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1# How To Plan A Swimming Expedition - "The Source"
1# How To Plan A Swimming Expedition - "The Source"

This is the first post in a series focused on how to plan outdoor/wild swimming (whatever you want to call it) expeditions. Over the years we’ve planned source to sea river swims, world first maelstrom crossings, long distance swims in the Arctic Circle, Ice Km’s in sub 5 degrees and channel crossings...

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Calum HudsonCalum Hudson20 May 2019adventure, swimming, expedition, how-to Comment
Prepare Mentally For A Big Swim
Prepare Mentally For A Big Swim

With the Hellespont swim fast approaching, I wanted to share my training tips leading up to the big day. I really want to focus on the mental preparation that I undertake for big swims and will use for the Hellespont…

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Calum HudsonCalum Hudson26 April 2018swimming, wildswimming, TurkeyComment
5 Tips For A Smoother Front Crawl
5 Tips For A Smoother Front Crawl

After several years of cold water training, my brothers and me have grown used to long periods spent pawing through murky water. Hopefully we’ve picked up a few tricks that might be useful to those of you who’re less confident in open water.

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Jack HudsonJack Hudson3 November 2017swim, swimming, jack hudson, wild swimming brothers, explore, adventure, front crawl, technique, training, cold water, swim trainingComment
 Ways To Manage the Cold Water
Ways To Manage the Cold Water

Depending on when and where you go wild swimming, there is a fair chance that the water will be cold...

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Robbie HudsonRobbie Hudson7 August 2017robbie hudson, cold water, cold shower, swim, wild swimming, nature, sport, exercise Comments
Prepare For Something No One Has Done Before
Prepare For Something No One Has Done Before

How do you mentally prepare to swim across the two biggest and most powerful maelstroms in the world? It's a question I repeatedly asked myself in the run-up to our Into the Maelstrom expedition…

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Calum HudsonCalum Hudson16 July 2017unknown, wild swimming, into the maelstrom, killer whales, lions mane jellyfish, swim, wild swimming brothers, norway, adventure, explore, fun, family.Comment
Plan Your Own Adventure
Plan Your Own Adventure

All this reading is great isn’t it? Although I bet what you really want to do now is get outside and go on your very own adventure…

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Calum HudsonCalum Hudson6 July 2017explore, adventure, calum hudson, wild swimming, hobbit, wild, natureComment
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