From humble beginnings to a worldwide readership.
When I started this website and blog almost three years ago I was convinced that nobody would be interested in anything I said or did. That I would essentially be talking to myself. I'm flattered to...
View ArticlePaul Duffield USA to Canada cross border swim Sept 6th 2014.Official report...
As I believe my swim between Oroville WA, USA and Osoyoos BC, Canada on Osoyoos Lake to be a first attempt I wanted to get as much data as possible. English Channel relay swimmer Phred Martin was...
View ArticleIs it really August already?
The calendar says it, the computer says it, the newspaper says it but I still can’t quite believe it. HOLY CRAP IT’S AUGUST ALREADY! The summer is flying by but I am having a blast. If I haven’t been...
View ArticleA very unusual request.
Osoyoos Lake is Canada's warmest lake and is found in the country’s only true desert. The area is home to the hottest, driest climate and is a place we have visited many times. The city of Osoyoos is...
View ArticleUSA to Canada Cross Border Swim sponsored by Finis.
I am excited to announce that Finis have agreed to be official sponsors of the upcoming USA to Canada cross border swim between Oroville WA and Osoyoos BC. They will be providing most of my gear for...
View ArticleWood Lake end to end swim.
Wood Lake was lake number 3 of my 2012 10 lakes in one day swim. It is one of the five major lakes found in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada. The towns of Oyama and Winfield are...
View ArticleThe World’s Best Guide to Open and Cold Water Swimming
There are better cold water swimmers than I. There are faster cold water swimmers than I. There are hardier cold water swimmers than I. There are more scientific cold water swimmers than I. There are...
View ArticleTwenty-Two Things About Open Water Swimming That You Don’t Want To Know
1. While there is debate amongst experienced pool swimmers about the crime of peeing the pool, (some don’t do it, some do and they are wrong!), there is no similar debate open water swimmers. Everyone...
View Article[INFOGRAPHIC] A Visual Guide To Lane Swimming Etiquette
For three years, a guide to lane swimming etiquette has been this site’s most consistently popular post, rarely out of the Top Five most popular posts at any single time, still read hundreds or...
View ArticleHow To: Essential Skills For Every Open Water Swimmer
If open water swimming was as simple or simplistic as is sometimes portrayed I’d long have ceased writing. Olympic or professional open water swimmers who distil the skills associated with open water...
View ArticleWhat Is Cold Water Swimming? Part 1 – What Governs Ocean Temperature?
I went for a swim one evening recently, my first time in the sea in about three weeks. The air was warmer, the day nicer, the sun setting later than it had in mid- February. But the water felt bitter....
View ArticleInternational Olympic Committee rejects Ice Mile swimming as potential Winter...
Two years ago I finished my very long series about Ice Mile Swimming. In that series I set out to describe a journey of personal attempts to complete an Ice Mile, my reason for so doing, which was at...
View ArticleWhat Is Cold Water Swimming? Part 1 – What Governs Ocean Temperature?
I went for a swim one evening recently, my first time in the sea in about three weeks. The air was warmer, the day nicer, the sun setting later than it had in mid- February. But the water felt bitter....
View ArticleInternational Olympic Committee rejects Ice Mile swimming as potential Winter...
Two years ago I finished my very long series about Ice Mile Swimming. In that series I set out to describe a journey of personal attempts to complete an Ice Mile, my reason for so doing, which was at...
View ArticleTwenty-Four Things About Open Water Swimming That You Don’t Want To Know
1. While there is debate amongst experienced pool swimmers about the crime of peeing the pool, (some don’t do it, some do and they are wrong!), there is no similar among debate amongst open water...
View Article[INFOGRAPHIC] A Visual Guide To Lane Swimming Etiquette
A Guide to Lane Swimming Etiquette For three years, a guide to lane swimming etiquette has been this site’s most consistently popular post, rarely out of the Top Five most popular posts at any single...
View ArticleHow To: Essential Skills For Every Open Water Swimmer
If open water swimming was as simple or simplistic as is sometimes portrayed I’d long have ceased writing. Olympic or professional open water swimmers who distil the skills associated with open water...
View ArticleHow To: Advice on New Year’s Swimming Resolutions for Health, Swimming...
As is known by its millions of practitioners worldwide, swimming is a sport that many can and do pursue for an entire lifetime. It is accommodating of a wide range of skills and personal motivations....
View ArticleWhat Swimmers Want From Swimming Pools – What Features Make a Good Pool for...
Since I believe that to be a proficient open water swimmer you should also be swimming in the pool, occasionally I cover pool topics. There’s a slight ambiguity in my title terminology between a...
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