[Outdoor Swimmer newsletter] - Next stop Paris / Should you take protein? / GNS new venue

Published: Wed, 06/13/18

The Outdoor Swimmer team took our stand up to the Great North Swim last weekend. We love the new venue at Brockhole and had a fantastic time swimming, swimrunning, talking to some of our subscribers and introducing new readers to the magazine. The Great North Swim is still the biggest swimming event in the UK and continues to evolve each year. This year, for example, they allowed non-wetsuit swimming - a very welcome rule change given that water temperatures were close to 20 degrees. We recommend a visit next year.

On Saturday I'm heading to Paris for a 10k swim in Canal de L'ourq. I hope the fine weather continues. Other events this weekend worth looking into include:

England

BLDSA Champion of Champions (Dover)
Swim the English Channel Up North Challenge (Allostock)
Lock to Lock (Eynsham, River Thames)

Wales

Swim Your Swim Bala

Ireland

Lough Key Castle Island Loop
The Boyne Swim
Rock around the Point

More details and links to these events and many more throughout the year can be found on our website and in the events listings section of the magazine.

Swim wild and free,

Simon Griffiths

Founder & publisher, Outdoor Swimmer

p.s. Our June issue is now available and you can get it here

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While we were at the Great North Swim we asked some of the subscribers to write down why they loved Outdoor Swimmer, and these were some of the things they told us:

It opens your eyes to new swimming possibilities
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For any swimmer, fast or slow - inspiring!

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This picture from Heather Gould appeared in our June issue on our #SwimWildAndFree page. Lesley Cockburn-Legg, Kerry Swindon, Gillian Martin and Jane Core were demonstrating their handstand skills at Tynemouth Longsands.

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Our contributing editor, Alice Gartland, is involved in an exciting new project to harness the knowledge, experience and passion of local swimmers and how we can translate that into practical change in policy and behaviour to help promote well-being and sustainability at an individual and community level.

Swim Nation! kicks off with an informal “Swim Summit” on 22 June 2.30-4pm at Dartington Hall in Devon. Whether you are a wild dipper, leisure centre lane lapper or any other kind of swimmer, please join us for a collaborative workshop that will take place as part of the Liquidscapes conference and involves members of the local swimming community as well as Liquidscapes delegates.

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>>NEWS

NEW VENUE REFRESHES THE GREAT NORTH SWIM

The Great North Swim moved a few hundred metres south this year shifting its location from Low Wood Bay (where it has been since 2008) to the Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole.

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>>EXPERT ADVICE

SHOULD I USE PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS TO AID RECOVERY BETWEEN 10K TRAINING SESSIONS?

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>>JUNE ISSUE OUT NOW

Our June issue is a celebration of early summer: one of the best times of year to get outside and enjoy the water. We lead with the inspirational story of Kim Chambers' fight back from a freak crippling injury to becoming the first woman to complete the 30 mile swim from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco. Then, if you're looking to improve your own swimming, we've got some tips to boost your front crawl speed, five endurance training hacks and advice on how to manage the very real fear of deep water.

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