How to conquer swimming in the sea

As a proud West Midlander I’m often reluctant to acknowledge any regional shortcomings we might have, but even I have to admit defeat when it comes to one – sea swimming. While God’s metropolitan regi

As Dr Mark Harper, cold-water swimmer and author of Chill: The Cold Water Swimming Cure says, there are two main benefits to group swimming. The first is safety, the second is the social buzz. “Social

MAKING A SPLASH ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, I ...

Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths, evanescent byways revealed by the tides

Beautiful to behold but fraught with danger, water is the stuff of both golfing dreams and nightmares. Rob Smith drops anchor...

A strange but not unpleasant mixture of Atlantic air and the scent of washing up powder fills my nostrils. Up ahead, I can see many of the houses dotted around seemingly at random have hung out their