Even though I saw it on the news at the time, I still find the story of Diana Nyad’s record-breaking […]
Lidos: UK rekindles passion for swimming
Swimmers across Britain will greet the longest day by plunging into a pool tomorrow. Many will take that summer solstice […]
Learning to swim: the incredible joy of jumping in
Most children seem to love jumping into the water – the children I teach would spend the whole swimming lesson […]
Tom Meltzer on the phenomenon of fair-weather rage
For many of us, a hot summer day brings with it an urge to try things we would never normally […]
Swimming lessons: the ASA’s Learn to Swim pathway
How’s the swimming going?The more I admit to taking swimming lessons, the more people I find who struggle with swimming […]
A reminder not to take true love lightly | Brief letters
Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday only occasionally clash, as Rhik Samadder rightly points out (G2, 12 February). But it’s a […]
The deaths on the British coastline are a reminder of the sea’s awful power | Philip Hoare
As the summer slips towards its close with the triumph of our aquatic athletes in Rio, there is a terrible […]
Eleanor Simmonds Paralympic training schedule
Age 14Weight 43kgHeight 1.23m2008 Paralympic record 100m freestyle (gold), 400m freestyle (gold) Target for 2012 “The motto at my training […]
Freediving: breaching the surface of the body’s capabilities
Freediving is a bit of an odd extreme sport. On the one hand, it’s completely natural: humans have been diving […]
Three things for swimmers in London to look forward to
I like having swimming things to look forward to, but particularly ones I can get to on the bus. Here’s […]