Category: Winter Swimming
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Why a Quick Cold Water Swim Is Good for You
People have been taking dips in ice cold water for generations, both for pleasure and for generations-touted health benefits. It may seem crazy to plunge into freezing water for any length of time, but this video from the folks at DNews runs down some of the benefits—and sets the record straight on the dangers. See…
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World Winter Swimming Championships: cold, tough – but what a buzz
“Take off your clothes,†a foreign voice said over the loudspeaker – slowly, rhythmically, emphasising each syllable. “Get into the water.†It was not the kind of voice you disobey. So although I was on the Arctic circle, surrounded by ice and snow on all sides, I got in. Technically, the 25-metre pool was in…
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West Seattle Polar Bear Swim 2015 on Alki Beach: Confirmed!
More people than ever have asked in the past week-plus, “Is the Alki Polar Bear Swim on for New Year’s Day?†Longtime organizer Mark Ufkes has just confirmed, yes, indeed, it is. Can it break last year’s record (~500 swimmers)? Why not! See West Seattle Blog Watch this video on YouTube
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Tenby Boxing Day Swim 2014: Hundreds of swimmers battle freezing rain to take the plunge
An estimated 400 hardy swimmers braved a freezing and drizzly morning to take part in the 44th Tenby Boxing Day Swim On the stroke of 11am before a crowd of thousands, the swimmers – many dressed as pirates – braved horrible weather to take a dip on the Pembrokeshire town’s North Beach. Local hotelier Chris…
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I Went Swimming in the Arctic and Survived
I grew up swimming in the warm waters of the Pacific. I hate the cold. Yet when it came time to do a polar dive, I surprised myself by leaping feet-first off a platform into the most freezing water on Earth. I didn’t even blink at the opportunity, but when my body hit the water,…
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Ice swimmer Andrew Ryan goes from Redcliffe to Rovaniemi chasing love
Read The Herald Sun Ryan, 33, a born and raised Queenslander, is based in London where he works as a lawyer for a US firm that buys and markets the digital rights to sporting events. When his Finnish girlfriend Inka Karppinen took him home to meet her family in 2008, she introduced him to the…
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Diving Under The Ice with Zaragoza’s Fire Brigade
Diving under the ice with The Water Rescue Unit of Zaragoza’s Fire Brigade. “Buceadores de la Unidad de Rescate Acuático del Cuerpo de Bomberos del Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza”. Awesome! Watch this video on YouTube
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Pier Plunging Craze Hits Faroe Islands
UPDATE: Turns out that this is probably a marketing gimmick by Danish energy drink maker Cult, that ended up here somewhat twisted and without a sender. See for instance mx.dk At the beginning of this Easter holiday, a social fad started spreading here in the Faroes, that had next to everyone and his brother jump…
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Swimming in the icy waters of the Antarctic Ocean
What happens when you jump into freezing water? One of the reasons the ocean’s ‘down south’ are not frozen in Summer, is because the ocean is saline (it contains salt from rocks and minerals) and therefore freeze at a lower temperature than the surrounding fresh water ice blocks, which originally come from gigantic icebergs –…