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New videos from the water through the year: what the sea is doing and what I do about it, whatever the season.

November 2026

3 videos

  1. Keeping warm after the swim: my flask and robe

    The robe, the flask, the hat and the order I do things in when my hands stop working.

    A flask and robe on a sea wall
  2. Swimming at a tidal pool on a calm morning

    A pool the tide leaves behind, and why it is my favourite place to swim slowly.

    Siobhan at a tidal pool with the mountain behind
  3. My summer swim kit, and what I leave at home

    A towel, a bag and the short list of things I carry from June to August.

    Swim towels on a balcony line by the sea

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