Does outdoor swimming make Raynaud’s worse? | Watch our Q&A with a Wiccan Priestess | Inspiring readers’ swims
Published: Sat, 12/17/22
Your essential weekly edit of outdoor swimming
YOUR ESSENTIAL WEEKLY EDIT OF OUTDOOR SWIMMING
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Dear swimmers
Much of the UK has been gripped by a cold snap this week, as Kate Kinsella predicted for us back in our November issue. The lower than usual water temperatures for the time of year have prompted much excitement in the cold water swimming community
and resulted in lots of social media pictures of chilly swims. But spare a thought for our editorial team who were chained to their desks while sending our January issue to press with little time to swim. Still, Ella managed to join in the fun at the bonkers but brilliant, Portishead Popsicle – you can read all about in the upcoming issue of Outdoor Swimmer!
A perennial topic for outdoor swimmers is Raynaud’s. For those who suffer from it, winter swimming can be challenging. Last year we published some research on the topic along with top tips on how to cope if you’re affected. We thought it would be a good time to share this again: ‘Does outdoor swimming make Raynaud’s worse?’
Finally, please do
take 10-15 minutes to complete our annual Attitudes to Outdoor Swimming surveyand give yourself a chance to win one of our fabulous prizes.
Happy swimming!
Simon Griffiths Founder & Publisher
WATCH
WATCH OUR Q&A WITH REAL LIFE WITCH DR REBECCA BEATTIE
In our last Outdoor Swimmer patron event of the year, editor Ella Foote speaks to Dr Rebecca Beattie, a Wiccan Priestess and wild swimmer who has been practicing witchcraft for 20 years.
Raynaud’s symptoms generally disappear when you warm up, but many swimmers are reasonably concerned that this repeated triggering of symptoms could make the condition worse.
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Glasses wearers have two options: either pay a substantial sum of money to an optician to get goggles made with your exact prescription or buy a pair off the shelf with corrective lenses that are a close match to your prescription. Simon Griffiths reviews a flexible mid-priced solution by Zoggs for short-sighted swimmers.
