#coldwaterswimming — Public Fediverse posts
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Gorgeous morning down at the lake today.
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Glorious morning at the lake. Twenty degrees in the water, but it feels cool and clear at the moment.
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My birthday was announced in the pre-run brief (unbeknownst to me, as I was already on my spot), so I had about 350 parkrunners wish me Happy Birthday as they ran past me (twice!). Followed this up with a swim in the lake, sauna, cake, champagne and now for the rugby. A lovely day so far!
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I picked up my shiver squad badge at the lake this morning. 30 winter swims from the beginning of November. I absolutely love swimming in the winter and it’s a pleasure to be a part of this wonderful community.
I don’t even like cold showers, for goodness sake. This is my third year in a row getting this badge.
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Always magical to swim amongst the ice on a cold and sunny winter morning.
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Watching Ed Gamble and Lou Sanders in Iceland swimming in the Silfra fissure in dry suits as it’s so, so cold. I googled it. It’s 2-4 degrees C all year round. I do that in my trunks, kids!
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#3goodthings
Enjoyed a lovely peaceful week in Cellan despite some rain we managed to get out to explore Lampeter and Aberystwyth.
I am very proud of my husband,daughter and son in law having a cold water swim in Newquay
So pleased to be learning more about my new volunteer role for the Green Party in Gwent.
Such great people.
#GreenParty #Ceredigion #coldwaterswimming
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Under cover of darkness, some fuckers took down the Pride and LGBTQ+ flags at the lake, tried to burn them and replaced the with the George Cross.
This is a safe place of love and inclusion where all are welcome. It tells you everting you need to know about these flag tits that they are threatened by this.
Fuck them. They are on the wrong side of history.
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It’s important to dress properly for winter swimming.
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Swimsuit try-on day at the lake today.
Hmm.Lovely swim and sauna, mind.
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Very much looking forward to a swim in the rain down at the lake in a bit. So calming.
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There seems to be a larger number of arseholes in the world than normal at the moment, so it was extra nice this morning to spend an hour or so at the lake with some lovely people for a swim and sauna. The water is still 17 degrees or so, but there’s a pleasingly autumnal snap to it and the sauna was a pleasant 90 degrees. We put the world to rights in there too, let me tell you.
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A magical morning at the lake this morning: cool, clear water, friends, a terrapin and a pair of kingfisher.
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This is the lake where I swim. We have lifeguards and must swim with tow floats at all times within set times and set boundaries. This happened outside of one of the lifeguarded sessions, and it’s a reminder how dangerous cold water can be, even on a hot day (and it’s especially dangerous at this time of year. Even experienced swimmers get caught out as the water warms, but is still objectively chilly).
What a tragedy.
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The triathletes will be back soon, bringing their wetsuits and loud talk about the latest super endurance events. They’re welcome, of course, it’s just a bit of a change of pace from the ladies with bobble hats whose company I’ve enjoyed enormously again over winter.
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And if you could hear what I was saying, dear reader, it was something like, “what bullshit is this?” … as the waves slapped me in the face. It was sunny last week, FFS.
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Is #ColdWaterSwimming like #BSDM? Now stay with me. One is stripping down to your pants and screaming as the pain kicks in. The other is BDSM.
I'm not into BDSM, but after chatting with someone who was we found some interesting overlaps.
Intrigued? https://pete.news/hellocomputer/is-cold-water-dipping-like-bdsm/
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Morning swim - A gorgeous morning swim from a few weeks ago. The sun rose over the Liverpool skyline just as we got in the chilly River Mersey.
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Morning swim - A gorgeous morning swim from a few weeks ago. The sun rose over the Liverpool skyline just as we got in the chilly River Mersey.
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A brief sunrise - For the 10 minutes we were in the water the sun came out and it was a joy. Best start to the day.
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My core is deliciously cold ☺️
Also, it's the first time that swimming in choppy water felt okay. It was not always pleasant but my body was not stressed in the midst of water splashes and little waves in my face.
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I picked up my Shiver Squad badge for winter swims this morning. A brisk 5.3 degrees this morning. Brrr!🥶
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The sea this morning was around 4oC and I was in for a bare 3 minutes. It took an hour for me to get the feeling back in my feet.
#ColdWaterSwimming is stupid. I love it.