WELCOME
Open Water/Summer, 2016 5
Welcome to the first issue of Open Water, a small magazine dedicated to open water swimming. Although there are a few mentions of competitions and races, the magazine's main purpose is to capture the essence of adventure and fun that open water swimming can offer.
Over the years, I've met a lot of people through the sport, but they all seem to have a similar mindset and have proved to be amazing people with a focus on the environment, living healthy lives, and being mindful of the people and world around them. This magazine is hopefully a place for all these people to come together and celebrate their stories.
The concept came about as a challenge to myself to put together a quarterly magazine about something I love and hopefully share this with other like minded people.
Although the first issue is small, it's taught me a lot to get it out into the wild and hopefully everyone that reads it will find something they enjoy. My hope is that the content of the magazine will be inspired and written by the people who read it and I am calling out to anyone who is interested in submitting article, ideas, photos, stories, interviews or reviews. You can email me directly on [email protected].
For the first issue, I thought it would be fitting to provide information on getting started in open water swimming, as we have all had some daunting moments when we first started out. We will also have a preview of an up coming event, as well as some inspiration for a weekly swim.
A large amount of the inspiration for the first issue has come from photos friends have shared over the past few years. The issue would not have been possible without the contribution of these photos from Tim Dowling, Fiona Coates and Freya Townsend.
This magazine is hopefully a place for all these people to come together and celebrate their stories.
Editor, Open Water Magazine
Vince Sesto