Happy days at Henley Swim Festival 21.07.22 Rebecca Duncan Reflections on our day at Henley Swim Festival Learn more
New podcast episode: A Guide to Outdoor Swimming 09.06.22 Rebecca Duncan In the latest episode of our Rambling About Rivers podcast, we spoke to Olympic silver medallist and outdoor swim coach Keri-anne Payne and founder of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine Simon Griffiths about all things outdoor swimming! Learn more
Press Release: UK to get second designated river bathing site at Oxford’s Port Meadow 12.04.22 Rebecca Duncan A stretch of the River Thames at Port Meadow, Oxford, has been designated as an official river bathing location after a nearly two-year long local battle against sewage pollution. Learn more
Why winter swimming should be your post-Christmas hobby 27.12.21 Rebecca Duncan Find out why a bracing swim could be the best thing you do between Christmas and New Year, and how to start safely. Learn more
The Rivers Trust partners with the Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 20.10.21 Emily Cooper We are incredibly proud to announce that we are an official partner of The Outdoor Swimmer Henley Swim Festival 2022! Learn more
State of Our Rivers will be won or lost on rivers — and right now, we’re losing. 24.09.21 Jayne Mann Our State of Rivers report will help the public understand the health of their river like never before, on both a national and local scale. Learn more
River Revival: a harbour fit to swim in? 26.08.21 Rebecca Duncan #SwimBristolHarbour is a new campaign to make Bristol Harbour a designated bathing water, and it’s being spearheaded by wild swimming campaigner Johnny Palmer. Learn more
The Wild Dart Swim: fingers crossed 23.06.21 Emily Cooper Michelle Walker, our Deputy Technical Director, is currently in the midst of training for the Wild Dart swim. Follow Michelle’s journey in this new blog series, written by her as she braves the cold water in preparation for this mammoth wild swim. Learn more
Oxford WaterBlitz to investigate bathing water safety of local rivers 18.06.21 Rebecca Duncan 18 sites on the River Thames in Oxford and its upstream tributaries will be tested today to investigate whether the city could host the UK’s second ever designated river bathing water. Learn more