The Peaks and Troughs of 2019: A personal review of a wild swimming year
Another year of wild swimming in Scotland with highlights including my outdoor swim coaching qualification and the sheer variety of people I’ve shared swims with
Challenging conditions made this Gullane adventure a spectacularly wild swim
Gullane beach is one of my favourite wild swimming locations, but horizontal rain and an icy north-easterly wind made this November swim an extremely challenging encounter … until I got in and started playing in the waves.
Exploring the River Thames with Henley’s open water swimmers
On a wee trip to Henley on Thames (home of the Henley Royal Regatta, Henley Swim Festival and Thames Marathon) I joined a couple of members of the Henley Open Water Swim Club for an enticing explore of their glorious river.
Guide to Wild Swimming on the Isle of Iona
Crystal clear water and vivid, tropical colours above and below the surface, Here’s my wee guide to all the various places you can wild swim on the Isle of Iona.
Swimming In The Wake of John Buchan
A stunning week’s holiday with family at Achnacloich House in Argyll meant hello to a few swimming opportunities, and a very special farewell.
Happy new year! Some wild swimming goals for 2019
New Year Resolutions for my wild swimming. More of it being the main one, in places such as Harris, Loch Lomond, East Lothian and Iona.
Radio Interview: Winter Swimming at Wardie Bay
Radio interview at Wardie Bay by BBC Radio Scotland ahead of the annual New Year’s Loony Dook.
Wardie Bay: Discovering Edinburgh’s forgotten wild swimming venue
Wardie Bay, Edinburgh After a couple of years of living in Edinburgh, I’ve finally got my head in gear and swum at my local venue,
Swimming by the wreck of the MV Juniata at Inganess Bay, Orkney
It was the coldest swim this season, by a whole degree or so. Not as cripplingly cold as Durness in Easter, nor icy Portobello in
The immersive pull of sea swimming
So the past couple of posts have been about swimming and not-swimming in fresh water, but since we moved to Edinburgh in 2016 the bulk