The Salty Sea Swimming Coach

28/12/2021

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Jolyon Jenkins meets the people who want to swim a mile through freezing cold water.

08/05/2021

The water temperature is creeping up... just crept over 10 in Sandown Bay, proper lessons, acclimatisation sessions, fitness and longer swims all available 😎

17/03/2021

Two Isle of Wight coldwater swimmers are raising cash by taking daily dips in the sea - with a plan to give people with disabilities a chance to try…

15/03/2021

https://outdoorswimmer.com/news/new-isle-of-wight-swimming-experience-provider-to-support-people-with-disabilities-access-the-sea-and-beaches😊

New Isle of Wight swimming experience provider to support people with disabilities access the sea and beaches By Simon Griffiths • Publisher • 12th March 2021 Swim the Wight, a community interest company, operates under the strapline: “Improving lives with vitamin sea.” It i...

24/02/2021

Be careful out there :)

Open water safety tips from the RNLI By Outdoor Swimmer • 24th February 2021 Image (c) Douglas Pfeiffer We speak to Samantha Hughes, National Water Safety Partner for the RNLI, for advice on how to stay safe in the water this winter How has the RLNI reacted to the upsurge in peopl...

12/02/2021

WAY to rough to swim at the moment and with the ice biting wind AND no cafes open as well as not being able to travel too far we are SO looking forward to calmer weather!

08/02/2021

Stay safe everyone!

What does hypothermia look like? And how to rewarm By Outdoor Swimmer • 28th January 2021 We spoke to the experts to prepare this best-practice guide to spotting hypothermia and rewarming cold swimmers when swimming in cool water If you’re an outdoor swimmer, getting cold is an ...

07/01/2021

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I am all excited when this arrives!!

Outdoor Swimmer Issue 45 (January 2021) The first issue of 2021 looks optimistically to the year ahead. Order your copy now or subscribe today and receive the January issue and all future issues, so you never miss out again. The January issue costs £5.95 plus P&P (UK £1.00, Europe £2.50, RoW £3....

06/01/2021

It's been a fairly rough time in more ways than one but please be sure that once the latest restrictions are lifted I will be arranging acclimatisation sessions once again. In the meantime, if anyone would like to be part of my WhatsApp group through which I can arrange sessions PM me your phone number and I will add you 😊 In the meantime - stay safe!

12/12/2020

For goodness sake...ordered new swimming socks and gloves trough Amazon...delivery Monday...arrived Saturday...you can't trust anyone these days 🤣😎

10/12/2020

https://outdoorswimmer.com/blogs/how-to-ditch-your-wetsuit-for-winter-swimming

How to ditch your wetsuit for winter swimming By Simon Griffiths • Publisher • 6th December 2020 You asked Do you have any articles on ditching the wetsuit for winter? Is there anything to note if doing this? For a 10-minute swim, I'm not sure the wetsuit is worth it. Please let...