Swimming In 28 Degree Water

busnutmedic · 03-16-2004, 06:13 PM

While on vacation we were able to go swimming, around 170 degrees, then jump in a 28 degree lake. Boy was it fun! Never have been swimming so fast. We jumped off a rope swing a few feet from shore. Anyone else do this type of thing? The people that we were staying with said they do it a lot!

Bonnie

***Art*** · 03-17-2004, 12:09 AM

Yeah, I've been in a hot tub on the beach, then jumped in lake tahoe... went back and forth for a couple of hours. it was a blast.

smhatahy · 03-17-2004, 12:38 AM

u guys are gonna get sick and die.. lol.. but other than that it sounds fun

***Art*** · 03-17-2004, 01:26 AM

It was several years ago, and I never had a problem. BOOYAH!

God's Jedi · 03-17-2004, 01:28 AM

I too have done this, but not quite to those extremes.

busnutmedic · 03-17-2004, 05:36 PM

Yeah...my mom thought it'd be hard on your heart. Didn't notice anything though. I run often...so I guess I wouldn't just have a heart attack or anything.

Bonnie

***Art*** · 03-17-2004, 10:25 PM

It should not be that hard on your heart. If you are a candidate for heart attack, yeah, it could certainly be the catalyst.

Elishaman · 03-25-2004, 06:14 PM

Maybe i am just a dumb 15 year old here but jumping into 28 degree water which is below freezing wouldnt u be like froze to death after wards? or are u people like hippies who do yoga and have ways of keeping out the coldness?

Pleae dont take me seriously!

RhythmicAndy · 05-15-2004, 08:35 AM

28 degres is freezing! the coldest ive done is 45 in the rain, and that was enough for me.

Brian-Alexander · 06-07-2004, 12:58 PM

ive been in some cold water before but thats way colder than what ive experienced.

Visirale · 06-07-2004, 08:05 PM

If there is motion in the water it won't freeze at 32 degrees. I went white water rafting in 25 or so degree water while in Alaska. That was insane, we were wearing hypothermia suits, and if it splashed on your face, you couldn't feel anything for hours... But it was fun because there were about 10 class III and IV rapids.

That's the extent of my cold water experience.

bob00n · 06-07-2004, 09:09 PM

i've been in about 10degree water....

WOW eh?

too bad it was celsius, im an aussie

Brian-Alexander · 06-09-2004, 06:38 AM

i've been rafting in some cold water but i'm not sure how cold it was. Plus it was raining.

king91 · 08-03-2004, 09:03 AM

I've been swiming in about 30 degree water and it was pretty cold but I got used 2 it because I went tubing in it.

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Brian-Alexander · 08-03-2004, 10:29 AM

that makes it alot easier cuz your not really in the water and this is swimming in 28 degrees not tubing in it lol.