Jan 19, 2012WAYNE PREPARES FOR GRUELING MOYLE SWIMVital work of the local Community Rescue Service to benefit A 42 year old South African hopes to become the first person to swim between...
Jan 2, 2012The Merpeople of PenberthI spent the Christmas season with friends in Cornwall, and having sampled the delights of swimming in the wintery seas of St Ives, I...
Dec 30, 2011Look – Listen – Swim – 2012Make 2012 the year to REMEMBER Look Listen Swim 2012 The 2012 London Olympics will mark 100 years since Frank Sachs published...
Dec 16, 2011Wild Swimming saves lives in BangladeshThe BBC reported yesterday on a life saving project in Bangladesh, inspired and funded by the London 2012 Olympics organisation....
Dec 12, 2011The feel good factor of wild swimmingPaul Brown writes in Sundays Guardian: “Wild swimming, whatever the weather, is undergoing a revival in Britain. With the water...
Nov 20, 2011Leicester in First Place for Olympic Swimming HistoryThe 2012 London Olympics mark a hundred years since Jennie Fletcher became a legend in her own time. Leicester’s all round swimming...
Nov 7, 2011Clean Water but NO SWIMMING for LeicesterThe Environment Agency reports that water quality has never been better. You might think that this would be good news for wild swimmers....
Oct 5, 2011200,000 on the Beach and no Lifeguard NeededHoliday-makers enjoy the sun on Brighton beach yesterday, but the south coast of England and northern France has been hit by warnings on...
Oct 4, 2011Wild Swimmers Chased out of the Water during Heat WaveTemperatures reached 29C in the capital over the weekend and hundreds flocked to the Serpentine to swim and cool off. Unable to accept...
Sep 30, 2011£2m pledge to secure iconic Jubilee lido’s future, PenzanceThis is Cornwall reports: “A £2 million bailout package to save an iconic Art Deco Cornish Lido has been backed by councilors in a bid to...
Sep 27, 2011Exhibition: Floating Memories, Jubilee Library, BrightonExhibition: Floating Memories, Jubilee Library, Brighton The once hidden archive of Brighton Swimming Club went on display yesterday...
Sep 24, 2011The Indoor swimming pool could be making you sickAs winter approaches many wild swimmers will be returning to the warmth of the indoor pool. Researcher Dr. Alfred Bernard is a professor...
Sep 23, 2011To Swim or Not to Swim - that is the QuestionTwo stories in today’s news highlight a burning question on the minds of adults and children who enjoy outdoor swimming. Do we have a...
Sep 19, 2011Wild Swimming in LeicesterWild swimming is not about freezing cold water; it’s about the joy of swimming in the great outdoors. Breaking free from the indoor...
Sep 13, 2011David Walliams Completes His Epic Thames SwimThe comedian David Walliams finished his epic 140 mile Thames swim yesterday. The 40-year-old swam the Thames from Lechdale,...
Sep 11, 2011Swimming with the Belles of PenzanceThe Belles of Penzance As the first signs of a new day shone through the bedroom window, I reached for my wife’s watch. Gently stirring...
Sep 2, 2011Wild Swimming – The Fastest Growing UK Sport?Lake Windermere is to host its very first Wild Swimming event this Saturday attracting hundreds of visitors to a Lakeland beauty spot....
Sep 1, 2011The Oldest Person to Swim the ChannelRoger Allsopp, aged 70 years and four months, swam from Dover to France in 17 hours and 51 minutes. The record was formally held by...
Aug 29, 2011Garachico Natural Swimming Pools Tenerife – Wild Swimming Spain 2011Recently advice has been given to British tourists warning against their brainless drunken antics now known as balcony jumping. In the UK...
Aug 27, 2011Whatever Next? – RoSPA Recommend Wild Swimming!How bizarre! Yesterday Tom Mullarkey, RoSPA’s Chief Executive informed the world on his blog; Safety Gone Sane, that he and many others...