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Challenging conditions made this Gullane adventure a spectacularly wild swim
December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 admin

Challenging conditions made this Gullane adventure a spectacularly wild swim

Outdoor Swimming

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.

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Exploring the River Thames with Henley’s open water swimmers
August 11, 2019August 14, 2019 admin

Exploring the River Thames with Henley’s open water swimmers

Outdoor Swimming

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.

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Guide to Wild Swimming on the Isle of Iona
July 28, 2019July 29, 2019 admin

Guide to Wild Swimming on the Isle of Iona

Outdoor Swimming

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.

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Swimming In The Wake of John Buchan
April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 admin

Swimming In The Wake of John Buchan

Outdoor Swimming

A stunning week’s holiday with family at Achnacloich House in Argyll meant hello to a few swimming opportunities, and a very special farewell.

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Happy new year! Some wild swimming goals for 2019
January 1, 2019January 3, 2019 Colin Campbell

Happy new year! Some wild swimming goals for 2019

Outdoor Swimming

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.

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Radio Interview: Winter Swimming at Wardie Bay
December 31, 2018January 3, 2019 Colin Campbell

Radio Interview: Winter Swimming at Wardie Bay

Outdoor Swimming

Radio interview at Wardie Bay by BBC Radio Scotland ahead of the annual New Year’s Loony Dook.

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Wardie Bay: Discovering Edinburgh’s forgotten wild swimming venue
November 25, 2018January 2, 2019 Colin Campbell

Wardie Bay: Discovering Edinburgh’s forgotten wild swimming venue

Outdoor Swimming

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,

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Swimming by the wreck of the MV Juniata at Inganess Bay, Orkney
October 20, 2018January 2, 2019 Colin Campbell

Swimming by the wreck of the MV Juniata at Inganess Bay, Orkney

Outdoor Swimming

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

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The immersive pull of sea swimming
August 1, 2018January 2, 2019 Colin Campbell

The immersive pull of sea swimming

Outdoor 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

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Another big trip to Glencoe with a series of short dips
July 3, 2018January 2, 2019 Colin Campbell

Another big trip to Glencoe with a series of short dips

Outdoor Swimming

Glencoe is an area that’s long been in my consciousness (much like Skye and for similar reasons). There’s Campbell history here, both personal and Clan.

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Swim teacher & outdoor swim coach. Pics of the sea and Scottish lochs, with the odd tree, mountain, wean or whisky thrown in. Half of @swimskybreathe

Instagram post 2193908991669978944_48235328 “A couple of weeks ago I went for a swim in what were possibly the most miserable conditions I’ve gone for a dip in. I nearly didn’t. My wife and I sat in the car in the seaside car park at Gullane as the icy rain and north-easterly wind buffeted the windows. Down below us, the sea was fierce, wild, scary. 🏊🏻‍♂️ “Sheltered in the car, it would have been easy to call the swim off. Instead, we waited. I got my head in gear and prepared myself mentally for what was going to be a very challenging swim...” 🏊🏻‍♂️ Full article (or see the link in my profile): http://www.scottishswimmer.com/outdoor-swimming/gullane-wild-swim/

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Instagram post 2189437798694924014_48235328 A wee clip of yesterday’s bracing but beautiful sea swim.
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Instagram post 2188555792968711857_48235328 Big crowd of #wildswimmers today at #wardiebaybeach. Tide was low. Sun was out. Sea was calm, and a little bit crisp. #coldwaterswimming
Instagram post 2188553874661870726_48235328 Cold this morning. Even the seaweed and sand were frozen. Sea was lovely 😀
Instagram post 2187918561698553472_48235328 Cracking wee walk up Calton Hill this lunchtime with our wee office dugs. Crisp and beautiful so it was.
Instagram post 2183640201791020181_48235328 The sea was wild today. I nearly got knocked off just trying to get in. Just brilliant. 😄
Swipe for video of me trying to swim through the chop. High arms!

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Instagram post 2178494413033291819_48235328 What a blast! Playing in the waves at Wardie Bay. Microphone didn’t pick up my crazy laughter!

As the wave comes towards you always try to keep your arm extended and cut through the wave rather than trying to stay above it. 
And keen your goggles tightly on. Mine got knocked off and washed away!

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Instagram post 2177887010830962210_48235328 A world away (but not really) from this morning’s swim ... Last night I was ‘in conversation’ with Vicky Allan and Anna Deacon for the launch of their stunning new book on swimming, Taking the Plunge. 
I think it’s always good to venture out of your comfort zone, and chairing this discussion was certainly that. But, like the coldest of swims, this was brilliant and exciting and hugely enjoyable. Many thanks to Anna and Vicky for involving me in the book and its launch. 
The book is brilliant, and not all about swimming. Ultimately, it’s about people, and the challenges and hardships we face, and how we overcome them through a shared passion and friendships.
Follow them on @wildswimmingstories
Instagram post 2177861553695880886_48235328 I loved this swim, though the getting in was far from easy. A biting north-easterly, icy rain, and the wild choppy sea pushed this swim waaaay out of my comfort zone. 
But you know what? I knew I was going in the moment I stepped onto the beach, and once in, it was amazing. Joyous and exciting and bonkers and blissful. I was laughing like a loon. Didn’t want to get out even though I couldn’t feel my fingers. 😀

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Instagram post 2173585210527209616_48235328 So we took a stomp up and around Harlaw Reservoir. No swimming, just mooching among the trees and alongside the mirror-flat water. Flight after flight of geese flew over us, heading east.
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Recent Posts

  • Challenging conditions made this Gullane adventure a spectacularly wild swim
  • Exploring the River Thames with Henley’s open water swimmers
  • Guide to Wild Swimming on the Isle of Iona
  • Swimming In The Wake of John Buchan
  • Happy new year! Some wild swimming goals for 2019
  • Radio Interview: Winter Swimming at Wardie Bay
  • Wardie Bay: Discovering Edinburgh’s forgotten wild swimming venue
  • Swimming by the wreck of the MV Juniata at Inganess Bay, Orkney
  • The immersive pull of sea swimming
  • Another big trip to Glencoe with a series of short dips

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