Category Archives: Food and Drink

What to eat when you swim

We all know swimming makes you hungry, but knowing what to eat and when can be tricky.  Eat too much beforehand and you will feel lethargic and risk getting cramp, eat too little and you’ll deprive your body of the energy it needs.  On longer swims you’ll also have to know what you can eat […]

Rick Stein on outdoor swimming

After the Padstow to Rock swim, June 2010 I put some questions to Rick Stein about his love of outdoor swimming: For how many years have you been participating in the Padstow to Rock swim? Two. Do you swim in the sea, lakes or rivers anywhere else? Yes, I’m a member of the Serpentine Swimming […]

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