Our Story

Our aim is to encourage more people to take part in wild swimming and to experience its benefits in order to lead a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life.

In 2020, we published A Guide to Wild Swimming in Cornwall with the hope that it would make getting into the water easier and more accessible for both locals and visitors to Cornwall.

 
 
 


Why do we love wild swimming?

It’s all about finding community, self-care and an affinity with nature through cold water.

  • Finding community by utilising the water as a place we can make and maintain the connections we have to each other in a healthy way and to build upon new and existing friendships.

  • Investing in self-care through the unification of body and mind and the sense of being present that we experience as a result of submerging our bodies into cold water. This improves both our physical and mental resilience, making us braver, stronger and on the whole more prepared for whatever life throws our way.

  • Building an affinity with nature by immersing ourselves in the ocean and our natural surroundings, making us more environmentally conscious individuals.

For more information on the full range of wild swimming benefits, visit our About page.

Authors of A Guide to Wild Swimming in Cornwall – Lydia, Max and Bethany

How it began

Originally from Cornwall, we are a group of friends for whom wild swimming has had a profound impact on our lives, making it possible for us to overcome challenges and to emerge from the other side of them as stronger and more contented versions of ourselves.

Whether overcoming trauma, anxiety and agoraphobia; recovering from third degree burns and the resulting PTSD; or dealing with the impacts of suicide and depression, each of us have individually discovered the benefits of open water swimming. We have come together to write A Guide to Wild Swimming in Cornwall because of the positive impacts wild swimming has had on our physical and mental wellbeing, our sense of belonging and our affinity with the natural world.

Wild swimming provides us with the opportunity to challenge ourselves daily, to become more courageous and to continue building both our physical and mental resilience. We encourage you to undertake your own wild swimming journey and to share in these benefits too.