02/03/2021 – Andrea’s Blog

Despite the high grey clouds, it was a beautiful day for a swim. 22.5 degree water meant that there were no excuses to not jump in today. 

I headed to the water at about 7.30am and it was busier than ever! Whilst swimming around the corner there were blue gropers and sightings of dusky whalers and cuttlefish. 

These smiling faces really do prove that there is a clear love for open water swimming.

Below are a few facts about open/ ocean swimming:

• Open Water was not an Olympic sport until 2008.

• Have you heard about the triple crown? It’s a title that involves swimming 21 miles through the English Channel, 21 miles across the Catalina Channel, and 28.5 miles around Manhattan. Completion of all three swims makes you a member of this prestigious club.
• While there are so many people out there to dismiss swimming as a “real sport,” swimming is one of the most intense sports there is. Why? Swimming is an all-body exercise. Yes, swimming uses more muscles than baseball and football.

We really are a special group 🙂

Andrea (Lainey helped me post it as Typepad wouldn’t work!)