Dec 11, 2015The Rhine like you’ve never seen it beforeFrom CNN Travel: 11 Extraordinary photos of the Rhine, from a swimmers eye. Click the picture below and see them all! #Germany...
Dec 9, 2015Rivers and Lakes Open Again for Wild SwimmingThe Australian Daily Telegraph reports: Cabarita Beach and Chiswick Baths safe for …swimmers this summer. A… multi-council initiative to...
Nov 26, 2015Swimmer Encouraged to Come Out of the WaterThe Eastern Daily Press reports: Emergency services were called to reports of a man in the River Wensum in Norwich city centre on 25...
Sep 24, 2015Wild Swimming in Prague – September 2015Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic has a population of 1.24 million. This fascinating city is a World Heritage...
Sep 5, 2015Lampreys are Swimming Back up English Rivers!The Telegraph Reports: Lampreys, the fish said to have been responsible for the death of King Henry I, are staging a resurgence in...
Sep 4, 2015Push to Make River Swimmable AgainAustralia’s Bankstown Express Reports: Push to make the Cooks River swimmable for first time in 80 years ‘achievable’ It has been about...
Jul 29, 2015Ex-lockkeeper is planning a wild swimOxford Mail reports: Former lockkeeper Ben Partridge will return to the Thames after nearly 15 years – but this time he will be swimming...
Jul 10, 2015Wild Swimmers to Return to the Seine – ParisThe Telegraph reports: “Anne Hidalgo pledges to end a swimming ban for Parisians in place since 1923 by having residents of the French...
Apr 30, 2015A Two Week Snapshot of Wild Swimming NewsI have just returned from two fabulous weeks of sunshine and swimming in Tenerife. I was so busy enjoying myself that I had no time to...
Mar 30, 2015Let’s Make Our River Swimmable Again by 2025!Blacktown Council Chatter Campaign to Revive River The Blacktown Sun Reports from Australia: An estimated 500 people made a splash at a...
Mar 5, 2015Wild Swimming in Leicester – The TreeWild Swimming was at one time popular all along the canal and in the rivers and lakes of Leicester. Today swimmers have retreated to out...
Feb 17, 2015South West Water told to ‘stop polluting River Torridge with human waste’The North Devon Journal reports: “We have had enough – this has to stop before something serious happens,” warns one Appledore man who is...
Jan 23, 2015Colchester River Swimming Baths“From 1884 to 1932 all events and competitions against other clubs took place in the River Colne. Being river water the temperature at...
Dec 4, 2014Test Your knowledge – River Bathing at Beccles, SuffolkBeccles River Bathing Place 1905 Highlights and Early History of River Bathing at Beccles Test your knowledge at the end! 1862 WARNING:...
Nov 20, 2014Swimming in the MekongA swim in the Mekong as the sun sets turning the water orange and silhouetting the landscape in a sharp contrast from the crimson sky. My...
Nov 14, 2014Could Health and Safety be Drowning Us by Accident?Certainly not the idea, the Health and safety ethos protects us from many unnecessary risks; it has saved lives and prevented countless...
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 30, 2014Swiss Alp Resort Deals Death Blow to British River and Lake SwimmingImprobable you may think – but actually it’s true! On our recent visit to Switzerland, my wife and I just managed to squeeze in a visit...
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 24, 2014The Evolution of British SwimmingFrom a modern perspective, swimming was a very British sport. After years or religious and superstitious suppression it was in Britain...