Publications

Ben's European Column "Diving into..." can be found here: https://the-european.eu/our-writers/ben-hooper

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Hooper, B. (August 2026) Diving in to … save Britain’s baby lobsters.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-64084/diving-in-to-save-britains-baby-lobsters.html

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Hooper, B. (August 2026) Europe’s wild-swimming boom is outpacing water safety.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-63866/europes-wild-swimming-boom-is-outpacing-water-safety.html

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Hooper, B. (June 2026) I drowned as a child – every parent should watch this water safety documentary.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-61565/i-drowned-as-a-child-every-parent-should-watch-this-water-safety-documentary.html

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Hooper, B. (May 2026) Schoolchildren put to the test in pioneering open-water swimming club.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-60838/schoolchildren-put-to-the-test-in-pioneering-open-water-swimming-club.html

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Hooper, B. (May 2026) Diving into… the history of swimming.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-60429/diving-into-the-history-of-swimming.html

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Hooper, B. (March 2026) Diving into… Fuerteventura.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-58240/diving-into-fuerteventura.html

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Hooper, B. (November 2025) Diving into… Key West, Florida.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-53143/diving-into-key-west-florida.html

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Hooper, B. (October 2025) AI can’t swim — but it might save those who do.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-52092/ai-cant-swim-but-it-might-save-those-who-do.html

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Hooper, B. (September 2025) Diving into… Haute-Savoie, France.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-51653/diving-into-haute-savoie-france.html

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Hooper, B. (August 2025) Diving into…The West Country.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-50083/diving-intothe-west-country.html

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Hooper, B. (June 2025) Diving in to… The Isle of Wight.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-48138/diving-in-to-the-isle-of-wight.html

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Hooper, B. (June 2025) The hidden cost of wild swimming: how our cold water craze is harming the planet.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-46615/the-hidden-cost-of-wild-swimming-how-our-cold-water-craze-is-harming-the-planet.html

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Hooper, B. (May 2025) The cold truth: why wild swimming is riskier than you think.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-46279/the-cold-truth-why-wild-swimming-is-riskier-than-you-think.html

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Hooper, B. (May 2025) Will the Great Icelandic Swim break Ross Edgley?
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-45803/will-the-great-icelandic-swim-break-ross-edgley.html

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Hooper, B. (April 2025) Exclusive: Breaking boundaries at the top of the world.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-45145/exclusive-breaking-boundaries-at-the-top-of-the-world.html

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Hooper, B. (March 2025) Diving in to…Berlin.
Available at: https://the-european.eu/story-43989/diving-in-toberlin.html