Over the years, the Lock to Lock 4K wild swim series has witnessed remarkable achievements from the competitors.

Fred Newton from swimrun.com describes the excellent swimrun through Wytham Woods and the tranquil Thames

Although we would prefer our articles to reflect the many ways the water helps us, we must acknowledge we swim through the scene of a crime.

Annike describes her ongoing journey - the evolution she has made from cold water dipper to open water swimmer, and the great benefits felt

An open water swimmer from Canada shares her experience of a training swim down the Thames, in preparation for the Zurich Marathon Swim.

Wild-swimmer, Stanley Ulijaszek came perilously close to death when he contracted Weihls disease after swimming in the Thames near London.

Images from the Lock to Lock 4k and reflections from the organiser and some partipants.

What is it like to be a partially-sighted wild swimmer? A double paralympic champion Melanie writes about her wild swimming journey.

A story of how two wild swimmers in Swim Oxford's 4K Lock-to-Lock swim inadvertently helped to turn around the life of one of my clients.