2021 may have been another difficult year, but taking to the water and finding many of the things we couldn’t obtain on land remains a comfort to swimmers. I love reading the reasons why you swim and the joy it brings you, as well as all the things it allows you to leave behind. Thank […]
New book: The Outdoor Swimming Guide
There’s a lot to think about when planning an outdoor swimming expedition, whether you’re going for a quick dip nearby or planning an entire holiday around a dip of cold water immersion. There’s the kit, the weather, your choice of swimming buddy and that’s before you’ve even decided on the location. In reality, there are […]
The best swims of an extraordinary year: 2020
Like all elements of life that this time last year we were taking for granted, the events of 2020 have impacted on swimming. They have stopped us from swimming when we want, where we want and with the people we would choose to swim with. But despite the challenges, many of us have managed to […]
Swimming at Portobello – Edinburgh’s seaside
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
