Featured Writing
Articles, interviews and blogs …
Britain’s 20 best wild swimming spots The Telegraph
‘Britain is spoilt with beautiful places to take a dip outdoors, you just have to know where to find them,’ says Jack Hudson…
'It's Important We Find Our Tribe': Ian Darling (Interview) SwimTrek
For the fourth interview in Jack’s 'SwimTrekkers' series, he speaks to award-winning documentary filmmaker, Ian Darling, who directed ‘The Pool’ about the iconic Icebergs pool in Sydney…
20 best outdoor swim spots The Telegraph
From the wildest waterfall to the mildest lido, Jack suggests where to take the plunge in the open air. Nothing beats that rush of finding a new place to bathe outdoors...
The Great Escape Another Escape
Jack wrote the introduction for Another Escape’s Water Volume:
‘The Water Volume shares in the lives of those deeply connected to water. It uncovers the restorative power of diving in, and it slips into worlds beneath the waves. It explores how experiences in water can inspire creative practice, and it ruminates on the pressures felt by aquatic species and the deep blue…’
Isola Bella is the world's best beach… Escape Magazine
In an interview for Escape Magazine, Jack picks his favourite swim spots around the world from the British Isle to Australia. One beach stands out above the rest…
'We want to inspire people to get back to nature!' SWIM Magazine
Jack speaks to Beverley D’Silva in an interview about his new book for the third issue of SWIM Magazine. He talks about what compels him and his brothers to head off on their epic swimming adventures…
10 best wild swimming spots in or around London Red Bull
5 secret wild swims in Ireland and the UK Red Bull
A beginner's guide to wild swimming in the UK Red Bull
Jack worked in the London office of Red Bull UK as guest adventure editor. During that time, he helped curated content for their website and wrote three articles about wild swimming in the British Isles:
‘We’re in the grips of a wild swimming revolution. Swimming has long been one of the most popular participation sports in the UK, which is great, but it does mean local lidos and pools are often overcrowded. If you’re looking for a quieter swim, hungry for space and time to reconnect with nature, why not take a trip off the beaten track and leap into less known, wilder waters?’
Dive Into The Most Beautiful Wild Swimming Spots In The UK Vogue
Jack contributed entries for this article in British Vogue’s August 2020 issue, which explores the theme of reset, and celebrates the power, joy and beauty to be found in nature…
No Place I'd Rather Be (ASOS Magazine)
Jack wrote an entry for the ongoing ‘No Place I’d Rather Be’ series in ASOS Magazine. He talked about Swim Wild and why swimming outdoors has become such a popular form of escape and natural therapy…
Brave New Waters Outdoor Swimmer
Jack shares stories for the March ‘Hemispheres’ issue of Outdoor Swimmer. The feature is called ‘Brave New Waters’ and tracks the first six months of his sea and rock pool swims in Australia, including encounters with a few of the fearless locals…
What was in Rudd's 130kg pulk? (Shackleton)
While working at Shackleton, Jack wrote this article about the 130-kilo contents of a pulk pulled by explorer Louis Rudd across Antarctica:
‘A Twin Otter ski plane dropped Lou Rudd off on the Ronne Ice Shelf and then left. He was now alone, in what he later called a “deafening silence”…’
The Night of the Iguana at the Noel Coward Theatre London Theatre Direct
Working at London Theatre Direct, Jack wrote numerous reviews for West End productions, including this adaptation of a stage play by author Tennessee Williams and starring Anna Gunn and Clive Owen…
Books
Articles, interviews and blogs …
Cold Water (Unbound)
In Cold Water, we follow lifelong outdoor swimmer, Jack Hudson, on a shuddering journey from the pandemic-stricken lidos of London to the geothermal rivers and 2-degree bays of Iceland. Along the way, Jack reconnects with his semi-aquatic family, meets weathered ice swimmers, like Colin Hill, Pedro Ordenes, and Anna-Carin Nordin.
Swim Wild (Yellow Kite Books)
Swim Wild tells the story of Jack, Calum and Robbie Hudson - three brothers born in Yorkshire and raised in the Lake District. Growing up they were never far from water, whether they were collecting hermit crabs in Scottish rock pools or leaping off stacks into rivers. Then they stumbled into that deathly clinch we call ‘adulthood’ and began to detach from nature and a childhood outdoors.
The Machine (Kickstarter)
The Machine is a dystopian passion project 10 years in the making. Jack wrote several failed drafts that began during his time at Northumbria University. This final version was written during the Covid pandemic and funded in under 3 days on Kickstarter.