'Isola Bella & Messina' - Interview In Escape Magazine
On April 16th I appeared in the Sunday Telegraph’s Escape supplement, giving a special shoutout to Sicily's stunning Isola Bella…
On April 16th I appeared in the Sunday Telegraph’s Escape supplement, giving a special shoutout to Sicily's stunning Isola Bella, the wild migrators in the Strait of Messina and my new book ‘Cold Water’ funding right now on the award-winning Unbound platform…
The introduction, written by Jenny Hewett, reads: ‘Cold-water swimming is hot. UK-born, Bondi-based ocean swimmer and author Jack Hudson shares his most memorable immersions.’
‘He grew up in the north of England, living near the Lake District before moving to Sydney six months ago with his partner to be closer to Bondi Icebergs.’
‘He’s now marketing manager of SwimTrek, a tour operator offering swimming adventures all over the world, and also the author of Swim Wild in which he and his brothers, Calum and Robbie, share their tales and tips…’
“The best beach I’ve ever been to is Isola Bella in Sicily. You might remember it from the most recent season of The White Lotus. You can swim around the island and see Mount Etna in the distance.”
'Brave New Waters' - Article In Outdoor Swimmer
‘The March Outdoor Swimmer ‘Hemispheres’ issue #71 has arrived and it’s packed with semi-aquatic tales from around the world, including my own Sydney-based feature: ‘Brave New Waters’…
‘The March Outdoor Swimmer ‘Hemispheres’ issue #71 has arrived and it’s packed with semi-aquatic tales from around the world, including my own Sydney-based feature: ‘Brave New Waters’…
Ever wondered what it is like to live on the other side of the world?’ This is the opener for a description of exactly what’s inside this latest issue from the folks at Outdoor Swimmer. The magazine opens in the first half with a celebration of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, before drifting southward at the midway point - you actually have to flip the magazine around to read about the upturned world of Australian and South African swimmers.
“I’ve found that we all fear different things. We’ve grown accustomed to our own watery habitats. And we all take some pride in where we started out. For me, it was Cumbrian rivers and lakes around the English Lake District. We grew up thinking we were Wilderpeople, perplexed by tales of giant pike and bloodsucking lamprey eels. It was mostly freshwater for us in those early decades. Lakes, waterfalls, rivers and tarns were the places we swam. ”
The Down Under section of the issue includes stories about swimmers sharing Mexican calving lagoons with grey whales on their way to the Arctic, as well as diving into the open waters that crash against the rocky coastline of Cape Town. My article takes place on Bondi Beach and tracks the first 6 months of sea and rock pool swims with seemingly fearless Sydney swimmers (some of them just 9-years-old).
You’ll also find a link to my new book ‘Cold Water’ via the QR Code at the bottom as well (and via the button below). We will share the link to the digital article, published online on the Outdoor Swimmer website, as soon as it is available as well.
Cold Water - LIVE On Unbound!
Proud of this one! Excited to say my second submersible book, Cold Water, is LIVE now on the Unbound website and available for pledges…
Well, this is exciting! My second submersible book, Cold Water, has just launched TODAY over on Unbound (the world’s first crowdfunding publisher with 3 Sunday Times bestsellers last year)…
Join myself and my two older brothers, Calum and Robbie – the Wild Swimming Brothers (world-first swimmers of a 90-mile river and two Norwegian maelstroms) – for an off-kilter family travelogue, exploring wintry English lidos, Icelandic bays and Guernsey gorges. Learn more about how to train, condition yourself and reconnect with your body through mindful cold exposure. Meet ice swimming veterans (Colin Hill, Anna-Carin Nordin) and countless grinning newcomers, across five years of seasonal swims and conditioning, juggling everyday stresses and the belly-flop of the Covid pandemic.
I’m really proud of this one and excited to work with Unbound into the future. This is a natural follow-up to my first book, Swim Wild (Yellow Kite Books). Cold Water offers both experiential and expert insight for aspiring outdoor swimmers and future cold water converts. Find out how to source urban training spots, discover the best nutrition for cold swims, learn how to manage the ‘afterdrop’ and ‘deep water fear’, meet expert coaches with advice to hone your technique and learn exactly what happens to your body during cold water immersion. And, all of this while we build-up to an Ice Km and Ice Mile – two of the most brutal challenges that exist in outdoor swimming.
Pledge now on Unbound’s website for signed hardbacks, bobble hats, other exclusive cold water goodies and even a chance to get your name in the book!
