With Masterpiece this morning is Melanie Barratt who is registered blind and a past Paralympic double gold medallist. She is swimming to raise money for British Blind Sport, click here: justgiving.com/page/mel-barra… Tracker: channelswimmingassociation.com/.../masterpiece

Looking forward to swimming here tomorrow with @goswim

We're supporting plastic removal from the ocean in September through our Climategames challenge and we're setting you a lengthy swim challenge. Can you cover 50km in the month? 💙 buff.ly/4ajssVC

I can't do this one unfortunately but I did their Loch Lomond swim today and it was lovely (& well organised too).

Outdoor Swimmer, September 2024. Have you got yours yet?

Who'd have thought when I started a magazine in 2011 that I'd win a copy of it in 2024? At least I got nice trophy too. p.s. Go Swim Loch Lomond is a great event in a lovely place.

Is it OK to encourage people to take part in potentially dangerous activities (if you believe the benefits outweigh the risks?) climategames.com/post/open-wate… Here's something I wrote for Climategames on this.

Tyler Sutton chose marathon swimming over video games during the covid pandemic, and ended up swimming the English Channel, age 18. His friends think he's crazy but his advice to anyone thinking about marathon swimming is "do it!" outdoorswimmer.com/featured/marat…

Over the summer at the University of Exeter we have been working to understand whether swimming in #sewage polluted rivers and lakes across the UK 🇬🇧 is linked to a higher risk of carrying antibiotic-resistant bacteria🦠💊relative to people who do not swim. This is the last batch of

This was one of the best swimruns I've done, in part because none of the swims were cancelled!

Two big events this weekend: The Gribbin Swimrun and Dart 10k. Every race has a similar pattern: 1. This is great. I could swim/run at this pace all day. 2. No I can't. 3. Nearly there. I've got this. 4. No I haven't. 5. Yes I have. 6. This is the longest mile ever. 7. At last!

The Mad Hatter Swim Festival, always fun regardless of the weather. Come and get your high 5 on Sunday 15th September at Carbis Bay. madhattersportsevents.co.uk/swimfestival #swimfestival #openwaterswimming #swimming #seaswimming #madhatterhigh5

Time to plan for next year! All events except the Festival are now open for registration, & with Early Bird prices. henleyswim.com #justkeepswimming

What can we learn about river swimming from re-watching the Olympic marathon swim? Some thoughts from the current issue of Outdoor Swimmer magazine. Free to read on our website for a limited time: outdoorswimmer.com/featured/view-… Or buy the issue: outdoorswimmershop.com/collections/ou…

Thanks Mad Hatter for hosting a fabulous event last weekend. We couldn't stop smiling.

This might be the clearest water I've swum in. Skopelos, Greece, for UltraSwim33.3. It's warm too!

Today's swim tip: don't assume you can't swim well if you're tired & have just eaten a heavy meal. Due to not paying attention I didn't know we had a 6k race after lunch and after a 5k race this morning at UltraSwim33.3. I raced hard, ate too much, and somehow raced again.

Pretty happy with this considering I failed to finish at my previous two attempts. I still haven't got to the bottom of what made me ill before but I suspect not wearing a wetsuit and swimming in 26 degree water helped.

Swim tracker fans, Andy Donaldson is attempting to break the world record for swim around Manhattan today. Follow here: track.rs/nyow/

Did you follow Andy Donaldson breaking the record for swimming around Manhattan today? This is my favourite video of the swim - Andy taking a very quick feed. Video from Andy's coach Jay.