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'I'm openly addicted to cold swimming'
Justin Rowlatt investigates how cold water swimmers are getting their chills in lockdown
Outdoor pools and ponds are closed in lockdown and swimming elsewhere is restricted. But cold water swim obsessives are still getting their fix, as the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondent Justin Rowlatt found out. When he met one swimmer she admitted she was “openly addicted to cold swimming" and told him about the lengths she was going to, to get the endorphins rush she needs. But Justin started his journey in Wiltshire, with Kate Rew, founder of the Outdoor Swimming Society.
Credit: Outdoor Swimming Society
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