Wild Swimming News

Sports Management reports: People see swimming as lacking relevance to their lives, and lacking visibility in comparison to other sports....

The Derry Journal Reports: A ban on swimming at Portmore Pier in Malin Head has been met with anger and calls for it to be lifted. A sign...

Fewer than half of all British children are able to swim 25 meters by the time they reach the age of 11. Schools will get a share of a...

The Mirror Reports: Parents whose children drowned unite in grief to spare heartbreak for other families. As the summer heatwave...

The Guardian reports: 1 August 1923: In a neighbourhood where “free access” to deep water is always possible for babies and toddlers, it...

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 Eastern Daily Press reports: A fight is underway to make sure swimming remains a priority in education, as pool upkeep and transport...

Adelaide Now reports: A 100-year-old swimming club that started in the River Torrens is closing but only after sharing its $450,000 nest...

The Daily Echo reports: FREE outdoor swimming and water safety sessions for up to 2,700 children will be held in Sandbanks Beach from the...

PRWEEK reports: One in Five Swedish children cannot swim. The energy firm E.ON’s Swedish subsidiary has teamed up with the country’s...

Beccles River Bathing Place 1905 Highlights and Early History of River Bathing at Beccles Test your knowledge at the end! 1862 WARNING:...

Certainly not the idea, the Health and safety ethos protects us from many unnecessary risks; it has saved lives and prevented countless...

Outdoor swimming is something of a culture shock to many of the British population. We as a nation have become so used to swimming...

From a modern perspective, swimming was a very British sport. After years or religious and superstitious suppression it was in Britain...

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...

This photograph of Aylestone pool shows a typical utility swimming bath from this era. The building and facility’s were basic but we...

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

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

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

After the disappointment in the World Cup, a new study shows the remedy is to get the Nation swimming. Want to feel more content, less...