How To: Be Responsible For Your Own Open Water Swimming Safety – Two Guiding Principles

Three or four years ago I wrote a post about swimming a new location, and the steps I take to do so safely. However as primarily an ocean open water swimmer it focused specifically on my thoughts when swimming a new coastal location in a high tidal range area. As every regular reader may have…

How To: Building an Open Water Swimming Toolbox

This is my open water swimming toolbox, come and have a poke around. Okay, hang on, watch where you’re putting that finger. The toolbox is made of lycra, silicone, plastic and flesh and brainstuff. I constructed it myself because you can’t purchase one off the shelf, regardless of what some salespeople will have you believe,…