Outdoor Swimmer - 1 Nov 2025
Welcome to the November issue...
CARTOONIST
KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
Back Double Arm swimming
BBC GREEN SPORT AWARD
GUILDFORD LIDO
MARINE CONSERVATION
Zone3 given King’s Award
New record for Windermere
Water Babies Swimvincible
SWIMMABLE RIVERS REPORT
COLD CLARITY: Why winter swmming keeps me coming back
View from the water
BEYOND THE CHILL
BEYOND THE CHILL
How to recognise cold water fact from fiction
SWIM PEOPLE
REFUGE IN THE COLD
The beauty, risk and redemption of cold water swimming
PLUNGE INTO ICE SWIM COMPETITION
OTHER NATIONAL EVENTS
VINDICATION & VALUE
WINTER GOALS
Sub10 Club starts 1 November!
Mental Health Swims Announces Closure
VIDÖSTERNSIMMET
COACH
Swim your own swim
You do you, top tips:
Sensory swimming
HOT & COLD – SAUNA SESSIONS
TRAINING POOL & TECHNIQUE
Kit corner
Top tip
CHALLENGE AND ENDURANCE
Keep the Cardio! Build your aerobic fitness over winter.
E Shoulders fit for swimming
HEALTH
Healthy meals
What’s up, Doc? WILD WINTER
Suggestion of the month:
FROM FIRST DIP TO ICE MILE: Finding Your Why in Winter Waters
GEAR
WINTER WARMTH
ORCA HEATSEEKER VEST, £54
ZOGGS 3MM NEOPRENE SWIMMING SOCKS, £42
ZONE3 ACTIVE-FLEX SWIM GLOVES, £29
ZOGGS 3MM NEOPRENE SWIMMING GLOVES, £42
ORCA CORE GLOVES, £37
SWIM CLUB SWIM JACKET 2MM, €70
SUMARPO NEOPRENE SWIM CAP, £31
SUMARPO WEBBED POWER NEOPRENE SWIM GLOVES, £27
ZONE3 YULEX VEST, £80
OPEN WATER TESTING STRIPS
Meet our reviewers
LAYERING UP AFTER A COLD WATER SWIM
DRYROBE BLACK THERMAL TROUSERS, £120
ARCTIC ECO-SNO MEN’S THERMAL BASELAYER, £65
BAMBOO CLOTHING PACKABLE CLOUD JACKET, £139
VERTURA WOMEN’S THERMAL POWER LEGGINGS, £95
KIT WE LOVE
CHALLENGE
ICE SWIMMING IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
FINDING FREEDOM IN SCOTLAND’S LOCHS
GRITTY RASCALS SWIMRUN CONISTON
Three reasons to take on Swimrun Coniston
Ultra 33.3
WIN a Great North Swim weekend break
EXPLORE
CELEBRATE WINTER IN ESTONIA
Where we stayed:
COULD LONDON BECOME A SPONGE CITY?
90%
Five
£20,000
CHAMPION OF THE WATERWAYS
THE RIVERS TRUST
Calculated risks
Watch Read Listen
Things I love this month:
Listen to this!
HARBOUR & TIDE
LIBBY DELANA
OUTDOOR Swimmer
YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE PERFECTLY GIFTED
HELLO!
ECO-FRIENDLY WRAPPING IDEAS FOR WILD SWIMMERS
SLOW SWIMMER SWEATSHIRT, £32
Designed by OUTDOOR SWIMMER
WOMEN’S SLOW SWIMMER BOXY T-SHIRT, £21
SWIM WILD & FREE TOTE
SWIM WILD & FREE HOODIE, £45
SWIM WILD & FREE SWEATSHIRT, £32
SWIM WILD & FREE BOBBLE HAT, £15
SWIM WILD & FREE LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT, £24
OUTDOOR SWIMMER T-SHIRT, £22
SWIMBLER
KIT THAT MAKES OUTDOOR CHANGING EASY
ANDREA HALL DESIGN
GIFTS UNDER £20
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
COTTON PONCHO - £49
SAFETY BUOY WITH POCKET - £49
CONSCIOUS GIFTING
GIVE THE GIFT OF WILD SWIMMING
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