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The world's most beautiful outdoor swimming magazine. Immerse yourself in inspiring stories, safety and technique advice, swim spots and gear reviews. https://outdoorswimmer.com

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · Nov 18

Dedicated to all the outdoor swimmers. Swimming further, faster and colder since 2011. For weekly swimming tips, ideas and advice, please sign up for our free newsletter 💦

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The Dip: Outdoor Swimmer's Free Weekly Newsletter - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

The Dip is your weekly source of outdoor swimming inspiration. Keep up to date with news, views and training tips from the world of outdoor swimming.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 1d

Try Nicola Butler's training session in the pool over autumn 🍂 outdoorswimmer.com/coach/using-...

Using the pool to develop swimming in autumn - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

As the mornings get cooler and darker, the pool suddenly becomes more appealing this time of year… so how do we make the most of these sessions to develop our swimming over the autumnal months?

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 1d

Celebrating our global open water community! 🌎 💙 💦https://www.outdoorswimmershop.com/collections/magazines-and-books/products/outdoor-swimmer-magazine-swimming-development?utm_source=social_media&utm_medium=OSM_Social&utm_id=OSM_Oct

Outdoor Swimmer Magazine - Swimming Development

Celebrate 100 issues of Outdoor Swimmer! Explore training tips, technique, safety & inspiring stories to fuel your open-water adventures.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 3d

Ella loved this swim retreat in Eryri (Snowdonia) 💙 outdoorswimmer.com/explore/week...

Weekend swim retreat: Plas Weunydd, Eryri - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Ella Foote shares her experience of Plas Weunydd, Eryri (Snowdonia) where she met up with local wild swimming guide Vivienne Rickman

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 4d

Are you an outdoor swimmer who has lived experience of psychosis? outdoorswimmer.com/news/partici...

Participants wanted for a study on how people who have experienced psychosis experience outdoor swimming - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Are you an outdoor swimmer who has lived experience of psychosis?

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 4d

Development in the pool, mermaid lessons, navigating menopause, all you need for winter swimming and MORE in our October issue! 💙 www.outdoorswimmershop.com/collections/...

Outdoor Swimmer Magazine - Swimming Development

Celebrate 100 issues of Outdoor Swimmer! Explore training tips, technique, safety & inspiring stories to fuel your open-water adventures.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 7d

Yey, our 100th issue is now in stock at the Outdoor Swimmer Shop! Grab this corker of an issue while you can 💦 www.outdoorswimmershop.com/collections/...

Outdoor Swimmer Magazine - Swimming Development

Celebrate 100 issues of Outdoor Swimmer! Explore training tips, technique, safety & inspiring stories to fuel your open-water adventures.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 8d

Our 'Swim Through Winter' course starts soon! Are you ready to embrace the cold? ❄️ outdoorswimmer.com/featured/col...

Swim through winter with us! - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Join our 4-week course via Zoom and WhatsApp to help you make the most of winter swimming - with Simon and Rowan from Outdoor Swimmer

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 9d

Have you been swimming the temps down? 🍂 outdoorswimmer.com/featured/swi...

Swimming the temps down - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas shares her advice for acclimatising to the cooling water temperatures this autumn.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 9d

Work on your technique for October's Climategames challenge! 💦 www.climategames.com/event-invite...

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 10d

Snug and huggable changing robes! 💙 outdoorswimmer.com/gear/best-ch...

Best changing robes 2025: tried and tested by outdoor swimming experts - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Our outdoor swimming experts have tested nine of the best changing robes for 2023 – so whether you’re after lightweight portability, serious waterproofing or recycled materials, we’ve got the robe…

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 10d

FINAL chance to enter! ✨ outdoorswimmer.com/win/win-a-ke...

Win a Kendal Mountain Festival package - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

We have teamed up with Kendal Mountain Festival, Stonecross Manor Hotel, and Dryrobe to offer a fantastic package built around this year’s Festival!

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 11d

"There are good intentions but the issues are complex," says Simon Griffiths outdoorswimmer.com/news/london-...

London Assembly launches Swimmable Rivers report - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

On Friday, 19 September, Zack Polanski and other members of the London Assembly Environment Committee gathered by the Thames in Ham to launch their report “Swimmable rivers: Towards clean and healthy…

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 12d

A weekend of swimming and pampering 💙 outdoorswimmer.com/extra/weeken...

Weekend swim break: Yorkshire Spa Retreat, North Yorkshire - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Digital editor Abigail Whyte had a birthday to remember at this natural spa retreat in the North York Moors.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 13d

Not long til Lindsey's challenge! 🧜‍♀️ outdoorswimmer.com/featured/env...

The campaigning mermaid: Lindsey Cole - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

This month, ‘mermaid’ Lindsey Cole is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for longest distance swum using a mono fin as part of her ongoing campaign for cleaner waterways

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 15d

Swim through winter with us! - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Join our 4-week course via Zoom and WhatsApp to help you make the most of winter swimming - with Simon and Rowan from Outdoor Swimmer

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 15d

Swim events are an exciting and valuable part of our outdoor swimming community 💙 outdoorswimmer.com/featured/why...

Why enter open water swimming events? - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

By their nature, open water swimming events are at higher risk of cancellation than some other outdoor events, but don't let that stop you from entering

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 20d

Outdoor Swimmer reader Lucy Young braved the rain to watch the final stage of the Surfers Against Sewage Thames Relay 💦 outdoorswimmer.com/featured/end...

Endurance Swimming and Activism: A Towpath Perspective on the Thames Relay - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Between the 1st and 4th of September, 2025, a team of world-class swimmers swam a non-stop relay down the River Thames, covering more than 200 km in 3 days. Lucy Young witnessed them finishing the…

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 21d

Carb loading before big swims, how to train for long distance, how to prepare for cooler waters and MORE in our September issue 💙 www.outdoorswimmershop.com/products/out...

Outdoor Swimmer Magazine – Long Distance

you preparing for your first marathon swim, considering a big challenge, curious about the mindset and training? This issue will both inspire and inform.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 23d

Find more inspiration for your next BIG swim in our September 'Long Distance' issue, out now! 🌊 www.outdoorswimmershop.com/products/out...

Outdoor Swimmer Magazine – Long Distance

you preparing for your first marathon swim, considering a big challenge, curious about the mindset and training? This issue will both inspire and inform.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 27d

Train for longer in the open water this autumn with one of these wetsuits 💦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFhT...

Which open water wetsuit should I go for?

Looking for a wetsuit for swimming but unsure about which one to go for? Don't worry! It all depends on the type of swimmer you are, and the kind of adventures you'd like to go on. Three members of…

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 28d

A breathing exercise to help prepare you for cold water 💦 outdoorswimmer.com/featured/bre...

Breathwork for outdoor swimmers - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Breathwork coach, Edele Daly from B Well Fitness Club, shares two breathing exercises that will benefit outdoor swimmers – one for calming pre-event nerves, and another for preparing for cold water…

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 29d

Wow, this is a fantastic prize bundle! ✨ outdoorswimmer.com/win/win-a-ke...

Win a Kendal Mountain Festival package - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

We have teamed up with Kendal Mountain Festival, Stonecross Manor Hotel, and Dryrobe to offer a fantastic package built around this year’s Festival!

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · 29d

If you're as curious about the mindset and training that goes into awe-inspiring endurance swims as we are, buy our Long Distance issue TODAY 💙 www.outdoorswimmershop.com/products/out...

Outdoor Swimmer Magazine – Long Distance

you preparing for your first marathon swim, considering a big challenge, curious about the mindset and training? This issue will both inspire and inform.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · Sep 8

Looking for neoprene kit as water temperatures start to drop? outdoorswimmer.com/gear/review-...

Best neoprene accessories for open water swimmers - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

As temperatures drop, we review some of the best neoprene accessories (and natural rubber alternatives) for keeping you warm while you swim this winter.

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Outdoor Swimmer Magazine @outdoorswimmer.com · Sep 7

How's your body position in front crawl? 💦 outdoorswimmer.com/coach/six-wa...

Six ways to get more horizontal while swimming - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Improving your body position will help you swim faster for less effort

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