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A Day At Kings Cross Pond
When I was asked if I would like to take a dip in the new Kings Cross Pond Club, of course I jumped at the chance. This much publicized art install...

Let's Be Imaginative With Our Open Water Swims
With the open water season well under way it’s time to look at the sort of work you will be doing when in the big blue.
Many swimmers and triathl...
The Importance of Pool Training for Open Water Swimmers
So at last the open water swimming season is upon us, for many of you the arrival of the OW season could not have come soon enough as it is an oppo...
Our Top 5 Swimming Blog Posts
Here at Simply Swim we love writing about our favourite things in the swimming world. From triathlon, to leisure swimming to first swimmers, you ca...
Ten Tips For The Open Water Racing Novice
Open water swimming has grown in popularity in recent years. For novices to the sport, it can be an exhilarating experience to become immersed outs...
How To Prepare A Race Plan
You wouldn't go into an exam without preparation and a swimming meet should be no different. Many swimmers neglect to implement a clear race strate...
How to Point Turn and Sight When Open Water Swimming
With the final video in our 'Learn to Swim' series we have point turning and sight in open water. As with our previous blog posts, the video is av...
Top Tips For First Time Open Water Swimmers
Continuing with our 'Learn to Swim' series, we have another installment for you. If you're new to open water swimming or triathlons then watch th...
A guide to open water swimming for the beginner : I can't see the buoys or swim in a straight line
During the last blog we looked at our first expedition into the open water environment and discussed how to best approach this first adventure. Now...
Keri-Anne Payne's Top 3 Tips for Open Water Swimming
What are your top 3 tips for open water swimming? 1. So one of my top 3 tips would be that if you’re doing a open water swim and it’s a little c...
Simply Swim Interviews: Keri-Anne Payne
Earlier this week we were thrilled to be invited up to Blenheim Palace by British Gas Swimming to chat about their Swim Britain Event, which is d...
Swimmer Stories : Jo's Cross Channel Swim for Aspire
Welcome to our first Swimmer Stories post! Jo recently got in touch wanting to share her experiences of sea swimming for the first time with the Si...