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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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Fiona Undrill
Jul 9, 20203 min read
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 read
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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Jason @ Etchrock
Jun 11, 20204 min read
Training for my first Swim-Run
Running in a wetsuit and swimming in shoes… Sounds like fun right!?
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Darrin Roles
Jun 11, 20205 min read
Benefits of cold-water swimming: the facts part 1
Cold-water swimming is good for mental health
This is perhaps the most researched and the most commonly cited benefit to cold-water swimming
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Darrin Roles
May 28, 20206 min read
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 read
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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Fiona Undrill
Apr 30, 20207 min read
The Jaw Dillow: a short story
A girl is reaching a long, slim willow branch into the river to fish for sparkles while her mother crouches down to capture the moment on he
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Darrin Roles
Apr 23, 20203 min read
Swimming: a life-long lesson: the shoulder part 1
This pair of articles suggests a strategy to avoid injuries to your shoulder (repetitive stain or overuse syndromes are a risk; these can in
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Darrin Roles
Apr 7, 20203 min read
Open water
There is something about the water that will captivate you on many levels, but for this brief moment, the water’s surface is my starting poi
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Alan Scott
Apr 6, 20203 min read
The Lock to Lock Swim-Run experience
The Lock to Lock course, set deep in the Oxfordshire countryside is typically British
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Fiona Undrill
Mar 14, 20202 min read
Clawing back to warmth
Getting changed to swim in the rain… on days like this, we’re here for the challenge. There really is nothing else that we do in the rest...
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Fiona Undrill
Mar 14, 20203 min read
Cold water swimming: the logical choice
The year 2020 was just eleven hours old and I was walking with a friend. I told her I’d been river-swimming a couple of days before, and...
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Fiona Undrill
Feb 22, 20201 min read
Nature's ambassadors
When the ground can no longer hold the heavy weight of rain. When the rivers have taken all they can. Then the waters rise up in protest;...
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Fiona Undrill
Feb 22, 20203 min read
The Real Deal
Since October last year, greeted by a confused head-shake of a welcome from the lock-keeper, a neoprene-clad group of us have met up one...
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Fiona Undrill
Feb 22, 20201 min read
No room in the river
There’s no room in the ground for the rain. There’s no room in the river. The water has spilled out across the land and before us, lies...
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