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Your icy swims: a wintry weekend across Britain

Anyone else missing the icy temperatures we had last weekend? We loved seeing your photos from across the UK, braving the cold and smashing ice with gusto! We’ve compiled some of our favourites…. you really are a crazy lot!

Last week saw temperatures plummet to minus figures across the UK. And for winter swimmers that can only mean one thing. It’s time to break out the ice axe!

Thank you for sharing your icy dips with us on Facebook – we loved seeing the mighty shards of ice, crazy costumes and stunning winter sunrises. We’ve compiled some of our favourites below.

Coire Smith doing her January Daily Dip for Crisis
Michelle Grimshaw
Stuart Gledhill doing his January Daily Dip for Crisis, at Janet’s Foss
Linda Middleton doing her January Daily Dip for Crisis
Gem Gems
Lily Iona Ramsbottom

Want to know how winter swimmers warm up after an icy dip? Check out our readers’ winter swimming rituals.

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Abi writes swimming news stories and features for the Outdoor Swimmer website and manages the social media channels. She loves to swim, run, hike and SUP close to her home in Herefordshire. While she’s a keen wild swimmer, Abi is new to the world of open water events and recently completed her first open water mile. She has previously written for The Guardian, BBC Countryfile Magazine, BBC History Magazine and Ernest Journal.