Wild Swimming News

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

Leicester’s De Montfort University reports: The world’s fastest-growing aquatic weed has effectively removed toxins from a polluted river...

Having spent a fortnight touring France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland I am left with many questions about the disparity between...

The Local FR reports: It’s official. The water in the Paris canal is clean enough to swim in meaning Parisians won’t have an excuse not...

Belfast Live reports: A programme which aims to teach kids how to stay safe in open water is hosting free swimming lessons in Northern...

The Saudi Gazette reports: Mariam Saleh Binladen, a dentist from Saudi Arabia, has set a new record as the first Swimming to inspire more...

WBUR reports: When you think of the Charles River, a lot of things come to mind. But probably not, say, the backstroke. However, that...

News from Canada – Officials say swimming the South Saskatchewan is dangerous, yet CBC News reports:  “The city of Saskatoon’s bylaw is...

From the Hudson Reporter: Dreaming of swimming in the Hudson River? Local sewerage authority must start action plan for cleaner waterways...

The New Indian Express reports: At just 13, Belgaum boy Aditya Shailesh Prabhu the youngest of the participants stunned spectators by...

Basel City of Culture Basel is a remarkable city from a swimmers perspective. The local police have produced the following advice leaflet...

This is the question I asked and I believe I have found the answer in Switzerland… #health #WaterSports #Sports #swimming #river...

Upper Letten River Pool Having spent a week in Switzerland, I’m staggered at the difference in attitude towards swimming in Europe...

Happy days! Bathing at Chertsey. #WaterSports #history #swimming #river #SwimmingandDiving #wildswimming #CultureoftheUnitedKingdom...

Hamilton Pool grotto is a historic pool located just 45 minutes outside Austin. In the summer it can get very busy so its best to get...

The Irish Examiner reports: More than 500 swimmers braved the waters of the River Lee in Cork on Saturday as part of the annual 2km Lee...

As the school holidays approach warnings about summer swimming are surfacing again. But the news is not all bad, negative attitudes are...

This is a very popular river swim. Set in the grounds of Skenfrith castle with plenty of free parking and extensive pick-nick lawns....

Sky News Reports on a hard hitting video designed to deter young swimmers from enjoying rivers and lakes to cool down during warm...

You can’t get further from the sea in England than Leicester the place of my birth, the city in which I have lived throughout my life....