There are two camps of open-water swimmers – the purists who wear nothing but a Speedo and those who swaddle themselves in neoprene. If you’re one of the masochists who prefer to swim au naturel, or ...

At first glance it would seem that contemporary society understands beach etiquette. In popular culture, stylish beach goers are celebrated as authentic, and those skilled at the art of beach style ...

Unless you’re planning on swimming the Channel under traditional rules – which which only allows a simple swimsuit for protection – then there’s no reason not to layer up come the colder months. Aside ...

Jaspreet Singh, a Sikh-origin student in the United States, hit headlines for developing water-resistant socks and raising twice the expected money on crowd funding platform Kickstarter. The first of ...

I have a few questions about diving fins, booties and the best way to swim using them. I bought dive boots and dive socks to wear with my fins. Is this how they do it at BUD/S? The boots made it much ...

Thinking that all you need to swim outdoors is a swimsuit or shorts and a set of swim goggles? Think again. If you’re buying a gift for an outdoor swimmer (or to treat yourself) there are countless ...

Balbriggan Swimming Socks, a group of predominantly female sea-swimmers from Balbriggan, are celebrating having recently been chosen for a photo shoot by Her Outdoors and Swim Ireland. The group, ...

Balbriggan Swimming Socks and a number of other local swimming groups took to the sea recently - not for the usual morning dip - but to highlight the lack of sea swimming facilities in the town. With ...