Aug 28, 2019Strict New Rules – Wild Swimming at Beckenham Park LakeMy London Reports: Beckenham Park Place’s wild swimming lake was only open a matter of days before it had to close due to safety...
Dec 2, 2018Edwardian Swimming Sensation – Thames Bathing BeachThe Telegraph reports: From an Edwardian swimming sensation to the women who built Waterloo Bridge, fine-art photographer Julia...
May 23, 2018Wild Swimming at Beckenham Place Park!Lewisham’s largest green space, Beckenham Place Park, has been awarded £440,000 from Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. The award is part of...
Aug 2, 2017Swimming lessons in London’s docklands 1923 ArchiveThe Guardian reports: 1 August 1923: In a neighbourhood where “free access” to deep water is always possible for babies and toddlers, it...
Sep 23, 2016Swim Serpentine EventBBC News reports: Thousands of people are expected to take part in a two-day open water swimming festival in London’s Hyde Park....
Jul 19, 2016The Rebirth Of Hillingdon LidoThe Londonist reports: Uxbridge Lido — or Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex, as it’s now called — is one of London’s great...
Jun 20, 2016Passion for Outdoor Swimming RekindledThe Observer reports: Swimmers across Britain will greet the longest day by plunging into a pool tomorrow. Many will take that summer...
Jun 14, 2016First Woman to Complete Thames SwimThe Saudi Gazette reports: Mariam Saleh Binladen, a dentist from Saudi Arabia, has set a new record as the first Swimming to inspire more...
Feb 17, 2016Come on in, the water’s freezingFrom the Guardian Swimming Blog: “I love the “pocket adventure” of swimming in freezing-cold water in your lunch hour. I love the...
Feb 9, 2016Serpentine Swimming FestivalThe Evening Standard reports: Thousands of Londoners will be able to swim in the Serpentine as part of the “greatest swimming festival in...
Jun 9, 2015Wild Swimming – Floating Art on Hampstead HeathThe London Evening Standard Reports: “Floating exhibition displays artworks in middle of swimming pond on Hampstead Heath.” “Seeing the...
May 28, 2015Wild Swimming Walks – Book Review“Walking and wild swimming are among the most democratic of leisure pursuits because they are free, require no special skills or training...
May 22, 2015Thames Swimming Pool – Hard to Believe but its Actually Happening!With 10 hours to go the Thames Baths Project has exceeded its target by raising in excess of £140,000 on the crowdfunding platform...
May 21, 2015The Sun is to Shine as King’s Cross Pond Club Opens to the Public!A great weather weekend is on the way as King’s Cross Pond Club opens to wild swimmers! King’s Cross Pond Club opens on Friday 22nd May…...
May 14, 2015King’s Cross Pond Club, Skeptics Eat Your Shorts!The Londonist reports: “…Everything about King’s Cross Pond Club — which doubles up as the art installation Of Soil and Water — is...
Mar 27, 2015News From The King’s Cross Pond ClubAs King Richard III is laid to rest in Leicester, we are seeing a resurrection of Swimming interest at King’s Cross London! King’s Cross...
Nov 6, 2014From Lifesaving Education to none at all!Outdoor swimming is something of a culture shock to many of the British population. We as a nation have become so used to swimming...
Oct 29, 2014Berlin Canal Could Soon Transform Into The World’s Largest Swimming Poolfastcoexist.com reports: “Germans could soon recapture an idyllic part of old city life: Being able to jump in the river for a swim...
Oct 2, 2014How to Swim in a River that’s Just TOO DIRTY to Swim in!In times gone by, people would swim almost anywhere giving little consideration to the quality of the waters they swam in. This was true...
Sep 25, 2014The First of a Kind – A New Public Swimming Pool for the UK – Kings Cross – LondonOur Sceptered Isles unique culture is standing in the way of the free swimming movement. Across Europe and throughout America, outdoor...