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‘Confront what you’re afraid of’: how three open-water swimmers learned to love the sea

Summertime is sun, sand and sea – or is it? Not everybody feels comfortable in the water. We find out what it takes to swim past mental, physical and cultural barriers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Ninety-five per cent of Black adults don’t swim – meet the people trying to change that

For many Black people, the idea of ‘of course’ not being able to swim ‘is kind of a running joke’. But many in the UK are fighting for change, both in and out of the pool. Nicole Vassell meets just a handful of the country’s Black swimming pioneers

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Londoners plan to create first new wild swimming ponds in 250 years

East London group hopes to raise enough money to turn concrete wasteland by River Lea into a ‘brownfield rainforest’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022