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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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Lock to Lock Champions

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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To robe or not to robe…

Oct 9, 20215 min read

To robe or not to robe…

The first part of this article reflects on what draws Wild Swimmers to the robe; the second part offers thoughts about, and experiences...

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Swimming for life

Jul 17, 20216 min read

Swimming for life

If I had a daemon I like to think my daemon would be an otter. A rather slow inelegant otter but one who loves the water and is just as...

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Is it clean…?

kath Fotheringham

May 29, 20214 min read

Is it clean…?

We all have strategies to risk-assess the water every time we swim. Is it clean enough to swim in?

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Swimmingpod podcast: Darrin Roles & the Lock to Lock swim events

Stanley Ulijaszek

May 6, 20213 min read

Swimmingpod podcast: Darrin Roles & the Lock to Lock swim events

In this podcast Darrin Roles talks about the Lock-to-Lock swim series in the Thames, Oxfordshire, its origins and its development.

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Swim catch up

Darrin Roles & Stuart Hacker

Apr 10, 20215 min read

Swim catch up

Catch-up on Lock to Lock swim preparation after a long layoff, with Darrin Roles and Stuart Hacker

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