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Wild Open Swim
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Darrin Roles
May 14, 2020
4 min read
Swimming: the shoulder part 2
The shoulder complex is delicate and yet robust. It contains multiple structures and types of tissues.
Darrin Roles
Apr 23, 2020
3 min read
Swimming: a life-long lesson: the shoulder part 1
This pair of articles suggests a strategy to avoid injuries to your shoulder (repetitive stain or overuse syndromes are a risk; these can in
Darrin Roles
Apr 7, 2020
3 min read
Open water
There is something about the water that will captivate you on many levels, but for this brief moment, the water’s surface is my starting poi
Alan Scott
Apr 6, 2020
3 min read
The Lock to Lock Swim-Run experience
The Lock to Lock course, set deep in the Oxfordshire countryside is typically British
Fiona Undrill
Feb 22, 2020
3 min read
The Real Deal
Since October last year, greeted by a confused head-shake of a welcome from the lock-keeper, a neoprene-clad group of us have met up one...
Fiona Undrill
Feb 22, 2020
1 min read
No room in the river
There’s no room in the ground for the rain. There’s no room in the river. The water has spilled out across the land and before us, lies...
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