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In water this cold, especially without a wet suit isnt without risks. >> you swim the same way you do in regular swimming, but you need to keep breathing, so when you get in cold water, you have to train to breathe very quickly. >> you need to remember its mind over matter, youre not going to die, if you stay in too long, you can get hyper thermic, obviously, but the trick is not to do that. >> its not as bad as i thought. >> reporter: over 400 swimmers compete in various short distance races. >...

Condition. >> reporter: but swimming in water this cold, especially without a wet suit, isnt without risks. >> you swim the same way as you do but the difficulty is breathing because when youre in cold water, your lungs cramp so you have to train to be able to breathe very quickly. >> when you get into the water, you need to remember its mind over matter. youre not going to die. if you stay in too long, you can get hypothermic. >> it wasnt as bad as i thought. >> reporter: over 400 swimmers comp...

Winter swimming championship, one of the coldest swimming competitions in the world. >> a lot of spectators coming to watch it every year. they come from everywhere because they want to see these brave people suffering in the water. >> studies have shown swimming in cold water can improve mental health, promote healing and improve circulation. >> its a good way to strengthen your body, to strengthen your mind, to be ready for extreme conditions. >> swimming in water this cold, especially without...