Some useful websites about river and outdoor swimming. Please contact me if a link isn’t working.
Where to swim
Please follow the Outdoor Swimmers Code and Outdoor Swimming Society advice on responsible swimming at this time.
Places to swim in East Anglia from RALSA
also available Places to swim in other regions, from RALSA website
The Wild Swim map, from the Outdoor Swimming Society (currently unavailable)
Wild Swimming, includes regional and national maps and lists
You can download my note: Places to swim in Norfolk and Suffolk Broads (download, Word.doc, 2 pages), or see Places to Swim in the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
See Places pages on this website, links on Places page or on menu. Includes collections of places from swim trips in Eastern England
Where to swim (historic and current places) from Hung Out To Dry [seems to have gone, though see ref to the book, http://www.riverandlakeswimming.org.uk/information/books/hung-out-to-dry-swimming-and-british-culture/]
Organised outdoor swimming venues from Outdoor Swimmer website
Swim safety, starting out swimming outdoors
See more on this website article on swim safety
Advice from the Outdoor Swimming Society
Wild swimming advice from Hung Out To Dry
Swimming safety checklist and advice on RALSA website
Wild swimming safety from Wild Swimming website
Advice on the Water Safety Forum website
Open water safety from Outdoor Swimmer website
Advice on the difference between pool and open water on the Outdoor Swimmer website
My article on Getting Started in Inland Outdoor Swimming (or download note Getting started in open water outdoor swimming (Word.doc, 4 pages)
… especially in cold water
Dangers of jumping into cold water (Durham summer safety campaign)
Winter swimming articles on RALSA website
Tips from Outdoor Swimming Society on cold water swimming
Index to articles on Loneswimmer website on cold water swimming
Access
Outdoor Swimming Society Inland Bathing Areas Access guide