Name: 1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips By Calum Maclean
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1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips Summary

1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips: Environmental, safety, training and gear advice for cold-water, open-water and wild swimmers by Calum Maclean

1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips by Calum Maclean is a light-hearted and informative guide to all kinds of outdoor and wild swimming.

This is no standard instruction manual - it is much more useful than that. This is a huge collection of small tips to make a real difference to your outdoor swimming, whether you're planning your first forays into swimming outdoors or enjoy icy swims in the depths of winter - this book will take you through everything you need to know.

The vast range of topics covered includes everything from biosecurity and the safety of others to cold-water swimming, recovery, night swimming, swimming with children, the essential gear you'll need, training and how to get that perfect underwater photo. Whether you're a wild swimming novice or have plenty of experience in water, Calum's entertaining and knowledgeable advice will inspire you and help to enrich your time in the water.

About Calum Maclean

Calum Maclean is a writer, broadcaster and experienced outdoor swimmer. He swims year-round in all conditions, from cold-water dipping and competing in ice swimming races, to long-distance, open-water swims. He makes films for the BBC on this subject in both Gaelic and English, including his series for BBC ALBA, Dhan Uisge (Into the Water) and his much-loved films for BBC The Social. An ambassador for the Outdoor Swimming Society, Calum has also spoken at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and is an award-winning filmmaker. He lives in Aberfeldy where his regular swimming spot is the River Tay.

INTRODUCTIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFEEDBACK AND UPDATES1 BASICS [1-194]25 REASONS WHY (OR WHAT TO TELL PEOPLE WHO JUST DON'T 'GET IT')WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOWSWIMMER'S LIFEGENERAL SAFETYSAFETY OF OTHERSSWIMMING WITH CHILDRENTHE NASTY STUFF (ILLNESSES)PLANNINGWEATHER2 THINGS TO CONSIDER [195-270]FEAR, ANXIETY AND DEEP WATERANIMALS BIOSECURITYIS IT CLEAN?JUMPING3 THE SWIMMER'S BODY [271-391]PIE? CAKE? HOT CHOCOLATE? ... NUTRITIONRECOVERY FOODGETTING IN AND GETTING OUTRECOVERYMENSTRUAL CYCLEPREGNANCYMENOPAUSE4 COLD-WATER SWIMMING [392-456]COLD WATERICE SWIMMING5 TECHNIQUE AND LONGER SWIMS [457-615]STROKE AND MORESIGHTINGCOACHING AND GROUPSEVENTSMENTAL PREPARATION FOR EVENTSTRAININGSWIMRUNADVENTURE AND SWIM-PACKING/SWIM-CAMPINGTHE THOUGHTS OF THE OUTDOOR SWIMMER6 SWIMMING ENVIRONMENTS [616-775]WHERE CAN I SWIM?RIVERSWATERFALLSLOCH/LAKE/TARN/LLYN/MERESEA SWIMMINGQUARRIESRESERVOIRSURBAN SWIMMINGSWIM VENUESSWIMMING TO ISLANDSDISCOVERING YOUR OWN SWIMS7 GEAR [776-884]GENERALWETSUITSEARPLUGSTOW FLOATSGOGGLESEXTRA GEAR8 SOCIAL MEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY [885-962]SOCIAL MEDIA AND WRITINGTAKING PHOTOS AND VIDEOSSELF-SHOOTINGFILMINGUNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMIN9 STUFF [963-1001]NIGHT SWIMMINGSKINNY-DIPPINGFIVE ICONIC WORLD SWIM EVENTSSEVEN ICONIC UK SWIMS AND EVENTSRECOMMENDED SWIM SPOTS10 READING LIST

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GOR012603919

ISBN 13

9781839811234

ISBN 10

1839811234

Title

1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips: Environmental, safety, training and gear advice for cold-water, open-water and wild swimmers by Calum Maclean

Author

Calum Maclean

Series

1001 Tips

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Vertebrate Publishing Ltd

Year published

2022-07-07

Number of pages

176

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1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips Calum Maclean

1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips by Calum Maclean

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1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips Summary

1001 Outdoor Swimming Tips: Environmental, safety, training and gear advice for cold-water, open-water and wild swimmers by Calum Maclean

About Calum Maclean

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