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Dive into open water swimming

A fast-growing sport is seeing thousands of intrepid Brits diving into open water. Perhaps a little madcap, open water swimmers are becoming increa...
Swimming Jokes and Swimming Trivia

Swimming Jokes and Swimming Trivia

 Swimming Trivia For swimming enthusiasts, here you can find fun swimming facts and trivia! Some fun facts that would be great for an upcoming fun...

Team T Shirt Slogans

When heading to a swimming competition you know for a fact that there will be swimmers with some brilliant slogans on their t shirts. At one swimmi...

Year of the Comeback Olympic Swimmers?

It seems that the lure of the London Olympics 2012 is just too much to resist for a whole range of “former” swimmers. As the big event approaches...

The benefits of cold water swimming

Middle of winter. Time for a dip in the local lake? Er, we think not! Indeed, swimming in an ice cold lake doesn’t seem like a particularly safe op...

Guest Blog : Channel Swimming by Donal Buckley

A guest post by English Channel soloist and open water swimmer extraordinaire, Donal Buckley ... You can leave the English Channel, but the Englis...

Five top health benefits of swimming

Swimming is hailed as a wonder sport, and it’s not difficult to understand why. But perhaps you still need a little persuasion to head to the local...

What Is FINA?

There are all these regulations and costumes saying FINA approved, but what is FINA? FINA is the international governing body of swimming, water po...

Why Swimming is Good for You

We all know that swimming is great exercise for us and beneficial for our health, but why? Here we have 12 reasons why swimming is good for you… 1...

Wild swimming gains popularity in the UK

A hundred years ago, swimming in natural waters and lidos was all the rage, with outdoor swimming clubs with enthusiastic members to be found all o...

Finswimming: full speed ahead

fFinswimming is an individual sport where the swimmer uses core muscle strength and straight legs to snake through the water, with the help of a la...

The Polar Bear Swim

It's been discovered in a recent study that a magnificent polar bear swam a gruelling 426 miles (687km) continuously for nine days after what is th...
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