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EtonRd t1_j6fhijb wrote

I read an article about why cold swimming is so dangerous and one of the reasons is cold water shock. Which I had never heard of. But it makes sense, it seems like it would be a tremendous stress on your body.

https://www.weather.gov/safety/coldwater

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NativeMasshole t1_j6gk6el wrote

The pond in my hometown is low key infamous for this. It's got cold springs, so even strong swimmers can get in trouble. You can get cramped up when you get a cold shock like that.

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