1st November 2025. Chilly dip

I completed my first swim for the penguin and polar bear challenge and at pretty much half way to achieving the distance this month in the first swim!.

It was 🥶 but very refreshing!

Water temperature was 9.5 degrees so we have officially entered the sub 10 challenge, an additional aim for me to swim a minimum of 10 swims over winter in water that is less than 10 degrees.

Forgot my gloves! So my hands were particularly red and tingly 🤣 and I forgot my dry robe. But, my new swim socks fit much better so they weren't filling up with water and hindering my swim!

I've also officially become a dry robe wanker 🤣 (when it arrives). My current changing robe wasn't really doing the job I need it to do after a cold water swim so I upgraded.

Feel free to call me names if you see me wearing it when I've clearly not been swimming 🙃

Can't wait for next weekend as I am swimming Saturday at the flash and Sunday at Three Sisters with the Thrive ladies. Wonder what temp the water will be this week! Apparently, most winters it gets to 5 degrees and sometime 2 or 3!

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