‘Polar swims’, pffft
New Years Day Swim Javea Spain from Dean Shaw on Vimeo.
“Uncle Robert gets scolded by a life guard for swimming in a section of the beach that he wasn’t supposed to be swimming at and Uncle Robert follows with a message about swimming safety. This event with Uncle Robert occurred toward the end of the summer season of 2012.”
Swimming Safety Message From Uncle Robert from Krug Productions on Vimeo.
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“For those brave, or crazy, enough to take the plunge, the annual Powell River Polar Bear Swim was once again challenging the courage of those wanting to start off the new year with a chill.”
Polar Bear Dip 2014 from Powell River Peak on Vimeo.
Holland Swimming has the story
Dutch swimmer Joeri Verlinden has been forced to postpone his return to competitive swimming, due to cardiac arrhythmia discovered during a regular medical examination. He stops immediately, will be taking the next few weeks off, and will therefore not participate in the national swim team training camp in Thailand, Januar 11th until February 1st. Verlinden says: ‘This is an incredible disappointment after a very disappointing 2013 of injuries. Recent weeks looked tremendously good to make my comeback next month in swimming. In the coming months I will test and undergo examination to see how it will run further.’
“Some in Geneva, Switzerland start the New Year with a swim in freezing Lake Geneva / lac Léman.”
Sean Conway describing his swim the length of Britain, from Land’s end to John O’Groats.
“Crazy c-c-c-c-cold people jumping in the Ottawa River in minus 30 degree Celsius with windchill!”