A newbie to long distance swimming Camilla Cresswell reviews her experience of her first 10k Lock to Lock swim down the Thames.

An open water swimmers reveal his experience of swimming the 10K Lock to Lock last year

I had no idea of what would come of entering the 4K Swim Oxford event in 2015 but 7 years on I would never have thought it so transformative

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

The Lock to Lock wild swim series is not just a competition, but a celebration of the art of swimming and the beauty of the natural world.

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

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

Cassie Patten Swim Coach shares her tips on how to be efficient in the water by reducing resistance.

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

Here is a beginners guide to understanding swimrun gear, as well as money-saving suggestions for getting by without the big outlay

The events have given me an opportunity to challenge myself, to test my limits, to not overthink it and just embrace the adventure.

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...

Two swimmers talk through the reasons to do the Lock to Lock 10k this year, or rather one swimmer tries to persuade her friend to join...

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

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

The Lock to Lock course, set deep in the Oxfordshire countryside is typically British