Despite having little sea swimming experience, six friends have decided to take on the challenge of swimming 50km from Lands End to Scilly, all to raise funds for Surfers Against Sewage in July 2021.

The Vitamin Sea Collective is a new community united by the positive benefits of the ocean. Started up by the same team behind SurfGirl, we decided to learn more about the work these women are doing and what inspired them to launch last October.

Cornwall based nutritional therapist and cold water swimmer Grace Kingswell tells us how spending time outdoors has a positive impact on human health. Grace explains the science behind light exposure and why she swims at sunrise.

Yoga teacher and wellbeing coach Florence Gould from Bewaved tells us all about how yoga can make us better swimmers. Flo explains how we can improve flexibility and strength whilst also relieving pressure in the upper body and spine. In this blog, find out which areas of the body are most affected by swimming and the best poses for taking care of them.

We asked our friend and swimming coach Clare Lewis to shed some light on how and why some swimmers experience sea sickness and what they can do to prevent it.

The physical and psychological benefits of wild swimming have been widely documented, backed by science and more recently shouted from the cliff-tops across social media. However, we haven’t spent much time discussing the social benefits of what is now very much a community based hobby.

We caught up with Alice Field, Project Officer from Surfers Against Sewage recently to learn all about the Safer Seas Service App. The Safer Seas Service offers real-time data on water quality in UK bathing waters, to keep us safe from pollution. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about sewage pollution, the app and to find answers to the questions you sent us last month.

Winter is well and truly here and avoiding cold water shock has become a reality. We hear from swim coach, free-diver and Total Immersion Coach, Nix Ocean, who outlines how to deal with cold water shock. What to do if you accidentally fall into cold water and how to approach cold water swimming safely.

As much as we promote the benefits that come with cold seawater, we want to raise awareness of the associated dangers, and here is a brief overview of the main risks of swimming in the sea in Cornwall. These include rip currents, tides, breaking waves, temperature, water quality and dangerous marine animals.

Within this blog post we discover how to breathe in the water with yoga instructor, breath work and swimming coach Nix Ocean. Nix has an incredible relationship to the ocean and has learnt how to utilise breathing techniques to become a stronger and more efficient swimmer. Nix is qualified as a SLSGB lifeguard which means that she is fully aware of safety in the water, and she is also a Total Immersion Coach, a divemaster, free diver and surfer. In short, Nix has become a master of being calm within water. And she wants to help you to do the same.