Kate Rew
Encyclopedia
Kate Rew is a journalist and author who founded the Outdoor Swimming Society
. Her bestselling book, "Wild Swim", helped further the recent growth in popularity of wild swimming.
, where she developed her love of wild swimming in the River Culm
. She attended the University of Oxford
.
in 2006. Her bestselling book "Wild Swim" helped further the recent growth in popularity of wild swimming. She has also presented radio programmes on the subject.
, The Times
, Evening Standard
, Grazia
, ELLE
and The Sunday Times
.
three episodes of Coast
on BBC
TV.
magazine named her as one of its 20 "heroes who deserve a bigger stage worldwide".
"Wild Swim" was chosen as book of the week by both the Mail on Sunday and The Independent
newspapers.
Outdoor Swimming Society
The Outdoor Swimming Society was founded in 2006 by Kate Rew, author of Wild Swim.As a 4,000 member-strong organisation, it is the biggest umbrella representation of wild swimmers in the UK....
. Her bestselling book, "Wild Swim", helped further the recent growth in popularity of wild swimming.
Early life
She grew up on her family's dairy farm in DevonDevon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, where she developed her love of wild swimming in the River Culm
River Culm
thumb|Old stone bridge with pedestrian refuges over River Culm at Culmstock The River Culm flows through Devon, England. It rises in the Blackdown Hills at a spring - - near Culmhead and flows west through Hemyock, then Culmstock to Uffculme...
. She attended the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
.
Career
Kate worked as a freelance journalist before founding the Outdoor Swimming SocietyOutdoor Swimming Society
The Outdoor Swimming Society was founded in 2006 by Kate Rew, author of Wild Swim.As a 4,000 member-strong organisation, it is the biggest umbrella representation of wild swimmers in the UK....
in 2006. Her bestselling book "Wild Swim" helped further the recent growth in popularity of wild swimming. She has also presented radio programmes on the subject.
Journalism
She has written for The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, Evening Standard
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
, Grazia
Grazia
Grazia is an Italian weekly women's fashion and celebrity gossip magazine, with international editions printed in France, Serbia, Australia, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal, Japan, the Netherlands, India, Bulgaria and Germany....
, ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
and The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
.
Broadcasting
Kate has featured in several TV and radio documentaries, including an episode of the popular BBC programme Wilderness journeys on BBC Radio 4, The Diving Venus andthree episodes of Coast
Coast (TV series)
Coast is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two television in 2005. A second series started on 26 October 2006, a third in early 2007 and a fourth in mid-2009...
on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV.
Public acclaim
The news and lifestyle periodical MonocleMonocle (2007 magazine)
Monocle is a lifestyle magazine and website founded by Tyler Brûlé, a Canadian journalist and entrepreneur. Described by CBC News reporter Harry Forestell as a "meeting between Foreign Policy and Vanity Fair", the magazine provides a globalist perspective on issues as fashion, international...
magazine named her as one of its 20 "heroes who deserve a bigger stage worldwide".
"Wild Swim" was chosen as book of the week by both the Mail on Sunday and The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspapers.