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We are delighted to be able to bring you a variety of sessions which aim to accommodate all levels of Wild Swimmer. If you have not yet started this amazing outdoor activity and would like a helping hand to get started, we would love to support you in your first endeavours.
Park at Hartland Quay (EX39 6DU) and head south for a mile along the coastal path. 20 mins, 50.9848, -4.5297 Wild Swimming France takes you on an aquatic voyage to the wild side of the world’s favourite holiday destination and introduce you to parts of France you never knew existed. It provides all the practical information you’ll need, from Turn left in Fionnphort by the Keel Row pub (01681 700458) and find the farm after two miles with roadside parking (PA66 6BN, 01681 700427). 56.3085, -6.3672 Using “Wild Swimming” to build confidence in open water swimming, ensuring good practice and introducing the health benefits of regular cold water immersion. What we offer at Wild Swim ScotlandA (very British) book about swim hiking is ‘Swimhiking in the Lake District and North East England’ by Peter Hayes, forgot to add it to the list. This book focusses on the development of good technique, with the aim of making you swim faster. It’s all about a high-elbow underwater pull, apparently. The same author has also published this book ( USA) of swim workouts. Artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon brings together her passion for images and swimming in this delightful book. Whimsical at times, very beautiful and often uplifting, it’s a homage to the joy of immersion in water and to the creative work it has inspired. another huge issue is sun screen, it is terrible for the rivers (and oceans). We don’t realize that it washes off directly into the river and it is highly polluting. If you can avoid putting it on or maybe buy a biodegradable one that would be great.
We love outdoor swimming but for the times when you can’t get to the water why not immerse yourself in a bit of reading? These are our top 10 books about Wild Swimming and Outdoor Swimming. From swimming histories to personal memoirs and scientific studies if you love swimming we hope you’ll find something that takes your fancy. Find your next wild swimming read! Tyneham is between East Lulworth and Corfe Castle. Closed on army firing days. From the car park follow footpath signs to the sea. 20 mins, 50.6170, -2.1844 Alexandra Heminsley’s part memoir, part swim guide is a beautiful, engaging, funny and serious swimming account. Leap is a book of two parts. In the first half Alexandra explores the fears and insecurities, comfort and strength that can be found in the water. The second half is a practical guide to beginners swimming with a helpful list of FAQs and a reading list of recommended events and books. This is an authentic personal life experience told in an unassuming and honest way that encourages everyone to simply ‘leap’ in.
A wonderful half moon bay with a perfect crescent of sand, set beneath ancient woods in remotest Dorset. There are sea caves and a grassy hill fort to climb. The ruined village of Tyneham make a fascinating diversion. Walk a mile east from tiny Helford (parking at waterside) or canoe across the water from Helford Passage – you can hire boats at the quay. 15 mins, 50.0950, -5.1143 Lansallos coves, Polperro, South Cornwall This is a classic book about marathon swimming, written in the 1970s. The only copies I could find were very expensive – perhaps pressure is needed on the publishers to reprint it! Swim Speed Secrets
Imagine a summertime tour through the wildest and most beautiful regions of Britain - boating, camping and swimming along the way. Wild Swimming - inspired by Roger Deakin's cult-classic Waterlog - is a celebration of wilderness dipping, natural bathing and riverside picnics. Best-selling book Wild Swimming combines inspirational photos, engaging writing and Any great novels about wild swimming or open water swimming, like John Parker’s Once a Runner? Reply Roger Deakin explores the British Isles and the variety of swimming environments available to those of an inquisitive nature. It is a personal journey, where he reflects on the historical and modern perspective of swimming within these diverse climes. It is again possible to read Chapters within this book in isolation, indeed the photograph is of me reading an excerpt aloud to my group of swimmers after a Summer Expedition to The Trossachs. Reading “Waterlog” Summer 2020 An account of the 1920s race between four Americans to be first woman to cross the English Channel. It focusses more on the battle between the women and the way the media portrayed the story than about the actual swimming, but it’s still a good read. Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World This illustrated book about the social history of swimming was given a great review here. I’m looking forward to getting hold of a copy.
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Just spent an idyllic 2 weeks in Provence. Planned many of our days using Wild Swimming France. What can I say….
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