When you think about swimming, what pictures does it conjure up in your mind? Childhood lessons and chilly changing rooms at the local leisure centre? Or maybe summer days splashing around at the seas

Growing up on the Isle of Wight, Claire Kemp spent her childhood in the sea. “It sparkled,” says Claire, now 60. “It invited me to play and taught me to be brave.” Claire’s deep love for the ocean ext

I AM someone who loves space. This is perhaps because of early childhood days on the beautiful Solway Coast. My father’s family farm was right on the beach. It enjoyed uninterrupted views across to th

After leaving the coast for the city, Caro Giles reflects on anchoring herself and her children to a new kind of water

Having always relied on running to help her through tough times, Lisa Jackson lost her mojo when she needed it most. The RW columnist shares her journey through grief, how she finally managed to fall back in love with running and how you, too, can reignite the spark

January had seemed to last forever. The razzle dazzle of Christmas a mere memory, spring and its promise of sunny days still a good couple of months away. And now there was February to contend with. S