GuestMay 53 minThe art and challenge of wild swimmingThe 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.
Ruth RaynerMar 34 min1000 consecutive days and more…Ruth Rayner didn't set out to swim every day for for any particular length of time but somehow it became a way of coping
Tony DavisJan 114 minPoems from the riverIn this post we see the river through the experience of Tony Davis, an Oxfordshire artist, poet and fisherman. Tony was inspired to write...
Fiona UndrillAug 29, 20228 minCampaign to save our rivers & seas Although we would prefer our articles to reflect the many ways the water helps us, we must acknowledge we swim through the scene of a crime.
Annika SurryAug 19, 20224 minFrom cold water to open water: the continuing journey Annike describes her ongoing journey - the evolution she has made from cold water dipper to open water swimmer, and the great benefits felt
Aerin BowersJul 28, 20223 minLock to Lock Training Adventure An open water swimmer from Canada shares her experience of a training swim down the Thames, in preparation for the Zurich Marathon Swim.
Stanley UlijaszekJul 3, 20225 minBlood like the RiverWild-swimmer, Stanley Ulijaszek came perilously close to death when he contracted Weihls disease after swimming in the Thames near London.