God Almighty It's Cold

[Octet]

Decided to go swimming in the sea yesterday, wearing only a half length (shorty) wetsuit...... cold........ so very cold.......



Anyway, I think I might be coming down with something now

So, anyone else braved the waters yet?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Have your bits recovered yet??

 

[Octet]

Have your bits recovered yet??

They appear to have, it's normal for them to be blue isn't it?

 

[vernon]

They appear to have, it's normal for them to be blue isn't it?

Only if you are a smurf.

 

[postman]

Anything else cold.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Very brave at this time of year. Only a metallic monkey would fair worse

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Only if you are a smurf.

Or @ianrauk .

 

[BigonaBianchi]

blimey swimming....ive only just today been out on a bike for th efirst time all week because of this cold and wet.....would have been warmer in th edrink on some days...

 

[Ian A]

Not in the sea but I did swim in a lake about once a month throughout the winter. Coldest I swam in was just over 4 degrees with a wetsuit, gloves and neoprene boots. 6 degrees was the coldest I managed to swim properly at a decent pace and technique (for me). 4 degrees was a little cold and I swam around the lake mixing styles a bit in an attempt to look like I was swimming .The other people I swam with dealt with the cold better than me but I got going in the end and managed to acclimatize to the water temp each time. One person I occasionally trained with wore only a standard swimming costume through the winter training for the 500m Chill Swim in the Lake District. 500m suddenly becomes difficult when it's that bl**dy cold and you're not allowed a wetsuit. Very impressive and I've no idea how she did it . It turns out there are groups of people all over the country who swim regularly outdoors all year round. I was only a dabbler but much respect to the people who go out all of the time.

To stop feeling unwell afterwards I took to wearing many layers for a few hours. It was OK getting warmed up straight after but if I didn't keep a few more layers over my standard t-shirt offering the cold started to creep back in.

 

[Broadside]

Decided to go swimming in the sea yesterday, wearing only a half length (shorty) wetsuit......

So, anyone else braved the waters yet?

Yep, I was swimming in the sea on Sat and have to agree it was very cold! After the first 10 mins it did get better but I took ages to warm up after getting out, lots of coffee helped! I may not have gone in if my friends and kids weren't already in there

 

[Easytigers]

Unfortunately I'm akin to oil...don't mix with water and tend to float to the top if left to settle

 

[Keith Oates]

It's a very long time since I've been in the sea in the UK and I can't see there will anything to make me change that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HLaB]

Last two times in the sea were a complete contrast, although distant memories now. Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef and surfing (well trying to ) of the west coast of Ireland.

 

[Fnaar]

For a bet, I once dived into Lake Windermere. In February. That was cold

 

[FeistySquirrel]

For a bet, I once dived into Lake Windermere. In February. That was cold

I've done Windermere in August - October, with a full body wet suit; and the initial entry is FREEZING. But it does warm up nicely

You'll certainly never catch me swimming in our local water at Cleethorpes...Think I'd rather drunk my head in the toilet bowl then in that water....Toilet would be cleaner and safer.