Winter swimming in United Kingdom

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• Famous locations include the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, London, and Highgate Ponds in Hampstead. The largest sparkling water pool inside the UK is the Tooting Bec Lido in South West London that is home to the South London Swimming Club. The pool is 100 yards (91 m) in duration, i.E. Almost twice so long as an Olympic pool. As the winter procedures and the water temperature drops then swimmers live in for much less and less time, swimming just one or  widths as opposed to numerous lengths. Races take vicinity all year including on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

• The Middle Yeo Surf Life Saving Club preserve the annual New Year's Day swim in Clevedon. It is normally held 20 mins earlier than excessive tide or if the times aren't conducive to a massive crowd the swim is held in Marine Lake. The Middle Yeo Surf Life Saving Club swim each weekend of the 12 months and the imminent swim instances are published of their alcove in Top Beach, Clevedon.

• The Chester Frosties are an casual Facebook organization of over 1,000 swimmers who swim all year round Cheshire, Lancashire, Wirral, Merseyside and North Wales. Local specialities include tidal bore and surge swimming at the River Dee.

• Sheffield Outdoor Plungers are another informal Facebook organization of 3,000 swimmers who swim in locations all over the Peak District and Sheffield location, and campaign for higher get admission to to waters.