how about winter swimming, anyone tried it before?
By Milesxiao
@Milesxiao (104)
China
October 15, 2009 9:42pm CST
It gets cold now, many swimming pools have closed, and maybe there is constant temperature pools in some gymnasium, we could go to swim there. But I wonder if you want to try swim in cold water in winter, which is low as celsuis 0 to 10 degrees.it could be a great sport, though you only swim for a short while, the effect is more than long time in normal temperature water.
I have tried it before, in a very clean lake, really hard and exciting,and insist on for two years, but i now leave that place, now always recall it.
so any friend here has idea or experience about it -- winter swimming?
1 response
@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
16 Oct 09
I once went to Baguio City, north of the Philippines, on a January morn. Baguio, aside from being the city of pines, is also the coldest city in the Pacific islands. But what the heck, the pool looked very inviting and in I jumped. BRRRRRRRRRRR! I needed hot chicken soup afterwards.
@Milesxiao (104)
• China
17 Oct 09
hi eileenleyva, you are courageous to jump into the cold pool, maybe you were impressed on the good experience. and you could try again if you find a good place like that.
by the way, chicken soup is delicious and warm, you are luck,lol...
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@joseline0568 (355)
• Philippines
23 Dec 09
I swim here in Manila, an outside pool located in the Ortigas District. The water's pretty cold now but am still swimming. The technique is to use a Thermal Swimsuit (mine's Speedo Thinswim 1.0, half-body thermal)in swimming. Been using this for the past four years now. Pretty expensive if you are going to buy one.
The challenge here is to constantly moving or doing nonstop lapping to be able to sustain oneself in swimming in this weather. If you are going to stop then it would creep back and lose the drive to swim. Good luck.
