Cold Water Swimming: The Body's Response And Acclimatization

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Heather Massey on how best to acclimatize to cold water swimming, and explains how the body reacts to a dive into cold water

Period20 Aug 2021 → 22 Jun 2022

Media coverage

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  • TitleWhy People Swim in Freezing Lake Michigan
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletFourteen East Magazine
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date8/04/22
    DescriptionMike Tipton discusses his extensive research on the potential risks and benefits of cold water immersion.
    Producer/AuthorMonique Mulima
    URLfourteeneastmag.com/index.php/2022/04/08/why-people-swim-in-freezing-lake-michigan/
    PersonsMike Tipton
  • TitleBBC Cumbria
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletBBC Cumbria
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date26/01/22
    DescriptionMention of Mike Tipton and Heather Massey and their research into how beneficial cold water swimming can be on mental and physical health
    URLhttps://tinyurl.com/nf3ykwua
    PersonsMike Tipton, Heather Massey
  • TitleWhy getting cold this winter could be the secret to better health
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Telegraph
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/12/21
    DescriptionMike Tipton says exposure to the cold releases a stress hormone that leads to the well-documented sense of euphoria that follows a cold swim or shower
    Producer/AuthorCaroline Williams
    URLhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/cold-winter-better-immune-system-wild-swimming-weight-loss/
    PersonsMike Tipton
  • TitleCold Water Swimming: The Body's Response And Acclimatization
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletOrca.com
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date5/11/21
    DescriptionWhen you immerse yourself in cold water, your body experiences a cold shock response. This is characterized by a sudden gasp, followed by rapid breathing and increased heart rate and blood pressure. This reaction happens when you get into water at about 10 °C or 15 °C, but it can also occur at higher temperatures, between 20 °C and 25 °C, although not to such extremes. The body's involuntary response can become especially problematic if your airways are underwater when you need to breathe, or if you suffer from an underlying heart or vascular condition.
    URLhttps://www.orca.com/gb-en/community/blog/20211105/cold-water-swimming-bodys-response-and-acclimatization/
    PersonsHeather Massey
  • TitleWhat's in Your Flask?
    Media name/outletOutdoor Swimmer Magazine
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date1/11/21
    DescriptionOne of the most common pieces of advice for winter swimming is to have a flask of hot drink ready for after your swim to help you warm up. But does it matter what type of drink is in your flask?
    Producer/AuthorElla Foote
    PersonsHeather Massey
  • TitleThe Best Advice for All Outdoor Swimmers You’ll Ever Hear
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletStraight Line Swimming
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date1/11/21
    DescriptionHeather Massey on what happens when you cold water swim. All the benefits, ‘advice’ and science around what happens to bodies when immersed in cold water.
    URLhttps://straightlineswimming.com/the-best-advice-for-all-outdoor-swimmers-youll-ever-hear/
    PersonsHeather Massey, Mike Tipton
  • TitleWhy we should all take up cold water swimming
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletPrima
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/09/21
    DescriptionSwimming in cold water might initially seem like the last thing you want to do, but the popular activity is on the rise thanks to a plethora of health benefits that come along with it.
    Producer/AuthorLucy Quick
    URLhttps://www.prima.co.uk/diet-and-health/healthy-living/a37066631/benefits-of-cold-water-swimming/
    PersonsHeather Massey
  • TitleSubmerge in the benefits of cold water swimming
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBeautiful South
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/08/21
    DescriptionHeather Massey is a swimmer and a researcher at the Extreme Environments Laboratory at the University of Portsmouth and explains that the initial shock after you take the plunge into the cold water. The initial gasp, rapid breathing and increased heart rate and blood pressure are our bodies reacting to the shock. Slowly entering the water, staying in depth and controlling breathing until the initial cold water shock response has passed is the safest.
    Producer/AuthorLily Lloyd
    URLhttps://issuu.com/beautifulsouthmagazine/docs/bs_sept_oct_21_issuu
    PersonsHeather Massey

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