I had always thought I could swim. It may have been because I could run. It may have been because […]
Improve endurance in the pool with this swimming training plan
You may swim regularly, but do you swim to get fitter – or did you long ago reach a plateau […]
How to achieve your fitness goals this year
If you want to do… an open-water swim Over the past decade, a growing number of swimmers have freed themselves […]
The masters swimmer who broke her neck – and came back stronger
Three decades ago, Welsh swimming great Martyn Woodroffe made a prophetic observation about Lynn Marshall. Marshall was swimming in Manchester […]
Lido love … and the joys of resurrecting a long-lost London pool
Like most lido spotters, I can’t look at a bit of open water without wanting to hurl myself into it. […]
Ian Jack: When the English were the world’s best swimmers
This summer Dr Ian Dungavell is swimming his way through the aquatic architecture of Victorian and Edwardian England, when Britain […]
When the tide pulls you’ve got to swim the Channel – no matter the reason | Keren Levy
The desire to swim the Channel washes over you. And then haunts you. The tragic news last week that an […]
Burgess’ great swim across the Channel: archive, 24 August 1908
The tug Gnat, with T. W. Burgess, the Yorkshire long-distance swimmer, and the party who had accompanied him in his […]
Swimming: Getting started and maximising your pool time
Swimming is a form of exercise that works all the body’s major muscles and the cardiovascular system better than most […]
The perfect joy of swimming and running through London
In The Swimmer, John Cheever’s celebrated 1964 short story [pdf], Neddy Merrill decides to swim home via a dozen or […]