Anna Deacon

Anna is a photographer, writer and wild swimmer based in Edinburgh, UK.

She has co-authored several books about wild swimming and travel and written and had her photographs published in many national newspapers and magazines.

Taking The Plunge, her first book with Vicky Allan, came out in 2019 and was followed by For The Love Of Trees in 2020, then The Art Of Wild Swimming Scotland and The Art Of Wild Swimming England & Wales in 2021. She then co-wrote Wild Guide Balearics with her sister Lizzie Graham and that came out in 2021 also.

The Art Of Wild Swimming Ireland was published in 2022, followed by The Ripple Effect in September 2023, and Swimming Wild Ireland in September 2024 all co-authored with Vicky Allan.

She also hosts the popular Instagram page @wildswimmingstories and was picked as one of the top 7 fit-fluencers to follow in 2023 by The Sunday Times Magazine.