahead of the race days and two days of races for swimmers of all ages and abilities (1.5, 3.3, 5, 10K and Just for Fun 1.5K). Superb, Safe & Social!

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>>PHOTO OF THE WEEK

James Kirby swimming though ice at 0.9°c in Alcock Tarn, Grasmere. Photograph by Matthew Jones.

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.

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>>MY FAVOURITE WILD SWIMMING SPOT

WASTWATER

Dark, dramatic and stubbornly cold – Barb Brown’s favourite wild swimming spot is a lake with attitude.

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>>TRAINING

7 HACKS TO TRICK YOURSELF INTO TRAINING

Motivation boosters to get you off the sofa and in the pool.

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>>NEWS

MURMANSK TO HOST 2019 INTERNATIONAL ICE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Third IISA World Championships will take place in Murmansk, Russia, from 14 to 17 March 2019.

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>>RECRUITMENT

MARKETING & SALES OPPORTUNITY

We are a three-year-old open water swimming brand of clothing and accessories based in Cheltenham looking to significantly grow our e-commerce business.

You are a hands-on marketing specialist with excellent communication & negotiation skills and an interest in sports fashion looking to make a big difference to this business and to become a part owner of it.

Is this you? (or someone you know?) If it is, please email a brief history of your experience to recruitment@outdoorswimmer.com for more details.

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