Jack is an author and outdoor swimmer who grew up in the English Lake District. Now, he lives in Bondi, Sydney - a short walk from the ‘world’s most photographed pool’ (Icebergs).
You can find Jack’s writing in The Telegraph, Vogue, Escape Magazine, Shackleton, Red Bull, Another Escape, Swim Magazine, and Outdoor Swimmer. He has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio Scotland and joined talks and led swims at the Outdoor Living Expo, as well as Love Trails, Wilderness and Obonjan festivals.
His first book ‘Swim Wild’ was published by Yellow Kite Books in April, 2018. It followed world-first swims with his two brothers - the Wild Swimming Brothers - including a 9-day navigation of Cumbria’s 90-mile River Eden and crossings of two Norwegian maelstroms.
Jack’s next book, ‘Cold Water’, was due to be published by Unbound before the publisher collapsed. The family travelogue dives into cold water therapy and the psychology of ice swimmers. While Jack and his brother, Calum, trained for a 4C Ice Kilometre and Ice Mile. This book now has a new home with Pitch Publishing - scheduled for release in February 2027.
Jack’s third book is set in the surfside city of Sydney, which has the world’s highest density of saltwater sea pools. ‘Rock Pool City’ will also be published in 2027 by Gelding Street Press towards the end of the year.
COLD WATER
In Cold Water, we join a shuddering journey from London’s pandemic-stricken lidos to Iceland’s geothermal rivers and 2C Atlantic bays. This book also delves into the science and psychology of ice swimming, alongside interviews and meetings with seasoned endurance swimmers.
Brothers Jack, Calum and Robbie have been swimming together their whole lives, and have never lost the sense of wonder, excitement and relief that getting in open water brings. In Swim Wild, we learn about their swimming feats, from riding the 90-mile River Eden to crossing Norwegian maelstroms in the Arctic.