The Wild Swim Blog

Top Tips for Dealing with the After Drop when Cold Water Swimming

Top Tips for Dealing with the After Drop when C...

What is the After Drop? After swimming in cold water, your body temperature will continue to drop for anything up to 20 minutes which is known as the After-drop.  Remember,...

Top Tips for Dealing with the After Drop when C...

What is the After Drop? After swimming in cold water, your body temperature will continue to drop for anything up to 20 minutes which is known as the After-drop.  Remember,...

Winter Wild Swimming in Mermaid Pools

Winter Wild Swimming in Mermaid Pools

Photo by Jo Clement It was one of those perfect winter days, a cold crisp morning where the car windscreen was covered in a blanket of white ice and the...

Winter Wild Swimming in Mermaid Pools

Photo by Jo Clement It was one of those perfect winter days, a cold crisp morning where the car windscreen was covered in a blanket of white ice and the...

Wild Swimming Spot Check: London Bridge Arch Torquay

Wild Swimming Spot Check: London Bridge Arch To...

One of my most memorable swims ever was when I got the opportunity for a sunrise swim out to London Bridge Arch in Devon.   The impressive limestone arch pokes...

Wild Swimming Spot Check: London Bridge Arch To...

One of my most memorable swims ever was when I got the opportunity for a sunrise swim out to London Bridge Arch in Devon.   The impressive limestone arch pokes...

Ironman Swim Training Plan

Training for a Sub 60 Minute Ironman Swim

  In December 2019; in a world that was a very different place than it is today, I decided to enter an Ironman competition as my first foray into the...

Training for a Sub 60 Minute Ironman Swim

  In December 2019; in a world that was a very different place than it is today, I decided to enter an Ironman competition as my first foray into the...

Meet the Maker - Joni from SNUG BUD

Meet the Maker - Joni from SNUG BUD

The SNUG BUD® is a wearable body warmer with a hand-warming sleeve and is every cold-water swimmer's dream!  We love wrapping our towel or base layers around it whilst in swimming...

Meet the Maker - Joni from SNUG BUD

The SNUG BUD® is a wearable body warmer with a hand-warming sleeve and is every cold-water swimmer's dream!  We love wrapping our towel or base layers around it whilst in swimming...

Jay's Top Five Tips for Open Water Swimming at Night

Jay's Top Five Tips for Open Water Swimming at ...

  As the sun rises later and sets earlier, you may find it hard to fit your wild swims into the hours of daylight.  Swimming at night, under the moon...

Jay's Top Five Tips for Open Water Swimming at ...

  As the sun rises later and sets earlier, you may find it hard to fit your wild swims into the hours of daylight.  Swimming at night, under the moon...