13-12-2020 Amy Jowett first under 10 degrees swim at the Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, East London © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Amy Jowett first under 10 degrees swim at the Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, East London © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Amy Jowett first under 10 degrees swim at the Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, East London © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Amy Jowett first under 10 degrees swim at the Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, East London © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Amy Jowett first under 10 degrees swim at the Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, East London © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Amy Jowett first under 10 degrees swim at the Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, East London © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Amy Jowett first under 10 degrees swim at the Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, East London © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

13-12-2020 Open water swimming, Royal Docks, London. Swimming in the Dockside open water swimming area, London Royal Docks, East London. © Jess Hurd

03-10-2019 Fons Americanus fountain by Kara Walker, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern. Installation by black American artist Kara Walker is loosely based on the Victoria monument outside Buckinham Palace. It is a powefu... © Martin Mayer

03-10-2019 Fons Americanus fountain by Kara Walker, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern. Installation by black American artist Kara Walker is loosely based on the Victoria monument outside Buckinham Palace. It is a powefu... © Martin Mayer

03-10-2019 Fons Americanus fountain by Kara Walker, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern. Installation by black American artist Kara Walker is loosely based on the Victoria monument outside Buckinham Palace. It is a powefu... © Martin Mayer

03-10-2019 Fons Americanus fountain by Kara Walker, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern. Installation by black American artist Kara Walker is loosely based on the Victoria monument outside Buckinham Palace. It is a powefu... © Martin Mayer

03-10-2019 Fons Americanus fountain by Kara Walker, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern. Installation by black American artist Kara Walker is loosely based on the Victoria monument outside Buckinham Palace. It is a powefu... © Martin Mayer

03-10-2019 Fons Americanus fountain by Kara Walker, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern. Installation by black American artist Kara Walker is loosely based on the Victoria monument outside Buckinham Palace. It is a powefu... © Martin Mayer

08-08-2019 Red flag, no swimming, Southend, Essex © Jess Hurd

24-07-2019 People swimming and board surfing, Tywyn beach, Wales © Jess Hurd

28-06-2019 Greta Thunberg mural Bristol, painted by Jody Thomas a Bristol Graffiti artist. It depicts Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg being submerged in water as global warming melts the icecaps r... © Paul Box

28-06-2019 Greta Thunberg mural Bristol, painted by Jody Thomas a Bristol Graffiti artist. It depicts Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg being submerged in water as global warming melts the icecaps r... © Paul Box

31-07-2016 Tourists enjoying the beach. Barry Island Pleasure Park, South Wales © Connor Matheson

10-09-2015 Young couple feeding goldfish, fish watching pavilion, Cuihu Park, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. © Connor Matheson

10-09-2015 Young couple feeding goldfish, fish watching pavilion, Cuihu Park, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. © Connor Matheson

05-08-2015 Lifeguard at the Pond Club swimming pool Urbanest private student accommodation Kings Cross London. Studio rooms start at £399 a week © Philip Wolmuth

07-06-2015 Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, washing horses in the River Eden © David Mansell

07-06-2015 Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, washing horses in the River Eden © David Mansell

07-06-2015 Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, washing horses in the River Eden © David Mansell

07-06-2015 Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, washing horses in the River Eden. Young people often first meet their future marriage partners at Appleby Fair. Riding together are Arran Boot and Jasmine May, both 17 yea... © David Mansell

05-06-2015 Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, washing horses in the River Eden © David Mansell

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Male supporter joins women dressed in swimming costumes as they demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealist... © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, of all ages and different sizes, together with a male supporter, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, critici... © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, of all ages and different sizes, together with a male supporter, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, critici... © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women and men, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women and men, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

02-05-2015 Beach Body Ready protest. Women, in swimming costumes, demonstrate in Hyde park against Protein World's "sexist" advertisement, criticised for promoting an unrealistic image of women's bodies. © Stefano Cagnoni

21-04-2015 Tourists swimming on a man made city beach. Saint Julians, Tourism is a vital industry for the maltese economy, contributing 15 to its GDP. Since 2009 Malta has experienced a 10 drop in tourism. Malta... © Connor Matheson

21-04-2015 Tourists swimming on a man made city beach. Saint Julians, Tourism is a vital industry for the maltese economy, contributing 15 to its GDP. Since 2009 Malta has experienced a 10 drop in tourism. Malta... © Connor Matheson

12-08-2014 Near empty beach in high season in Ramsgate, one of the five most deprived seaside towns in the UK. © Philip Wolmuth

02-07-2014 Men playing chess in the water at Szechenyi thermal baths, Budapest. © Philip Wolmuth

02-07-2014 Two friends, Szechenyi thermal baths, Budapest. © Philip Wolmuth

02-07-2014 Men playing chess in the water at Szechenyi thermal baths, Budapest. © Philip Wolmuth

02-07-2014 Men playing chess in the water at Szechenyi thermal baths, Budapest. © Philip Wolmuth

14-06-2014 Labrador dogs playing in the woods and ponds, Abbots Leigh © Paul Box

14-06-2014 Labrador dogs playing in the woods and ponds, Abbots Leigh © Paul Box

14-06-2014 Labrador dogs playing in the woods and ponds, Abbots Leigh © Paul Box

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Photographer at the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Lifeguard at the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Lifeguard at the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

22-10-2013 Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, luxury 5 Hotel. Singapore. © Jess Hurd

08-09-2013 A stag party coasteering, exploring a rocky coastline, Moylegrove, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, Wales. © Paul Box

08-09-2013 A stag party coasteering, exploring a rocky coastline, Moylegrove, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, Wales. © Paul Box

07-09-2013 A stag party canoes down the river Teifi, Pembrokeshire, Wales. © Paul Box

07-09-2013 A stag party canoes down the river Teifi, Pembrokeshire, Wales. © Paul Box

09-08-2013 Two children swim in the river Wharfe in Burnsall, Yorkshire Dales National Park. © Philip Wolmuth

15-09-2012 Abandoned and derelict - Cliftonville Lido. Margate, Kent. © Jess Hurd

13-08-2012 People enjoy swimming in the Werkschwimmbad at the former coking plant, Zeche Zollverein (1957 to 1961) UNESCO world heritage site, Essen, Germany © Timm Sonnenschein

13-08-2012 People enjoy swimming in the Werkschwimmbad at the former coking plant, Zeche Zollverein (1957 to 1961) UNESCO world heritage site, Essen, Germany © Timm Sonnenschein

19-04-2012 Italian team, Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification event in the Aquatics Centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, Olympic Park, London. © Philip Wolmuth

19-04-2012 Japanese team, Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification event in the Aquatics Centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, Olympic Park, London. © Philip Wolmuth

19-04-2012 Ukrainian team, Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification event in the Aquatics Centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, Olympic Park, London. © Philip Wolmuth

19-04-2012 Japanese team, Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification event in the Aquatics Centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, Olympic Park, London. © Philip Wolmuth

19-04-2012 The Aquatics Centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, Olympic Park, London. © Philip Wolmuth

19-04-2012 Italian team, Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification event in the Aquatics Centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, Olympic Park, London. © Philip Wolmuth

19-04-2012 Ukrainian team, Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification event in the Aquatics Centre, designed by architect Zaha Hadid, Olympic Park, London. © Philip Wolmuth

19-04-2012 Olympic Games Synchronised Swimming Qualification event in the Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, London. © Philip Wolmuth

28-08-2011 Camping de la Plage, a campsite damaged by Xynthia a violent European storm in 2010 which killed 51 people in France. The campsite remains deserted, in Aytr © Paul Box

28-08-2011 Camping de la Plage, a campsite damaged by Xynthia a violent European storm in 2010 which killed 51 people in France. The campsite remains deserted, in Aytr © Paul Box

15-08-2011 The young surf champion PJ holding his school uniform above his head to keep it dry as he crosses a river. It takes him more than one hour to swim to and from school every day. Choco, Colombia. © Boris Heger

10-08-2011 3 months old humpback whale breaching out of the water. Playing before he migrates back south to the pole, Pacific Coast, Choco, Colombia © Boris Heger

18-08-2010 Bodyboarding, Sennen Cove Beach, Cornwall, uk. © Duncan Phillips

06-05-2010 Children playing, jumping into the river. This village of Indigenous Tule have been displaced by conflict, to the Panama border region of the Darien gap. There are only a few thousands Tule left and t... © Boris Heger

04-05-2010 Children playing, jumping into the river. This village of Indigenous Tule have been displaced by conflict, to the Panama border region of the Darien gap. There are only a few thousands Tule left and t... © Boris Heger

04-05-2010 Children playing, jumping into the river. This village of Indigenous Tule have been displaced by conflict, to the Panama border region of the Darien gap. There are only a few thousands Tule left and t... © Boris Heger

30-03-2010 Leaving Deutsche Bank AG after working late in the City of London. Painting by James Rosenquist 'Swimmer in the Economist'. © Duncan Phillips

30-03-2010 Leaving Deutsche Bank AG after working late in the City of London. Painting by James Rosenquist 'Swimmer in the Economist'. © Duncan Phillips

22-08-2009 A Jack Russell terrier swimming in Pembrokeshire. © Paul Box

22-08-2009 A Jack Russell terrier swimming in Pembrokeshire. © Paul Box

28-05-2009 Wapping Police Marine Support unit (MSU) Underwater and Confined Space Search Team (UCSST) look for a knife used to stabbing, Regents Canal, Mile End. East London. © Jess Hurd

20-11-2008 Swimming Gala, London © Duncan Phillips