“The benefits of swimming ... water allow new adventure, it also has documented benefits for both physical and mental wellbeing.” Research from Next found that 33% of people would look to wild ...

Wild swimming has grown massively in popularity in recent times. Not only is swimming outdoors a pleasant way to enjoy the sunshine, fresh air and green leafy surroundings, it can also help to ...

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Essentially, the phrase wild swimming simply refers to bathing in any natural body of water – whether it be a lake, pond, river or the ocean. Wild swimming is appealing because it provides the ...

“By using the [Swimfo] resource before visiting coastal or inland waters, you can avoid areas and times when the water quality might be temporarily low.” Popular wild swimming spots are ...

others in more natural bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and the sea. Any kind of outdoor swimming was associated with a wellbeing boost. However, wild swimming seemed to deliver significant ...

Now many of those once secret spots are meccas for bathers, and the term ‘wild swimming’ is used to encompass outdoor dips in any patch of safe outdoor water, whether inland or on the coast.

going diving or trying water sports. The chest-zip version of the R1 Lite is ideal for surfing, while this front-zip version is better suited to wild swimming. A great shortie for the ethically ...

Wild water swimming is being trialled at a leisure attraction. Severn Trent is hosting the session at Carsington Water - 20 miles from Leek - next month. It comes as reservoirs have low water ...

A record number of wild ... on water firms to stop dumping sewage into the nation's cherished waterways Twelve rivers have been named among the new sites to be designated as wild swimming ...