Category: Winter Swimming
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Polar Bear Swim Vancouver BC 2019
The Vancouver Polar Bear Swim Club is one of the largest and oldest Polar Bear Clubs in the world. Its initial swim was in 1920 when a small number of hardy swimmers took the plunge into English Bay on New Year’s Day. Led by their founder, Peter Pantages, the swim has grown from around 10…
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Irish ladies can’t skip a day without swimming in cold sea water // The most liberating thing to do
In the west coast of Ireland, a group of Irish women 40 to 80 years old swim every morning in the Atlantic cold waters come rain or shine. Martell, who hasn’t missed a day in 10 years now, let us know how is it for her and the swimmers to meet at the Ladies Beach…
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7 Days of Cold Water | Trying the Wim Hof method
I swam in cold water for a week and here is what happened. Watch this video on YouTube
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Swimming in Ice Cold Holy Water
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to go Swimming in Ice Cold holy water and today I got to see what it’s all about! I’ve jumped in cold water, lakes and rivers many times after coming out of the banya, when my body is warm, but what would it be like to do…
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Winter Swimming – Polish Walruses – Poland In
Have you ever done winter swimming? It’s a pretty popular activity in Poland! Taking a dip in an ice-cold lake or river might sound extreme but so-called “Walruses” (winter swimmers) says it can improve your health and just feels amazing!. Watch our video to find out more! https://youtu.be/7n70Cmi_BC4
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Bhakti Sharma | What Open Water Swimming Taught Me About Resilience
Dive into the deep with open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma, as she shares what she learned about resilience during her personal journey from the scorching heat of Rajasthan, India to the bone-chilling waters of her record-breaking swim in Antarctica and her courageous crossing of the English Channel. “In the middle of the ocean, there is…
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Anna Deacon: Swimming for a Reason
My focus is to find out what motivates people to swim in freezing cold water all year round. Mainly because I love it too and I realised, through doing it, that I was meeting some extraordinary people along the way, all with amazing stories Watch this video on YouTube
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Tourist In Iceland Ignores ‘Don’t Walk On The Ice’ Signs, Starts Floating Away On A Chunk Of Ice
We hope this guy’s friends got him a warm bath and a fresh set of clothes stat. See Digg Watch this video on YouTube
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How to start Winter Swimming
Starting winter swimming with Colin Hill. When should you start? What’s the best thing to wear? Top tips for getting started… Watch this video on YouTube