Swimming on Xmas day

BraziliaNZ

Just got in for a dip at dollymount. Wasn't that bad actually! Gorgeous day for it! Anyone else brave the seas today?

phasers

Eh no.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

I was supposed to...:( felt the cold when I looked out the window!

squod

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Just got in for a dip at dollymount. Wasn't that bad actually! Gorgeous day for it! Anyone else brave the seas today?

Pics etc........



*hope it's a burd

SeaFields

I've volunteered for a new years swim. ( i was drunk at the time )

Blazer

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Just got in for a dip at dollymount. Wasn't that bad actually! Gorgeous day for it! Anyone else brave the seas today?

find your balls yet?

BraziliaNZ

Sc@recrow wrote: »

find your balls yet?

honestly it's not that bad, such a gorgeous day. The only thing was my feet were cold from walking in the snow before and after. If you're in Dublin the changing shelters at bull island are a great spot, tide was right in too.

rossie1977

its sub zero and the irish sea is most radioactively contaminated sea in the world, no thanks

Giselle

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

honestly it's not that bad, such a gorgeous day. The only thing was my feet were cold from walking in the snow before and after. If you're in Dublin the changing shelters at bull island are a great spot, tide was right in too.

Did it for a charity thing this morning, but not in Dublin.

The initial shock when you get in is hell, but it goes fast enough. Its the numb feet from the snow that really is the worst part!:)

jd007

I really don't get the point of it...

BraziliaNZ

rossie1977 wrote: »

its sub zero and the irish sea is most radioactively contaminated sea in the world, no thanks

Captain Bringdown...

Rockn

I assume when you say it wasn't that bad that you were expecting to die. Ahh only frostbite! Everything went better than expected.

Pherekydes

jd007 wrote: »

I really don't get the point of it...

It's a great feeling when the blood rushes back into your testicles about mid March.

The Master

Heading to the forty foot for a dip in the morning

Star Bingo

fcuking barmy. i take a dip in freezing waters every 2nd day; but thats to cool down after a hot bath

its invigorating but going in from an already cold state? fcuking barmy. i salute you

Doom

Jumped in at Salthill in Galway at 11am, temp on car was -6c...feckin cold...but it was for a good cause.
Well done to all doing it for charity!

Bruthal

SeaFields wrote: »

I've volunteered for a new years swim. ( i was drunk at the time )

Goin in the new year myself, probably july

Star Bingo

Doom wrote: »

Jumped in at Salthill in Galway at 11am, temp on car was -6c...feckin cold...but it was for a good cause.
Well done to all doing it for charity!

particularly if you wouldn't have done it otherwise. good deed done there.. brr

Captain Darling

Did you wear a wet suit? I dont like going outside the door without about fifty layers on, jaysis, hopping into the sea? Madness!:D

JonathanAnon

RTE Weather last nite told everybody NOT to go swimming.. They said that the water would be -7 and anybody who goes for a dip would be in severe risk of hypothermia.

Bruthal

JonathanAnon wrote: »

RTE Weather last nite told everybody NOT to go swimming.. They said that the water would be -7 and anybody who goes for a dip would be in severe risk of hypothermia.

Hard to imagine the sea water being -7 though, the air temp probably, but would not fancy gettin in.

orourkeda

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Just got in for a dip at dollymount. Wasn't that bad actually! Gorgeous day for it! Anyone else brave the seas today?

surely your bollocks disappeared up your arse

orourkeda

JonathanAnon wrote: »

RTE Weather last nite told everybody NOT to go swimming.. They said that the water would be -7 and anybody who goes for a dip would be in severe risk of hypothermia.

Wasn't there also a warning stating that alcohol increases the risk of Hypothermia also

Bruthal

orourkeda wrote: »

Wasn't there also a warning stating that alcohol increases the risk of Hypothermia also

The alcohol might act like antifreeze:)

Star Bingo

winter's like a .. beautiful woman. beautiful, but get drawn in and you'll be left anally impaled by an inverted icicle of your own device

Bruthal

Star Bingo wrote: »

winter's like a .. beautiful woman. beautiful, but get drawn in and you'll be left anally impaled by an inverted icicle of your own device

And then left out in the cold

mickdw

Its absolute lunacy. You really can die instantly doing this.

SeaFields

mickdw wrote: »

You really can die instantly doing this.

Urban myth I believe. You can't die instantly - like your heart stopping on impact with the cold water.

What can happen tho - people who are not used to water in general may take a big gasp out of shock on impact with the water, fill their lungs with water and lose consciousness. Unlikely but possibly.

Hypothermia is a possibility tho if you stay in too long.

the keen edge

JonathanAnon wrote: »

RTE Weather last nite told everybody NOT to go swimming.. They said that the water would be -7 and anybody who goes for a dip would be in severe risk of hypothermia.

Irish coastal waters never reach anything like -7 degrees.

I swim daily in Salthill, Galway and I also take a water temperature reading there daily.
Christmas eve and Christmas Day have been the coldest readings so far this year at 2.5 degrees Celsius.

Bruthal

the keen edge wrote: »

Irish coastal waters never reach anything like -7 degrees.

I swim daily in Salthill, Galway and I also take a water temperature reading there daily.
Christmas eve and Christmas Day have been the coldest readings so far this year at 2.5 degrees Celsius.

Yea the sea water would freeze at about -2

pjmn

Did the swim again this year for Cope - was cold - but definately worth it.

hightower1

SeaFields wrote: »

Urban myth I believe. You can't die instantly - like your heart stopping on impact with the cold water.

What can happen tho - people who are not used to water in general may take a big gasp out of shock on impact with the water, fill their lungs with water and lose consciousness. Unlikely but possibly.

Hypothermia is a possibility tho if you stay in too long.

You can die instantly from being submerged in sub zero water. Cardiac arrest can be brought on by extreme tempreture changes. Its called cold shock response - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_shock_response

hightower1

robbie7730 wrote: »

Yea the sea water would freeze at about -2

Incorrect. Still, clear , unsalinated water freezes @ 0c, ocean water is salty, in large volumes and constantly moving meaning it has to be A LOT colder than just 0 to freeze it.

Donny5

hightower1 wrote: »

Incorrect. Still, clear , unsalinated water freezes @ 0c, ocean water is salty, in large volumes and constantly moving meaning it has to be A LOT colder than just 0 to freeze it.

You're wrong. The coldest seawater ever recorded in a liquid state was at -2.6 Degrees Centrigrade. Most seawater (35Kg/L salinity) freezes at -2 Degrees Centigrade.

opinion guy

All of which is completly irrelevant cause the seas does not drop its temperature anywhere near freezing:

http://www.met.ie/marine/marine_climatology.asp

CProgression

If you are swimming in the northern hemisphere and it is December... Check this out... Real LIVE proof that Santa not only exists, but he pool hops! I bet he hits 10,000 pools per state :P here in the U.S. each Christmas Eve! How cool is that? Leave Comment if you have time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kqcWEflZ78