Portobello can be described in many ways – from Edinburgh’s seaside to the sea swimming capital of Scotland – and on any given day you’ll see little heads bobbing around in the water. I should know, as I spent a summer flat-sitting and watching the world go by as I worked from an envy-inducing bay […]
Frequently asked swimming questions
The swimming community is awesome and is not backward in coming forward. I get asked lots of questions both on Instagram and Twitter, and in real life. So, I thought it might be fun to publish the most frequently asked here and some of the answers I give. If you have a burning swimming question […]
Return to the sea: Post-lockdown sea swimming on Lindisfarne
While the UK was gripped by the most stringent lockdown rules I refrained from dipping in the sea for one specific reason and that was the request from the RNLI that people stay out of the sea. Coastguards up and down the country did not want to risk the health of their crews should a […]
Ways to support historic pools during the pandemic
July 4th will come and go for swimmers without the jubilation caravan owners and pub goers will be experiencing. That’s because the government has not given the red light to swimming pools to reopen. That means no leisure centres and no lidos will be allowed to open their doors later this week, despite the obvious […]
Guess the lidos
It’s become a regular feature of Wednesday mornings that @LoveYourLido and I host a #guessthelidos event on Twitter. I don’t know if it’s because of lockdown and the fact that lido lovers are desperate for a lido fix while our outdoor pools aren’t open, but it has proved very popular. For anyone who’s not on […]
Book review: Swimming Wild in the Lake District
Suzanna’s book starts on a personal note, recounting an experience that most wild swimmers can identify with. We’ve all had the inevitable conversation with a loved one who worries about the safety of our hobby, which quite often leads on to the debate about why anyone would want to plunge themselves into cold water in […]
