💦 Who's starting to feel the chill? 💦

Digital editor Abi has noticed the water temperature dropping these past few swims – something she's well prepared for with ZOGGS Neoprene Swim Gloves & Socks... and a post-dip Charleston to help warm up! 

Perhaps Strictly season has something to do with it, but whenever I wear neoprene gloves and booties at the moment, it makes me want to do the Charleston. I just can't help it.

Not only is it a great way to warm up after a swim, it beautifully shows off the jazzy hi-vis print on the underside of ZOGGS 3mm Neoprene Swimming Gloves & Socks. If you're going to show it off, show it off in style.

Read on to find out what I thought of these neoprene accessories during an autumn river swim. By the way, ZOGGS are offering 30% off when you purchase both gloves and socks with code 30SOCKS. Grab this fab offer while you can!

Abi Whyte

Digital Editor, Outdoor Swimmer

💦 Welcome warmth for fingers and toes 💦

There are some people who are quite happy to swim through winter without neoprene accessories. I'm definitely not one of those people!

My fingers and toes really feel the cold and take ages to warm up after a swim, so any insulation I can give them while I'm in the water is very welcome!

I was excited to try ZOGGS Neoprene Gloves & Booties – instantly loving the hi-vis topographical print on the palms and feet, and the genius clip buttons that keep the gloves and socks together in your kit bag. Anyone with a chaotic kit bag like mine will be thrilled at this clever innovation!

The gloves and socks have long customisable cuffs, so you can resize them to your own needs. Personally, I felt no need to shorten them – I loved the flapper girl vibes of the long gloves!

The accessories felt soft, durable and comfortable to wear – the socks have no seams in the sole edge and tips of toes, so there was no chafing in these areas. The 3mm neoprene certainly kept my hands and feet warm throughout my swim, and I was surprised by how easy they were to pull off off afterwards.

Again, being able to clip them together made them so much easier to pack away, ready to air out when I got home. This really is a clever ensemble of cold water kit and I'm looking forward to take with these gloves and socks with me on future cold water swims.

You're in luck, ZOGGS are offering 30% off when you purchase both gloves and socks with code 30SOCKS. This offer ends 3 November, so make the most of it while you can!

Happy autumn swimming! What's your post-swim jig?