My ❤ for
Open Water Swimming

And why you should dive right in!


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Loads of health benefits

It’s commonly known that exercise does wonders for both physical and mental health. It helps with weight loss, depression, anxiety and improves mood. Open water swimming is no exception. Acclimatising and adapting to the cold water can help to reduce the risk of heart attacks and being immersed in cold water allows your body temperature to drop. This makes your body work harder to warm up, in turn burning fat and speeding up metabolism.

One with Nature

Unlike the local swimming pool, going out into the ocean gives a real sense of adventure and freedom, it’s a unique experience. With no floor or sides to rely on, open water swimming is more challenging and therefore much more rewarding. The natural backdrops of open water swims make them all the more breath taking. Swimming in the cold water of a coast, lake or deep ocean is so energising and invigorating; many feel their day hasn’t started unless they’ve had their morning dip!

And it's fun!

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