[Outdoor Swimmer newsletter] - Why swimmers are like boiled frogs / Swim adventures in Crete

Published: Wed, 06/20/18

We've all got our heads down at Outdoor Swimmer HQ finalising our July issue. Swimming, including (or perhaps especially) outdoor swimming, is a fantastic activity for almost anyone at almost any age, and we're celebrating that with a swim-for-life theme next month. Starting with youngsters, we look at kit to help your kids make the most of outdoor swimming and Susan Cheshire tells us how she's used Total Immersion methods to get brilliant results in teaching children to swim at the school where she coaches. We then find out how you can build and maintain functional strength for swimming as you get older and how to get the maximum fitness benefits from your swimming, whatever your age. To make sure you get our July issue, and all future issues, subscribe here and we'll also send you a pair of Outdoor Swimmer flip flops and one of our Swim Wild And Free hats.

Talking about getting kids swimming, we're also gearing up for the Outdoor Swimmer Show, which takes place alongside the Henley Mile on 15 July. As well as the classic mile there is also a range of swims for children, so why not plan a day out by the river? Find out more at: henleyswim.com/events/henley-mile/

Last weekend I was in Paris for the Open Swim Stars 10k. It's a great event but my swim didn't go as well as I planned. See "Why swimmers are like boiled frogs" to find out what went wrong.

Swim wild and free,

Simon Griffiths

Founder & publisher, Outdoor Swimmer

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

TrygFonden Copenhagen Swim – a 2km open water swim through the canals of Copenhagen, Denmark

In 2018 Copenhagen Swim/Christiansborg Rundt will welcome close to 5000 participants of all abilities to take part in the event either as an individual or as part of a team. We hope that you will be one of them. After all, in what other European capital is the water in the centre of the city clean enough to swim in?

WHEN: 25 August 2018

WHERE: Copenhagen, Denmark

WHO: Open to individuals and teams (aged 15 years and older).

DISTANCES: 2000 meter (individual) and 4*500 meter (The Krüger Relay)

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>>WHY OUR READERS LOVE OUTDOOR SWIMMING

It's not that easy to read in the picture, but this is what people told us at the Great North Swim when we asked them why they loved outdoor swimming. How does this fit with what you feel about swimming outdoors? Email our editor (editor@outdoorswimmer.com) and let him know. If we publish your email as our star letter in the magazine, we'll send you a prize.

>>PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Keeping mum's Dryrobe warm at Queensford Lake. This picture from Sophie Hill appeared on our #SwimWildAndFree page in June but is also appropriate for our July-issue theme.

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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>>TEAM BLOG

WHY SWIMMERS ARE LIKE BOILED FROGS

There’s a fable that claims if you put a frog in a pot of water and heat it, the frog will eventually be boiled to death as it won’t notice or react to the gradually changing temperature. Yet while we laugh at the stupidity of the frog, we should consider what happens when you put a swimmer in cool water.

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>>SWIM TRAVEL

UNDER THE TAMARISK TREES

Hippies, goats and hedgehogs. Jonathan Cowie ventures off the tourist trail in south east Crete.

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>>LAST CHANCE TO GET OUR JUNE ISSUE

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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BEGINNER'S SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

If you're new to outdoor swimming, why not take advantage of our "Beginner's Pack" subscription offer, which includes a "Swim Wild and Free" swim hat, a pair of Outdoor Swimmer flip flops and parts 1 & 2 of our our Beginner's Guide to Outdoor Swimming - and you can select to start with the June issue.

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>>COMPETITIONS

WIN ONE OF FIVE PLACES IN THE 6.5km SWIMQUEST RIVER ARUN SWIM

This is not a mass-participation event! The maximum group size is 25 and swim guides will be close by to help and encourage you – you will have time and space to enjoy the river and its surroundings.

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WIN A PLACE AT THE GREAT FJORD SWIM, IRELAND

Prize includes accommodation in a double/twin room PLUS a three-course dinner for two and a bottle of wine!

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>>EVENT AND VENUE LISTINGS

OUTDOOR SWIMMING LISTINGS

There's something for all tastes so sign up and get training.

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NEW GUIDE TO OUTDOOR SWIMMING FOR BEGINNERS

Check out our 32 page guide on how to make the transition from pool to pond, how to choose your first outdoor swim and what to expect the first time you take your swimming outdoors.

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