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TheScribbler 28 Feb 5:52pm, 28 Feb 2025 6,480 posts	Quote Pin TheScribbler View from just a bit further north than @flip this morning on my way to yoga. I did a skins dip and beach sauna at King Eddies 2 weeks ago and I reckon that’s the coldest I’ve felt the water.
LindsD 28 Feb 6:26pm, 28 Feb 2025 72,873 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Beautiful x
LazyDaisy 28 Feb 7:45pm, 28 Feb 2025 41,407 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Yours was sunrise, mine was sunset The water was 10* and felt so much more comfortable than the 3* in the lido last week!
LindsD 28 Feb 7:53pm, 28 Feb 2025 72,877 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Nice
Meeps 28 Feb 8:39pm, 28 Feb 2025 16,706 posts	Quote Pin Meeps Lovely
sallykate 28 Feb 8:39pm, 28 Feb 2025 16,529 posts	Quote Pin sallykate I saw this and thought of you all: theguardian.com
TheScribbler 28 Feb 9:25pm, 28 Feb 2025 6,481 posts	Quote Pin TheScribbler Thanks @sallykate - I’m looking for a new swimsuit, so will check out the links. I’m wondering whether it’s worth getting a long sleeve one, or just exposing more skin to the cold water.
flip 11:32am 11:32am, 1 Mar 2025 6,160 posts	Quote Pin flip TheScribbler wrote: View from just a bit further north than @flip this morning on my way to yoga. I did a skins dip and beach sauna at King Eddies 2 weeks ago and I reckon that’s the coldest I’ve felt the water. Really was a beautiful morning. I'm in again on Sunday for a skins and dip . Hope we get just as good a sunrise . It really does lift your spirits .
flip 11:45am 11:45am, 1 Mar 2025 6,161 posts	Quote Pin flip On your subject of wetsuits . A few years ago I bought the men's version of this . My thinking was that it was a good starter wetsuit and I'd move on to a bit better one if I really got into tri's and a bit slimmer . I got into tri's but alas not much slimmer 😂 ( I'm trying ) But I've stuck with it because I like it so much . The arms are orange so high visibility and made of something called Infinityskin neoprene . It's super stretchy and very difficult to put a hole in ,unlike most wetsuits. I've swam 5 miles in it and most weeks in the sea and I only ever rince it off .. I was top 25 in a 2.4 mile sea swim tri and I'm old and only average simmer so those fancy very expensive wetsuits can't add that much if anything. I don't wear wetsuits much now but you have to for some organized swims and tri's and It's getting the odd small holes in now. I'll probably change it later in the year .for the same one as I like it that much . startfitness.co.uk