Not at all. LOL yes I can paddle 
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Most people didnāt swim or paddle lol
It was icy cold
I LOVE it
My constitution is weird, I donāt feel cold in very cold water (it was about 4degrees). I could (and do) swim for hours. And I donāt swim āproperlyā as I never learnt so itās not like Iām staying warm with fast front crawl or anything (I do my own version of some kinda breast stroke lol).
Iām a pretty strong swimmer as in I can stay afloat for hours. Not sure I could get anywhere fast though. Or with grace 
Iāve been tempted for ages to learn front crawl but I couldnāt do that movement right now anyway with my bad shoulder so Iāll stick to my āpaddle-strokeā
I hate swimming in cold waterā¦which is why I donāt generally swim in the UKā¦I went swimming in Dorset last weekend but too damn coldā¦lasted about 5 minutes, and yeah I donāt have a proper swimming style either. I do like breast stroke, but thatās another subject altogether.
@hunzas breaststroke in your speedos?
Far too cold for me Iām afraid 
@ChristinaT where did you take those pics? Looks idyllic
Wales, waterfall country, Brecon Beaconsā¦
Thereās a nice circular walk that takes you around eight large waterfalls (and a few smaller). Good place to start is Glyneath
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I like the Brecon water you can buy and its low in sodium compared to other brands.
When you jump in that icy water @Ian42 itās pretty hard not to inhale a stomach / lung full from the shock
Sounds great @ChristinaT tempted to go and jump in myself, you fancy it @Bee you could put some arm bands on 
I donāt think so @Ian42 thanks all the same
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I was actually going to ask if that was Wales because it looked suspiciously familiar!
The water is so cold!