Alice Goodridge

Alice Goodridge is an author, illustrator and avid outdoor enthusiast with a passion for adventure and a background in environmental research. 

An experienced long-distance swimmer and open water coach with a passion for introducing people to the joys of swimming outdoors and exploring Scotland’s lochs, rivers and coasts, she swam the length of Scotland’s longest freshwater loch, Loch Awe, in 2022 and has numerous other solo marathon and ice swims under her belt. Since moving to the Cairngorms National Park in 2013, Alice has set up several local swimming groups and started her own business, SwimWild, organising wild swimming adventures, events and coaching around Scotland; she is also the creator and event director of the Scottish Winter Swimming Championships. Alice swims all year round, often breaking the ice in order to continue swimming through the winter. She has appeared on the front page of The Times, been featured on the BBC’s Countryfile and regularly writes and provides illustrations for Outdoor Swimmer magazine.

Alice is the illustrator of Wild Waters: A wildlife and water lover’s companion to the aquatic world, published in 2021 and author of Swimming Wild in Scotland: A guide to over 100 Scottish river, loch and sea swimming spots, published in 2023.

For more information see www.swimwilduk.com