Become a stronger, more confident all-round swimmer
🌊 Swim further, faster, in colder water and in more places.
🌊 Discover how the Renaissance-era spirit of humanism, experimentation and balance can elevate your relationship with swimming.
🌊 Boost your fitness and wellbeing, and have more fun.
🌊 Connect physically and emotionally with everything swimming offers, both in the pool and outdoors.
Two ways to become the best all-round swimmer you can be
(1) Renaissance Swimmer Original
Sign up for Renaissance Swimmer’s 16 self-paced lessons and practical challenges. These are designed to help you become a more knowledgeable, confident, and joyful all-round swimmer – both in the pool and outdoors.
A single payment of £29.95 will give you full and permanent access to the Renaissance Swimmer course content, which will give you a deep understanding of swimming and how you can improve across all strokes, distances and water types.
(2) Renaissance Swimmer Club
Become part of a community of like-minded swimmers. Club membership costs £15 per month and includes monthly swimming-themed group Zoom calls with Renaissance Swimmer creator Simon Griffiths, a community WhatsApp group, monthly challenges and exclusive bonus content.
*Join before 31 Dec 2025 to lock in Founder Member price of £10 per month
Who is Renaissance Swimmer for?
Anyone who swims, in pools or open water, who enjoys thinking about their swimming and wants to swim more mindfully and expand their swimming skills.
What does it cover?
Everything from improving your swimming technique to pool racing, long-distance swimming and winter swimming – and ideas for applying what you learn in swimming to your life.
What if I discover it’s not for me
We’re confident you will enjoy Renaissance Swimmer, whether you sign up for “Original” or “Club” (or both!) – but if not, let us know within 7 days of joining and we will give you a full refund.
Discover more of what swimming can offer you
Enjoy a healthier, fitter and more adventurous life by becoming a Renaissance Swimmer – someone who has a deep understanding of swimming and can turn their hand to a wide range of swimming activities.
Whether you follow our self-paced course or join the Renaissance Swimmer Club, you will build your confidence and skills, expand your swimming repertoire, and get more out of the water, and life!
Renaissance Swimmer Topics
Here are some of the topics you will find in Renaissance Swimmer Original. We cover the same themes in the Renaissance Swimmer Club through monthly Zoom calls and our WhatsApp group.
Improve your technique and learn pool racing skills
Sections 3 and 4
Hone your open water racing skills
Section 10
Become more competent and confident in open water
Section 5
How to practise and train
Section13
Master the cold for fun and the health and wellbeing benefits
Sections 6 and 7
Swimming for health
Section 14
And that’s not all!
As well as the above, find out how to become a marathon swimmer, learn how to control your pacing, build your swimming technical and general knowledge, and create your own Renaissance Swimmer Lifestyle.
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Testimonials
“Thank you for creating Renaissance Swimmer. Your guidance on all aspects of swimming, combined with your encouragement of swimmers’ responsibility for their own learning and thinking, is truly outstanding.”
Esmond
“It’s great and I thank you for the thought behind it. How wonderful that a beginner pool swimmer like me can still score highly on some areas because you have holistically looked at how swimming is important to life.”
Sandra
“I was attracted by the range of topics covered and I am always keen to learn new things about a sport that I have done all of my life.”
Andrew
Need to know more?
- What is a Renaissance Swimmer, and why should you aspire to be one?
- What does swimming mean to me?
- How to start your Renaissance Swimmer journey
- Get Reflections, the free newsletter from Renaissance Swimmer
Renaissance Swimmer was created by Simon Griffiths, founder and publisher of Outdoor Swimmer magazine, and author of Swim Wild & Free, A Practical Guide to Swimming Outdoors 365 Days a Year. Simon is an accomplished masters and outdoor swimmer and was part of the team that created the STA Open Water Coaching qualification.
Any questions?
Please email me at
simon@outdoorswimmer.com