How to plan an outdoor swimming adventure

Swimming somewhere unfamiliar can be daunting. Here I share the online tools I use to plan an outdoor swim. After the planning, we go on the swim itself, a mini-adventure looking for wildlife in the Lower Test Nature Reserve.

!Watch to the end for a wetsuit-filling outtake!

The websites I visit in this video are:
windy.com
webapp.navionics.com
ukho.gov.uk/easytide/EasyTide/index.aspx
google.co.uk/maps



Kit used in this video:
Olaian 3mm neoprene surf gloves: tinyurl.com/r63q43h



Everyday Athlete is my vlog about getting active in the great outdoors. I make videos about outdoor swimming (and occasionally snowboarding) which hopefully encourage other people to get involved. I upload videos weekly on a Tuesday morning in the UK. Come along and join me on my adventures youtube.com/channel/UCxcw0PSwlF9h9CHywNiMS4Q
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Check out my outdoor swimming playlist:
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At some stage or another, everyone suffers panic in the water, here are some strategies to deal with it: "Get Involved 4: What to do when panic strikes in open water swimming"
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