The Joy of Swimming
Pat Kelman
January 16, 202140 min
Swimming
The Leigh on Sea Bluetits Community with Lisa Monger and Jenny Bier
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Episode Notes
This episode explores community and body confidence with Lisa Monger and Jenny Bier of the Leigh on Sea Bluetits chill swimming group.
In this conversation we talk about the formation of the group, the philosophy behind the community and also have lots of fun talking about what it actually feels like to get into freezing cold water for pleasure.
Episode Topics
- Episode introduction [0:45]
- Who are the Bluetits? [2:52]
- How Lisa got into Swimming [4:00]
- How Jenny got into Swimming [5:25]
- How it feels [6:30]
- The benefits of cold water sea swimming [9:00]
- Body Confidence [11:05]
- Cold water and Resilience [14:40]
- Rituals [24:00]
- Finding Jenny and Lisa [37:10]
- Closing remarks [37:55]
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Bluetits Chill Swimmers website
- The Leigh on Sea Bluetits on Facebook
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