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Ice swimming is easier in the coldest months when the water is a lot warmer than the air. Only the most hardcore swimmers do it in April when the air is warmer
by oe 12y ago
Ice swimming is easier in the coldest months when the water is a lot warmer than the air. Only the most hardcore swimmers do it in April when the air is warmer than the water. Also I have never heard of someone taking cold showers at home to prepare for ice swimming. I would say most just start when there's enough ice to cut a hole in it, without practicing it for months. Source: Finnish.
- watwut 12y agoPeople here who are into cold water do it every day. It is supposed to be healthy. Cold water swimming on itself is not usually goal for people in here, it is more of a next steps when cold showers do not feel satisfying for them anymore. Most of them keep cold showering every day, but stop going into lake for some months. I do not know when exactly they resume activity, I never cared enough about it.