Apr 20, 2012Lake Windermere Attracts Swimmers in their ThousandsAttitudes towards swimming outdoors have been shaped by our rich and eventful history. Yet with the remarkable achievements of David...
Apr 14, 2012A problem that won’t flush awayThe front entrance of the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London that housed the Great Exhibition of 1851, the first World's Fair....
Apr 11, 2012Dog prefers 4km openwater swimming to walksITV NEWS Reports: Boot is bringing a whole new meaning to the term ‘doggy paddle’. The Labrador can swim up to 4 kilometers at a time...
Apr 7, 2012Swimming Video with just 15 views Goes GlobalA MUSIC student at Leicester University who used his mobile phone to film a video of his brothers messing about has sold the rights of...
Apr 7, 2012Big picture: Happy Magic Water ParkMatthew Niederhauser reports in The Guardian: Beijing’s National Aquatics Centre, built for the 2008 Olympics, resembles not so much a...
Apr 6, 2012Better Health For Children Who SwimSWIMMING is great for burning calories, improving your muscular infrastructure and helping children sleep reports The Star. Mum Victoria,...
Apr 4, 2012Historic tidal swimming pool saved from closureA historic tidal swimming pool in Cornwall has been saved from closure after the local community produced a rescue package to take over...
Apr 4, 2012Anna Wardley sets island challengeAn endurance swimmer from Hampshire is embarking on a charity challenge around five islands in five months. Anna Wardley, 36, from...
Mar 28, 2012Olympians Told No Swimming at Nature ReserveConcerns for wildlife could scupper plans to stage open water swimming in a lake at a nature reserve, reports the Leicester Mercury....
Mar 26, 2012In the swim of things – The HinduRead this article from The Hindu and see swimming lessons through the eyes of another culture. In Europe and America even babies are...
Mar 22, 2012Wild Swimmers Question BanAnyone swimming in open water faces risk. Surprisingly one of the most dangerous activities we engage in, provide facilities for and...
Mar 16, 2012Fury Among Wild Swimmers on Hampstead HeathHampstead Heath Bathing Pond 100 years of free swimming, then honesty boxes, now compulsory charges. Wild Swimmers on Hampstead Heath...
Mar 12, 2012Wild Swimming Code – Consultation Draft issued by: The Countryside Council for WalesThe Countryside Council for Wales have issued the following: Wild Swimming Code – Consultation Draft The rivers and lakes of Wales are an...
Mar 5, 2012Fishermen Want ‘Wild Swimming Guide’ Removed from SaleFor more than a decade Rob Fryer one of the fore fathers of wild swimming has painstakingly researched, visited and catalogued the best...
Feb 29, 201270 Taken to Hospital After Swimming at Williams Lake Swimming PoolYou may have heard this story from Canada over the weekend and will be pleased to know that all but one of those affected has now been...
Feb 10, 2012The Swimmers Essential Costume of DisguiseOn a sultry summer’s day, what could be more natural and liberating than to dip into a lake or river to complete the picture of scenic...
Feb 9, 2012Birmingham City Council Let The Genie Out Of The BottleA shock decision by Birmingham City Council to turn its back on a decades old bylaw prohibiting outdoor swimming in the cities lakes and...
Feb 2, 2012Swimming to Freedom in 2012?If you are one of the growing number enjoying the fun, freedom and adventure of open water swimming, you may like me, feel that access to...
Jan 28, 2012Europeans Risk Death to Avoid Swimming with Coloured People1962 The local council decided that the former whites only Livingstone swimming baths could now also be used by local people. Determined...
Jan 24, 2012How to Swim in the Sea Wearing only Swimming Trunks – for 45 Minutes – Without Feeling the coldYes it is possible to swim, even in the wintry seas of Britain without feeling the cold. This is a trick well known to swimmers across...