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Ross Edgley on why you need to try winter swimming : vimarsa
Ross Edgley on why you need to try winter swimming : vimarsa
Ross Edgley on why you need to try winter swimming
On 12 December, 2020, I walked into the sea at 8:16am as the sun began to rise on the Jurassic Coast of Devon, England. I then swam for seven hours and 11 minutes until the sun set and was fuelled by as many carbohydrates, calories and caffeine as the support boat could carry.
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Essentially, it was like a drag race with the sun, where I was swimming with the strong spring tides whilst trying my best to avoid getting bruised and battered by the waves as my lips turned a funny shade of blue from the winter water (measuring 9°C). But after 53km (32.9 miles) I finished sore and salty, but successful and satisfied since as a team our research into winter swimming had worked and I hadn’t lost any of my fingers or toes to frostbite. But before I explain about the science of cold-water swimming, I wanted to expand on my personal reason to embark on this particular aquatic adventure, which dates back to GQ Heroes 2019…
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