Feb 28, 2019Wild Swimming is the New YogaThe Guardian reports: Nationwide, there is a boom in wild swimming. Even the fashion pack, rarely ones to embrace the great outdoors,...
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...
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...
Jun 20, 2014Leicesters Aylstone BathsYou 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....
Jun 13, 2014Stamford Meadows Bathing PlaceUp and down the country, bathing places like this proved very popular, but you may wonder: why were they built and why have they closed?...
Jun 6, 2014Dipping into the Past – BrightonThis 1895 photograph of men and boys swimming at low tide adjacent to Palace Pier Brighton, reveals a stark contrast to the attitude of...
May 22, 2014Praise for – Hung Out to Dry Swimming and British CultureMalcolm Tozer Reviews: Hung Out to Dry: Swimming and British Culture, in the Spring Edition of Physical Education Matters. It was by...
Apr 21, 2014How Clean Are Our Swimming Pools – A Call for TransparencyA 2011 Star investigation found pool operators racking up health and safety violations without public knowledge. A proposed bylaw could...
Mar 21, 2014Swimming History – Leicester’s Kenwood LidoLeicester’s Kenwood Lido enjoyed huge popularity, with its extensive grassy sunbathing lawns, high diving boards and attractive...
Mar 7, 2014Swimming History – FelixstoweChanging times saw a move away from the bathing machine to the bathing tent. Ironically nude bathing was deemed appropriate for boys but...
Feb 21, 2014Swimming History: Natural pools in NorfolkThe river at Earlham Park was dammed and made into a swimming pool. Wensum Park during the 1930s River and lake swimming made safe for...
Feb 14, 2014Wild Swimming on Plymouth HoeRead the history of swimming on Plymouth Hoe… #health #WaterSports #history #swimming #Water #SwimmingandDiving #Openwaterswimming...
Feb 6, 2014Wild Swimming in Iceland – Land of the LidoSwimming in Iceland – the land of the lido My wife Ann has always wanted to see the Northern Lights and especially so after watching the...
Jan 31, 2014The Blue Lagoon IcelandThe Blue Lagoon, the most visited tourist destination in Iceland. Entrance here is some £35.00, yet the unique experience is well worth...
Dec 12, 2013Swim in the river? Yes, in Zurich you can!The Oberer Letten has a 400-metre swimming channel in the Limmat and a two-metre high diving platform. Two beach volleyball courts on the...
Nov 14, 2013Swimming History Picture of the Week: Long Sands, TynemouthOliver Dixon writes: This open air swimming pool at the south end of Long Sands, Tynemouth was opened in 1925. No doubt popular at the...
Nov 8, 2013Swimming History Picture of the Week: The Blue Lagoon BristolWhen it comes to social history of swimming, the popularity of fresh air and sunshine in the 1930’s saw the doors opened to swimming...
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...
Oct 25, 2013Swimming History – Picture of the Week: No Swimming in the Canal!Specific river bathing areas became necessary when Matthew Webb opened the floodgates to outdoor swimming by conquering the Channel in...
Oct 18, 2013Swimming History – Picture of the Week: The Opening of Tooting Beck LidoFor the poor, the swimming pool became the cheapest place to bathe. At the opening of Tooting Bec Lido in London, Wandsworth Borough News...