Into the inky depths
Endurance training or sensual submersion, Rowan Clarke explores night swimming
Romanticised by songs, poetry, art and literature, night swimming is a popular motif for serenity, intimacy and the subconscious, and also the sinister and uneasy. Somewhere between dreams and nightmares, it can stand for the deeper, secretive side of being human.
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