Swimmer's Daily

  • Massachusetts saw its first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years on Saturday when a male swimmer died in Cape Cod.

    In a Facebook post shared Saturday afternoon, the Wellfleet Police Department announced that a male swimmer in his mid-20s “was bitten by what is believed to be a shark” around 12 p.m. at Newcomb Hollow Beach.

    “I was that guy on the beach screaming, ‘Shark, shark!’ It was like right out of that movie Jaws,” Joe Booth, a local fisherman who was on the shore when the attack happened, told the Associated Press. “This has turned into Amity Island real quick out here.”

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  • Jumping into the sea in winter is the most alive and present I ever feel. I get in fast – a dangerous approach if you’re a beginner – when the cold shock response provokes an uncontrollable urge to inhale.

    Underwater, I feel an intense mixture of burning pain and, even after doing this for years, a little panic. But it’s the only time the anxious negative chatter in my head is truly silenced.

    After two minutes, as my skin reaches the same temperature as the water, I start to feel comfortable and my breathing slows. After even a brief swim, I feel elated for hours and calm for days.

    Like many other people who swim in cold water regularly, I love it, but I also believe it has mental health benefits.

    And the first case report on cold water swimming published in British Medical Journal Case Reports shows that it may be an effective treatment for depression.

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  • Jump into fall with public skate and swim sessions at our 3 rinks and 4 pools! It’s a great way to be active and fun for all ages too!

    https://youtu.be/X3X5_4pHY2Q

  • Gulfside Hospice is testing out virtual reality technology to let patients deal swimming with dolphins or travel to London.

    Virtual reality lets patients swim with dolphins

  • The pristine waters of French Polynesia draw visitors from all over. Turns out grey reef sharks are pretty fond of them, too—so much so that the Island of Fakarava’s southern pass is called the “grey shark wall.” Fancy a swim?

  • Swim Pembrokeshire offer guided swimruns around the beautiful county of Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Swim Running in Pembrokeshire

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  • The Shelton girls swim and dive team held their first meet of the 2018 season Tuesday night hosting Mt. Tahoma.