All year swimming in North Norway
open water swimming all year round near the arctic circle
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Wild Open Swim
Inspirations from swimming through the seasons
The Wild Open Swim Blog is a celebration of open water swimming all year and the photographs, words and artwork that it has inspired.
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Darrin Roles & Stuart Hacker
Apr 10, 20215 min
Swim catch up
Catch-up on Lock to Lock swim preparation after a long layoff, with Darrin Roles and Stuart Hacker
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Annika Surry
Mar 27, 20214 min
Cold water has changed my life
I love the kick, the buzzing feeling that awakens the whole nervous system and all the senses I love the “I am alive feeling” I get.
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Darrin Roles
Mar 13, 20214 min
For whom the drop calls…
The uninitiated, not knowing this beast, may not appreciate the urgency with which cold hands dress themselves. The drop waits for no-one.
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Stuart Hacker
Feb 13, 20214 min
Finding Galilee
Adventure, people, swimming and solitude There are so many things to love about our wonderful sport. I genuinely feel that my own open...
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Darrin Roles
Jan 30, 202112 min
Channel your energy
Looking to the other end of a swimming pool can be daunting for some, especially if you have just started swimming. Contemplating a mile...
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Emma Hallmark
Dec 19, 20203 min
The creative flow
For as long as I can remember, I have had a deep connection with water – in any form. Something about it draws me close to it,...
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Shona
Dec 5, 20203 min
The joy of swimming
Swimming is my joy. It is the time when I feel every bit of my body, and enjoy it in a way that is lost to me when I am on dry land.
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Darrin Roles
Nov 21, 20203 min
The heart of the matter
What I feel is taking place in these now frequented open-water swimming spots is not just a connection to the environment but also to each o
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Darrin Roles
Nov 6, 20205 min
Last swim before lockdown .2
“Our last swim,” falls from the lips, muted by what lay ahead in the cold temperatures just yards from the muddy wet cold banks.
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Fiona Undrill
Oct 22, 20206 min
Cold water & fast currents
We all respond differently to cold water and if you’re new to cold water swimming, its good to get informed.
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Darrin Roles
Oct 22, 20203 min
The way of cold water
The internal journey one feels whilst in cold water can be described as very dramatic. And yet the idea is to be completely calm with yourse
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Michelle Reid
Sep 25, 20205 min
A local swim-run adventure
I have really missed racing so I was overjoyed to find that the SwimOxford swimrun was going ahead with Covid safety measures in place. I’ve
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Darrin Roles
Sep 3, 20203 min
Night swim
And so we gather for a night swim, to be lit by a full moon.
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kath Fotheringham
Aug 6, 20204 min
Swimming with fins
Fins are amazingly dynamic – adding a great sense of power that can really enhance your swimming experience.
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Genny Early
Jul 23, 20203 min
Wildlife and wild swim
From the silty current of the Thames: a wild-swimmer’s view of the wildlife
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Fiona Undrill
Jul 9, 20203 min
A river ramble
Beyond the bridge, adventure waits until currents have slowed and temperatures lifted.
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Darrin Roles
Jun 25, 20203 min
Summer solstice swim
As the Lockdown draws on, there is but a glimmer of hope. Slightly larger groups are allowed to assemble at a safe distance.
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Darrin Roles
May 28, 20206 min
Swimming: a life-long lesson: the shoulder part 3
Please consider when swimming, where is your hand?
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Darrin Roles
May 14, 20204 min
Swimming: the shoulder part 2
The shoulder complex is delicate and yet robust. It contains multiple structures and types of tissues.
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