Latest Water Sports Features
I’m a keen year-round outdoor swimmer – here’s how I update my wild swimming kit for winter
As water and air temperatures plummet, it’s vitto choose the right gear for swimming through the coldest season
The best outdoor Christmas and New Year swims in the UK: find your nearest cold-water plunge
Boost endorphins, beat a hangover and commune with your outdoor tribe: here are the best outdoor swims in the UK taking place over the Christmas period
I love my swim robe – even though it’s too big, too flappy and really quite unflattering
Fiona Russell discovers that once you see past some of the apparent negatives of the popular out-sized jackets for wild swimmers, the change robe is a thing of wonder
Inspired by nature – 6 times biomimicry has transformed outdoor gear
We look to nature to help us better cope with whatever it hurls at us
Swimming an iconic Highlands sea strait between the tides
Fiona Russell takes on the Kessock Ferry Swim – and discovers it is more enjoyable than scary
What are water shoes? And why to get yourself a pair!
Whether you’re a kayaker, canyoner, wild swimmer, cliff-diver, or just a regular beach goer, water shoes will make a big difference to your amphibious adventures
18 things I wish I'd known before my first sea kayak
Fiona Russell has become a regular sea kayaker, but there are many things she would have liked to have known before her first outing
Why are reservoirs so dangerous for swimming?
Reservoirs are often signposted as being particularly dangerous for wild swimming, but the truth of the matter may be a little murkier than that
