Outdoor Swimming Stories From the UK

So today I decided to venture out to do my first swim in the open air swimming at my local lido, Sandford Parks Lido.   It was a little chilly so...

THE SWIM - Padstow to Rock - Sunday 14th July 2019 As you can see from my previous blogs on Swim Secure’s website I’ve been challenging myself th...

The health benefits of cold water swimming have long been suspected, from Victorians gathering in their bathing machines to the lido boom of the ...

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.  ...

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 o...

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 p...

Kids’ races, relays and swimming around a castle – Ocean Man Turkey has it all… Written by Simon Griffiths of Outdoor Swimmer Keykubat Beach in A...

If you have ever stepped on a spikey rock barefoot, then you will known that instant sharp pain that causes you to let out a tribal yelp. That's ...

Keep yourself and your family water safe Drowning accidents destroy families and devastate whole communities.   More than 700 people drown in the U...

The Mira Showers Triathlon, Cheltenham - 19 May 2019 Well the day of the Sandford Parks Lido triathlon finally arrived!  I must admit I hadn’t gi...

Introduction to Open Water Swimming. After Christmas I decided that as I had always wanted to try open water swimming, this was the year I was go...

I am a lecturer at the University of Essex in the Department of Economics, where I have completed my MSc and Ph.D. Before moving to England, I was...