Wildwater swimming

The temperature  6C .  Cocksburn reservoir, Sheriffmuir
 
I met these two women today after their swim while they were taking a hot drink from their flasks.
 
Wasn’t it …er…cold ? I ask.
 
“Oh yes,” they say. “We swim here every week. We prefer the winter. It’s too busy up here in the summer.
 
We discuss briefly the benefits of cold water and the latest podcast by Dr Michael Mosely advocating Cold Therapy.

  
For those of us brave enough to swim in Scottish waters midwinter it offers a free boost to the immune system. Personally, I will stick with a brief ( very brief) cold shower in the morning.