Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

15/06/2026

A beautiful summary of Outdoor Swimmer by feature writer Rowan at ! 😀

Open water swimming is indeed an evolving activity and here at the magazine we strive to inspire a whole range of swimmers, from the cold water dippers to marathon swimmers. 💙

15/06/2026

What a weekend at the Great North Swim! 💙

The Outdoor Swimmer team loved meeting so many readers and swimmers at this glorious swim festival in the Lake District.

Rowan, Jo and Abi swam the 1-Mile loop with 100s of other Outdoor Swimmer members and - despite the rather choppy conditions - they LOVED it. Can't wait to come back for more.

We hope you've been enjoying your copy of the June issue we were handing out during the event, courtesy of

If you like what you're reading, why not become a member of Outdoor Swimmer and you'll have a big dose of swimming inspiration delivered to your door each month. 💦

13/06/2026

Ever tried swim camping? 💙

A swim camping trip requires balancing lightweight gear with quick-drying, water resistant accessories and clever packing solutions

12/06/2026

"Pura vida is a uniquely Costa Rican expression used widely as a greeting, a farewell, to give thanks or just to say, ‘everything’s good’. Literally translated as ‘pure life’, it’s also a way of living and being." 💙

In our June issue, Liz Lowe shares her adventure finding pura vida in the waterfalls, forests and extraordinary wildlife of Costa Rica. 🇨🇷

Pick up a copy of our new issue to find out more. 💦

11/06/2026

See you soon at the Great North Swim, folks! 💦

If you see us, please come say hello! 👋

11/06/2026

Swim far...swim fast...swim solo...design your own swim challenge with our June issue! 💦

The June issue featuring DIY swim challenges – swimming long distances, new routes, and solo challenges, what motivates us to swim longer and further. Plus, we look at safety, risk, and essential gear.

11/06/2026

Announcing June's Free Swim winners! 💦

Sara, Mary, David, Scott and Rachel can pick their free swim or event place from:

Go Swim - Loch Lomond, 1.5km or 3km, August 29th
Agatha Christie Sea Swim - 1 mile, July 11th or 12th
NOWCA Love Open Water Leeds
NOWCA Love Open Water Nottingham
Six Hills, Leicestershire
Watersedge, Worcestershire
Lake 32, Cotswolds
The Lake at Cromhall Quarry, South Gloucestershire
Jubilee Pool, Penzance
Brighton Sea Lanes, Brighton, East Sussex
St Andrews Lakes, Kent
NOWCA Wild 12 month membership
Shepperton Open Water Swim
The newly open Cleveland Nature Reserve in the Cotswolds
Newly renovated Hilsea Lido in Portsmouth

Not got lucky this time? Don't worry our free swims draw happens every month, and you're in July's draw just by being a member! It's our way of thanking you for your continuing support. 💙

08/06/2026

Has a body of water been calling you? Perhaps it’s a specific swimming session, which you were told an Olympic champion had done on the way to glory making you want to test yourself (we can alter the turn-around times, don’t worry)? Or do you feel like starting something for others to follow in your footsteps for decades to come?

Whatever it is that’s calling you, the first step is identifying it and being specific. Open water swimming requires you to plan with precision while also being prepared for a range of possible issues that may occur.

What kind of swim is it? What is going to be the most challenging aspect of it? What are the risks? Once you pin these answers down, you can plan the ex*****on of it.

In our June 'DIY Swimming' issue, Olympic swimmer Alice Dearing shares her step-by-step guide for designing your own DIY swimming challenge.

📷 Photo by X-Waters Antalya - which you can also find out more about in our June issue!

07/06/2026

Despite the challenging weather conditions we had a super time hosting our 15th Birthday Pool Party! The team .lido were brilliant and good humoured in such difficult weather. We are so grateful for every single swimmer who turned up to celebrate with us, plunged into the pool, joined a coaching session or pulled on a mermaid tail! The sun did shine briefly but overall our supporters and partners really battled heavy rain and windy gusts. Despite it all, we had a super time and loved meeting all sorts people from our swimming community.

Was brilliant working side by side with and

With thanks to for funding magazines for our guests, for the lovely swim shampoo samples and for being our event partner and supplying the pool kit .

07/06/2026

She's all kitted up and she's raring to go! 🙌

Our lucky reader (and reluctant swim event newbie) Miaya Dangol won a full set of open water kit from ZONE3 and a free place at this year's Swim Serpentine. We'll be following Miaya's journey as she prepares for the event and learns to master front crawl in her new kit