Winter swimming
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Risk and reward in winter swimming

“There is no space for either bravado or cold-shaming in winter swimming,” says Simon Griffiths.

A few years ago I created this chart for a blog. It was part in fun but also meant to raise a serious point about a dangerous issue in an easy-to-visualise way.

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I started Outdoor Swimmer in 2011 (initially as H2Open Magazine) as an outlet for my passion for swimming outdoors. I've been a swimmer and outdoor swimmer for as long as I remember. Swimming has made a huge difference to my life and I want to share its joys and benefits with as many people as possible. I am also the author of Swim Wild & Free: A Practical Guide to Swimming Outdoors 365 a Year, I provide one-to-one support to swimmers through Swim Mentoring and I'm the creator of the Renaissance Swimmer project.