But Swim England pleads for funding to save them long-termWe can all look forward to taking the plunge from next Wednesday (2 December) when the national lockdown ends, with swimming pools being given the go-ahead to welcome visitors.So after large parts of this year have seen pools being out of bou …

The dreaded COVID-19 might not stand in the way of the Olympics being staged next year after their 12-month postponement.But another factor has come along to knock large parts of the original schedule for the Tokyo 2020 games off course.While all events have already been put back by exactly one year …

Lots of you reading this will already know how a short swim in cold water invigorates and completely refreshes you.Well it turns out that a bunch of research projects have found it may also:-Help alleviate ‘long COVID’ systems-Combat dementia, and-Boost mental healthThat’s a lot of big claims, but t …

As you start to contemplate tackling a triathlon for the first time, one of the biggest things on your mind could well be how you can adapt to swimming in a wetsuit.You can put in all the hard yards you want in the pool to get your stamina up to a suitable level - but travelling as quickly - and saf …

As access to public swimming pools has been impossible for the best part of 2020, you might be one of the steadily-growing band of swimmers who’ve felt the pull of taking to the open water.As one of the few options available to help you keep a decent level of race-fitness, open water swimming clubs …

With lots of us looking for any way possible to keep up our exercise, and have a reason to take on a lake swimming challenge in the absence of competitive events, a children’s charity is giving us a positive reason to do so.Level Water, the only UK swimming charity which provides specialist one-to-o …