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8 great swims round the world – from Norway to New York

The most extraordinary dips on the planet (and the best cold-water kit to splash out on)

© Lucy Ranson | Swimming in front of the loggia at Hever Castle

Swimming in history at Hever Castle
For the first time, visitors are being invited to swim in the stately surroundings of Anne Boleyn’s childhood home
Postcard from . . . Norway: swimming with salmon
On a ‘salmon safari’, fishing enthusiasts can get off the bank and into the water
13 outdoor swimming essentials
Dive in, the water’s… quite manageable, so long as you’re armed with this all-weather kit
Swimming with Norway’s killer whales
The delight — and dread — of a close encounter with orca
How cold-water swimming saved me
The chilly sea off New York’s Long Island has never felt so welcoming — or necessary — as during lockdown
Swimming in the desert: an adventure along the shores of Lake Turkana
Away from the fertile safari parks, a newly launched trip takes visitors through Kenya’s desolate, dramatic, far north

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