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Cold water swimming

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CLKD:
from Northamptonshire Police Rescue Team yesterday:

UK water temperatures are 10-15°C, even in summer.

This is chilly enough to cause cold water shock, making you gasp uncontrollably and breathe in water which can quickly lead to drowning.

Cold water can affect your ability to swim out of trouble.


Advice from other Forces as the 3rd body is pulled from the Thames this week is not to dive into water as this can cause shock but to wade in slowly, checking the river bed, always wear shoes for extra protection against sharp objects and to allow the body to adjust to temperature changes B4 immersion.

Foxylady:
Double page article in today's times on wild water swimming in the UK!

CLKD:
Wade in slowly, shiver violently, wade in a little further ........ when I think where I swam as a child all the rivers had sandy bottoms and I wore plimsolls ........... never went deeper than my belly button then gently laid forwards to swim.  Never alone.  Kept away from the boys who would splash  >:(

Was it 4 or against?

Foxylady:
As it doesn't interest me I didn't actually read it, it was more looking at good places across the UK, so was split into areas and a wee resume about the area rather than a discussion about pro's/cons etc.

CLKD:
A similar article in the Sat. Telegraph weeks ago ....... didn't read that either  :D

No need to wade this morning: the air is freezing  :o

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