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Tag: cold water swimming

Polar Bear Plunge! 2019 at Bude Sea Pool

Welcome to the Silly Season

In truth the Silly Season has been going on since about December if you are a cold water swimmer. If … More

art, art by Nancy Farmer, Bude Sea Pool, cold water swimming, drawing, ice swimming, Nancy Farmer, Polar Bear Plunge! 2019, winter events, winter swimming
Nancy Farmer 2019 Swimming calendar

2019 calendars are here!

“Getting into Cold Water” a calendar for 2019 with illustrations by Nancy Farmer I wanted to let you know that … More

art, calendar 2019, cold water swimming, digital drawing, Nancy Farmer calendar, open water swimming, swimming
Swimming with Jackie in Crummock Water, Cumbria

With Jackie in Crummock water: “She goes in, even in the winter”

It was not winter, but a cold reluctant spring and feisty April weather (I have been slow to draw this … More

art, cold water swimming, Cumbria, digital sketch, Lake District, swimming, wild swimming
Spring warming...

Spring is here, relax, bask in the lovely 7°C !

All things are relative. While the prospect of an Autumnal temperature plummet to seven degrees may cause us to shudder … More

art, Clevedon Marine Lake, cold water swimming, digital, digital sketch, drawing, Spring, swimming, winter swimming
The Birthday Suit

The Birthday Suit

On Friday it was Mary’s Birthday. There being an icy blast coming straight from Siberia, and the water 3.5 degrees … More

art, Clevedon Marine Lake, cold water swimming, digital, drawing, open water swimming, swimming
How to get into Cold Water

How to get into Cold Water

A few tried and tested methods… Some enter the water while raising arms in an attempt to remain as dry … More

art, cold water swimming, digital drawing, drawing, swimming
The Duck Thermometer

The Duck says it’s 9 degrees

…But we think it’s much warmer. My thermometer claims it’s nearly 10.5. Winter swimmers will understand the difference. Once it … More

art, cold water swimming, digital sketch, drawing, duck thermometer, thermometer, winter swimming

It was summer, only just now…

The first leaves began to fall, it seems like only yesterday. It was a few weeks ago in fact when … More

art, cold water swimming, Cumbria, Derwent water, drawing, Lake District, outdoor swimming, Ullswater
The Great Crab Release

The Perils of Half Term Holiday Swimming

It helps to know when the school holidays are, if only because the traffic is different and sometimes everyone heads … More

art, Clevedon Marine Lake, cold water swimming, crabbing, crabs, digital drawing, drawing, swimming
The Way Up To Sharp Edge

Other Peoples’ Foolishness

On Saturday I swam in Scales Tarn, overlooked by Blencathra, while a crocodile of people plodded on up the tricky … More

art, Blencathra, cold water swimming, digital drawing, drawing, Scales Tarn, Sharp Edge, swimming

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