It has come to our attention that a number of websites are offering free PDF downloads of the new issue of H2Open Magazine. They also offer premium, paid for, download services. Please be aware that none of these websites are authorised by us nor do they have our permission to reproduce the magazine. We do not receive any payment for any of our magazines that they sell. These websites are operating illegally and are breaching the copyright of a number of publishers, not just us. We have issued cease & desist notices but as soon as one closes down an almost identical one replaces it. Like weeds.

We put a lot of effort into producing H2Open; it's a little annoying (like lane rage, but worse) when someone copies our work without permission and makes money out of it or entices people to click on dodgy links (our virus software flagged several of the sites as hazardous).

Actually, we're confident that anyone reading this would prefer to have a legitimate copy of H2Open rather than a pirated one, but we wanted to let you know in case you stumbled across one of these sites and thought they had our consent.

Please see below for how to get a genuine copy of H2Open.

Happy swimming

Founder, H2Open Magazine

A digital (tablet or PC) subscription costs as little as £2.33 per issue - and is far superior to a dodgy PDF download. If you buy a print subscription (£24.95 in the UK), you get free access to our digital editions anyway. 

The only company we authorise to produce digital versions of H2Open Magazine is Pocket Mags. They create a high-quality page-turner replica of the print magazine that you can access across multiple devices.

Alternatively, you can see our current print subscription offers here.

We understand, signing up for a subscription to a magazine you haven't seen before is something of a risk. You don't know if you will enjoy it.

No problem. Visit Pocket Mags and sign up for a free trial.

Alternatively, click on the image or here for a free legitimate PDF download (via Dropbox) of our Oct/Nov 2015 issue.