We’ve all worked out by now that sitting on your sofa in your swimming costume or trunks, swim cap and goggles on, is just no substitute for visiting your local swimming spot. But there are other ways to keep the fire burning until coronavirus is under control and we return to something like whatever it was that we used to call normal. Stay safe everyone – and we’ll see you on the other side.
Have you always meant to explore beyond your usual spots or plan a swim journey? This is the time.
Fancy an escape into a waterly world? The OSS Swimmers’ Library features modern and classic tales, divided into three sections: Memoir for biography and autobiographies, Marathon for adventures, and Short Stories for quick dips. Not sure what you fancy yet? Why not browse the reviews by our books editor Lexi Earle here.
For vicarious adventuring, try these OSS classics:
“I am haunted by waters. It may be that I’m too dry in myself, too English, or it may be simply that I’m susceptible to beauty, but I do not feel truly at ease on this earth unless there’s a river nearby.”
Olivia Laing, To The River