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By Lynne Beebe Tips to consider before starting a practice of cold water swimming I am far from being an expert on cold water swimming, but have learned much from my experiences over the past three years and from reading studies and stories about cold water swimming around the world and throughout history. Here is some of what I’ve learned and some helpful resources if you want more information. Safety Without guidance, I had already felt that the best way to enter the cold Salish Sea was slowly and with intention, breathing deeply and c...
I have always had mixed feelings about swimming in cold water and my idea of paradise is floating in the warm waters of the Caribbean. But I grew up on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound and spent most summer days on the beach and in the chilly water. (My mother's rule was that we had to come out and get warmed up if our lips turned blue.) After attending college far from my beloved beach and then living in Paris for five years, I moved to Seattle with my former husband. It was August...
