Swimming in open water - ponds, lakes, rivers, oceans - is like crossing a boundary into another world. The ancient Celts even believed that submersion could provide a link to the supernatural - Carpe Diem
Entranced many years ago by Roger Deakin's wonderful Waterlog, which I have lent subsequently to others and they've had similarly joyous reactions.
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Waterlog from Ben Cox on Vimeo.
Further reading:
- How cold water swimming saved me - The Financial Times
- The subversive joy of cold water swimming - New Yorker
- What’s ‘wild swimming’? The perfect antidote to cabin fever - National Geographic
- Connecting with nature by wild swimming - Mental Health UK
- Wild swimming is a sham - The Economist
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