Stories From the Uk
The health benefits of cold water swimming have long been suspected, from Victorians gathering in their bathing machines to the lido boom of the early twentieth century. Now science is starting to back up the anecdotal evidence with studies that...
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Hi, I’d like to introduce myself, I’m Rachel or Skip to some people. I was born in Cheltenham and have lived here all my life, so land locked. I’m a married woman, with two grown up sons and work as...
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My name is Melissa Compton and I started open water swimming just over three and a half years ago and it has changed my life. My obsession with swimming came about after I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my...
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Video analysis swim session. Today I went to meet Jason Tait from South West Swim for a video analysis of my swimming technique in his endless pool. I tried not to over think this session and kept telling myself that...
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Kids’ races, relays and swimming around a castle – Ocean Man Turkey has it all… Written by Simon Griffiths of Outdoor Swimmer Keykubat Beach in Alanya is the perfect venue for a children’s sea swimming race. The water is usually...
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