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Wild Open Swim
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Guest
Jun 3, 2023
4 min read
More than a swim
I had no idea of what would come of entering the 4K Swim Oxford event in 2015 but 7 years on I would never have thought it so transformative
Aerin Bowers
Jul 28, 2022
3 min read
Lock 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.
Fiona Undrill & Kath Fotheringham
Sep 4, 2021
8 min read
SwimRun: from the feet up...
Here is a beginners guide to understanding swimrun gear, as well as money-saving suggestions for getting by without the big outlay
Chloe De Grave
Aug 15, 2021
3 min read
Embracing adventure
The events have given me an opportunity to challenge myself, to test my limits, to not overthink it and just embrace the adventure.
Fiona Undrill & Kath Fotheringham
Jun 13, 2021
5 min read
Swim the 10k this July: mad fantasy or achievable challenge?
Two swimmers talk through the reasons to do the Lock to Lock 10k this year, or rather one swimmer tries to persuade her friend to join...
Darrin Roles & Stuart Hacker
Apr 10, 2021
5 min read
Swim catch up
Catch-up on Lock to Lock swim preparation after a long layoff, with Darrin Roles and Stuart Hacker
Alan Scott
Apr 6, 2020
3 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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