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Wild Open Swim

Inspirations from swimming through the seasons

The Wild Open Swim Blog is a celebration of open water swimming all year and the photographs, words and artwork that it has inspired.

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Guest

May 24, 20233 min read

Lock to Lock Champions

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

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Fred Newton

Sep 30, 20223 min read

Swimrun on the tranquil Thames

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

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Fiona Undrill

Aug 29, 20228 min read

Campaign to save our rivers & seas

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.

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From cold water to open water: the continuing journey

Annika Surry

Aug 19, 20224 min read

From cold water to open water: the continuing journey

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

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Aerin Bowers

Jul 28, 20223 min read

Lock to Lock Training Adventure

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

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Stanley Ulijaszek

Jul 3, 20225 min read

Blood like the River

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

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Darrin Roles

Jun 28, 20223 min read

The Lock to Lock 4k

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

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Melanie

Feb 12, 20226 min read

A Blind Swimmer’s Vision

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

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Debbie, Emma and Darrin

Jan 15, 20226 min read

Every Body Counts

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.

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