Oct 6, 2014Is PC Costing Lives?In the UK we have our own ideas when it comes to right and wrong and public safety. Separated by a wide expanse of water from our...
Oct 4, 2014Outdoor Swimming on the Horizon for Bristol Harbour?The Bristol Evening Post reports: HOW does an early morning swim in hot bubbling heated water at Bristol’s floating harbour sound to you?...
Sep 19, 2014Baines des Paquis – Inspiration for the Thames Baths ProjectGeneva City of Peace The first thing that strikes you as a swimmer in Geneva is the colour and clarity of the water. Then their is Jet...
Sep 16, 201413 Year Old Swims 81km Non StopThe New Indian Express reports: At just 13, Belgaum boy Aditya Shailesh Prabhu the youngest of the participants stunned spectators by...
Sep 4, 2014Wild Swimming – Windsor Castle BerkshireHot sunshine, beautiful scenery and cool water the perfect recipe for a lifelong memory! Wild Swimming – Windsor Castle Berkshire Teach...
Aug 21, 2014Basel Switzerland – River Swimming like nowhere else!Basel City of Culture Basel is a remarkable city from a swimmers perspective. The local police have produced the following advice leaflet...
Aug 20, 2014London’s Wild Swimmers Love That Dirty WaterWild Swimming in the Serpentine The Wall Street Journal reports: LONDON—This is Emily Chong’s routine, rain or shine, winter or summer:...
Aug 18, 2014Wild Swimming in Bern – the Capital City of SwitzerlandNestled beneath the Capitol Building you will find a swimmers paradise. A Lido free for all to use with diving boards, children’s pools,...
Aug 15, 2014The Oldest Open Air Swimming Pool will Open Again!Western Daily Press reports: “The oldest surviving open-air swimming baths in the UK, in Bath, are set to be fully restored and reopened...
Aug 11, 2014Is river and lake swimming really as dangerous as some would have us believe?This is the question I asked and I believe I have found the answer in Switzerland… #health #WaterSports #Sports #swimming #river...
Aug 7, 2014River Swimming in ZürichUpper Letten River Pool Having spent a week in Switzerland, I’m staggered at the difference in attitude towards swimming in Europe...
Jul 31, 2014River and Lake Swimming a National Treasure in SwitzerlandCool – Free of Charge in the Bath Sadly the weather here in Switzerland is unseasonably bad but what I have seen and experienced is...
Jul 24, 2014Bathing Place – ChertseyHappy days! Bathing at Chertsey. #WaterSports #history #swimming #river #SwimmingandDiving #wildswimming #CultureoftheUnitedKingdom...
Jul 24, 2014Wild Swimming at Hamilton Pool – TexasHamilton 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...
Jul 17, 2014Bern – A City of SwimmersCrave Online reports: “We’re very laid-back people,” said Regula, a 30-something resident of Bern, appointed one of my unofficial...
Jul 14, 2014Hundreds Dive in for Cork’s Historic Lee SwimThe 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...
Jul 12, 2014Wild Swimming at Rutland Water on BBC Radio LeicesterI had the pleasure of being invited into Radio Leicester this morning to discuss the opening of the bathing beach at Rutland water. To...
Jul 11, 2014Heddon Court Bathing PlaceA rare glimpse of Heddon Court bathing place provided for wild swimmers in years gone by. In an effort to preserve modesty, encourage...
Jul 7, 2014Drowning prevention – Don’t Get In, or Learn to Swim?As the school holidays approach warnings about summer swimming are surfacing again. But the news is not all bad, negative attitudes are...
Jun 30, 2014Wild Swimming at SkenfrithThis is a very popular river swim. Set in the grounds of Skenfrith castle with plenty of free parking and extensive pick-nick lawns....