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Outdoor swimming is becoming a sanctuary for female swimmers in the UK

By Abi Lafbery, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Lancaster University

Centuries after the upper class flocked to the coast for therapeutic sea bathing, outdoor swimming is having a renaissance. Swimmers enter cold water for the many physical and mental health benefits it offers.

Despite the dangers – hypothermia, cardiac-related death and drowning – for many women, outdoor swimming feels like a safe space. My PhD research, which…

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