Wild Swimming

Swimming in lakes, oceans, and rivers


Man swimming in a lake

Wild swimming is, to all intents and purposes, going swimming outside in a natural pool of water. That pool might be at a bend in a river, or it might be the sea. The important thing is that there are no man-made structures.You decide if you want salt water or fresh water. It's the kind of activity that an older generation would roll their eyes at and say, “ When I was your age, that was just called swimming!” And to be fair to them, they wouldn't be wrong in this case.

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