Wild Swimming News

The Times reports: Dangerous pollutants in England’s waterways have reached their highest levels since modern testing began, The Times...

Aisa One reports: With a wide view over Belcher Bay, Corie Chu and her husband often forget they’re living in a city. For this couple,...

BBC News Reports: Researchers are testing the water in Cambridge to identify the source of bacterial infections affecting rowers and...

ITV News reports: A dip in freezing water may sound an unappealing, possibly mad prospect but the Beast from the East hasn’t stopped...

National Geographic reports: What do Denmark, Costa Rica, and Singapore have in common? Their people feel secure, have a sense of...

Time reports: Czech Seniors Stay Young by Plunging Into Freezing Cold Rivers Among the most hardy of all the cold water swimmers is the...

The Telegraph reports:  A”nanny state” council are trying to stop Christmas bathers from having a festive dip due to health and safety...

The New – Can I swim here? app… Stuff.co.nz reports: Swimmers in New Zealand are now able to check online or via a new app to see if the...

Hindustan Times reports: Swimming, racquet sports and aerobics are associated with the best odds of staving off death, and in particular...

The Mirror reports: “Almost seven in 10 of bathing sites in England now meet ‘excellent’ standard set out by the EU…” In 2016, 287...

The Londonist reports: Uxbridge Lido — or Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex, as it’s now called — is one of London’s great...

ABC Australia reports: Swimming is great for fitness and muscle tone, but if you’re exercising with your waistline in mind, some might...

Swimming in cold water—a popular Finnish winter pastime—increases the risk of strokes, according to a long-term study by Chinese...

The Mail Online reports: Scientists find insect repellent, caffeine and flame retardant chemicals in public pools. Researchers collected...

Improbable you may think – but actually it’s true! On our recent visit to Switzerland, my wife and I just managed to squeeze in a visit...

fastcoexist.com reports: “Germans could soon recapture an idyllic part of old city life: Being able to jump in the river for a swim...

In the UK we have our own ideas when it comes to right and wrong and public safety. Separated by a wide expanse of water from our...

In times gone by, people would swim almost anywhere giving little consideration to the quality of the waters they swam in. This was true...

Our Sceptered Isles unique culture is standing in the way of the free swimming movement. Across Europe and throughout America, outdoor...

Today there is much debate as to the right costume for outdoor swimming. Are you really a wild swimmer if you were a wet suit or should...