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The Outdoor Swimming Society
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International home of free swimmers. Join us!

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The OSS Christmas Cracker is here!
We've got amazing prizes-at only £5 a ticket you can help us keep going for the next 20 years - no membership fees, no paywalls, no barriers. Just water, stories and swimmers finding their people!
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Thank you!

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Outdoor Swimming Society Christmas Cracker 2025
Support 20 years of The Outdoor Swimming Society and keep wild swimming free and independent – £5 tickets, money-can’t-buy swim prizes.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Temperatures and leaves are falling, time for www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/how-to-be-an...

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How to be an Autumn swimmer – Outdoor Swimming Society
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November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Al Mennie made his name as a pioneer of big wave surfing at Nazaré on Portugal’s Silver Coast. In 2020, he took on a new challenge to swim 100km through the night along the Northern Irish coast. Read the story of his most daring swim yet...
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Between fog and tide – Outdoor Swimming Society
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September 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Kinder Unbound 2025 - Read all about how protest swims went on all across the country
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Kinder Unbound 2025 – Outdoor Swimming Society
Trespass swims roundup: looking back at a weekend of action April 2025
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September 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Just amazing!
Well done #RossEdgley on his phenomenal #Icelandic swim. 1000 miles!

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Ross Edgley: British 'Thor' becomes first person to swim 1,000 miles around Iceland
Britain's Ross Edgley experienced towering waves and inquisitive killer wales during his gruelling challenge. He drank from a Viking horn after crossing the finish line on Monday.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Want to know your #watercress from your marsh #samphire?
Read all about a year of #foraging at the water's edge with our #OSS piece from the Foraging Swimmer
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The Foraging Swimmer – Outdoor Swimming Society
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September 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Hector Pardoe swam for a total of 24.5 miles to raise money for Surfers Against Sewage
Swimmer breaks record for ‘three lakes’
A two-time British Olympian and open water swimmer has set a new world record for swimming Loch Lomond, Windermere and Lake Bala. Hector Pardoe became the first person in history to achieve the feat back-to-back in a travel inclusive time between lakes of under 24 hours. He completed the three swims, totalling over 34.5 miles, in a combined swim time of 12 hours 15 minutes.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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10 things outdoor swimmers wish everyone knew about safe summer swimming

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OSS top 10 tips for safe summer swimming – Outdoor Swimming Society
10 top tips to keep safe in summer; ten key points to enjoy swimming and playing in water safely in summer, at the seaside or inland, what to do if in trouble
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July 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#Snorkelling #Britain -
Habitats, hidden creatures and the art of staying still.

Get expert tips and inspiring ideas from the new 'Snorkelling Britain' book from #Snorkelology

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Snorkelling Britain – Outdoor Swimming Society
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June 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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'The right to swim in inland water in Scotland is clear, so why is it not the same for England and Wales?'

The BBC reports on the recent spate of swim trespasses organised by Right to Roam &
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'We want to swim in reservoirs in England and Wales'
Swimmers have recently staged protests against rules banning them from going into certain waters.
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May 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Is a #River Alive?
Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social on the rights of nature and future of rivers - read all about it www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/is-a-river-a...

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Is A River Alive? – Outdoor Swimming Society
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May 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Surf’s Up!
In search of adventure, Rachel Gee swaps the stormy Western Isles for #Portugal’s surf coast. Here she picks five favourite swim spots from an unforgettable summer in the sun.
Find Rachel’s recommendations here: www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/surfs-up/

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Surf’s Up – Outdoor Swimming Society
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May 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Join us on the 26th & 27th of April at Kinder Rising for a mass rally and swim trespass to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the kinder Scout mass trespass.

Check out the link for more info and to sign up for free ⤵️
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April 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Subtropical Swimming: A week-long swim tour in #Madeira? Yes please! Read all about Ben Lane's adventures at www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/subtropical-...

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Subtropical Swimming – Outdoor Swimming Society
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April 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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28 Yorkshire Swims.
@sarahbanks21.bsky.social launches her new book, Wild Swimming Walks Yorkshire- a swimmer's guide to the UK's largest county.
Read all about it in our piece OSS
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28 Yorkshire Swims – Outdoor Swimming Society
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April 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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In 2013, @platocean.bsky.social decided to swim every day for the next year. 12 years and 4,000 swims later, he explains how a simple routine can change your life.

Read about Peter’s amazing experiences in the water here: tinyurl.com/382wf9d6

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4,000 days of swimming – Outdoor Swimming Society
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March 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Who's going full moon swimming under the Worm moon?

So you don't miss any of them, the #OSS has all the dates for 2025 in our #FullMoon #Calendar

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Full Moon Calendar 2025 – Outdoor Swimming Society
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March 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The physical benefits of #outdoorswimming are well known. The benefits for our mental health are becoming better understood. But what about our spiritual health?
We meet Abi Millar - author of The Spirituality Gap - to learn more.

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Swimming and Spirituality – Outdoor Swimming Society
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March 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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The #Dart10k started out as an ambitious idea to share the joy of #outdoorswimming, and became an iconic event which continues to inspire swimmers all around the world.

Read all about how one swim kickstarted a movement.

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The Dart10k - From Vision to Legacy – Outdoor Swimming Society
The Dart10k started out as an ambitious idea to share the joy of outdoor swimming. Now it's an iconic event that helped shape a movement and continues to inspire swimmers around the world.
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March 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM