Flourishing Through Swimming: Practical Principles from Positive Psychology

Learn how positive psychology paired with swimming can help you thrive.

Explore the links between positive psychology and swimming, and how pairing them can help you flourish

Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes life worth living and how we can thrive. It looks at what's good in us and asks: what happens when we're well? And more importantly, how do we move beyond just "fine" to genuinely thriving?

This isn't about toxic positivity or pretending everything is perfect. It's about having practical tools to intentionally improve your wellbeing, from wherever you are right now. And it's about how we move forward from life's inevitable setbacks, because resilience isn't about avoiding difficulties: it's about how we respond to them.

In this conversation, we'll explore how swimming and wellbeing work together in both directions. How does swimming help you thrive? We'll look at how your practice naturally builds the core elements of wellbeing and how to amplify this intentionally. And how can the science and tools from positive psychology help you swim better? We'll explore how these principles can help you achieve your swimming goals, whether that's managing anxiety, building consistency, or tackling bigger challenges.

When you understand both sides of this relationship, you can become more deliberate about living a life that feels truly fulfilling, with swimming as a cornerstone practice.

As usual, places are limited. Reserve yours now. Our previous event was heavily oversubscribed and we expect this one to be popular too.

This event is free to Outdoor Swimmer magazine subscribers. Please look out for an email with your discount code. Non-subscribers are welcome to join us for £15.

About Lexi

Lexi is a Leadership Coach & practitioner of Positive Psychology.

Prior to this, she spent 17 years working in London's fast-paced media industry, leading teams and working with some of the UK's highest spending advertisers.

She also spent two years as the commercial director of Outdoor Swimmer, and co-led our rebranding from H2Open and relaunch with our current name.

Find out more on her website.

The event will be hosted by Simon Griffiths from the Outdoor Swimmer team.

Simon Griffiths is the founder of Outdoor Swimmer magazine, the author of Swim Wild and Free: A Practical Guide to Swimming Outdoors 365 Days a Year and the creator of the Renaissance Swimmer project. He is a lifelong swimmer, swims year-round in the Thames and regularly takes part in open water and pool races. His swimming adventures have taken him around the world. He was also part of the team that created the STA Open Water Swimming Coaching qualification. His mission is to help as many people as possible discover the joys and benefits of swimming in natural waters.