Jun 20, 2017Outdoor Swimmers Cross TamarThe Plymouth Herald reports: More than 50 hardy swimmers took to the water on Sunday as part of Saltash Regatta weekend to swim across...
Feb 14, 2014Wild Swimming on Plymouth HoeRead the history of swimming on Plymouth Hoe… #health #WaterSports #history #swimming #Water #SwimmingandDiving #Openwaterswimming...
Nov 1, 2013Swimming History Picture of the Week: PlymouthDerek Tait writes in his Plymouth Local history blog: “The Tamar is full of yachts, boats and jet skiers but it’s very rare nowadays to...
Jan 8, 2013Diving into Leicester LidoHumberstone Lido Opened in Leicester in the mid 1930s at the height of the British sunbathing era. Concerns over water quality sparked a...
Dec 13, 2012Picture of the Week: Swimmers under Plymouth Hoe, Christmas MorningThis picture from the 1800’s shows a hardy group of bathers ready for their Christmas dip. Read the history of swimming on Plymouth Hoe…...
Nov 1, 2012The tombstoning question, is there a better way?On the return flight from a sunshine holiday in Tenerife I was inspired to explore the quandary facing UK authorities over the...
Aug 18, 2012Olympic InspirationThe 2012 summer has been typically British; short blasts of hot sunshine, damp around the edges and a determination on the part of the...
Jun 9, 2012Wild Water at Plymouth HoeEarlier this month swimmers were warned about poisonous algae in the waters of Plymouth Hoe. On the very day that Tinside Lido opened, it...