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books, blogs and magazines
all devoted to swimming
outside, and if Peter Ackroyd
was right when he wrote in
2008 that ‘some deep fear of
its nature’ prevents us from
using the Thames, then this
has certainly changed.
Back in 1867 Charles
Steedman felt driven to write
a manual on outdoor
swimming in order to provide
tips and advice; now we have
bestselling guides to wild

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