The fruits ripen, the air cools, the summer ends and with it the long distance swimming season. However, some people are determined to keep going with marathon swimming even with the water at 14c….a report will come soon from one such action that recently took place in one of Europe’s great rivers the Labe. (Elbe).
The winter swimming season is on the horizon again, especially here in the Czech Republic with the traditional opening of the season due to take place next weekend in the underground Punkva river in Moravsky Kras. Cold water connoiseurs are already shivering with delight at the thought of another 6 months of frozen digits and chattering teeth.
As was already reported on this blog, there is winter style swimming available all year at Lake Baikal in Siberia and a short video offering a swimmers eye view will be uploaded soon so be sure to keep reading this blog as the leaves begin to fall, the darkness closes in and winter starts to awake.
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