by Mental Health Swims | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog
Mental Health Swims in Parliament On Monday 18th September, Mental Health Swims was invited to the Houses of Parliament for the launch of the new Swim England report, ‘Value of Swimming’. The report revealed that water-based activities helped to generate more than...
by Mental Health Swims | May 4, 2023 | Blog
The Tidal Year x Mental Health Swims This blog post is written by Freya Bromley, author of The Tidal Year When people ask me how to get into cold water swimming, I usually suggest starting in September when the water is warmest and keep going throughout winter...
by Mental Health Swims | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog
60 Full Moons 5 years ago, Mercè and me, Joan, decided that we would swim in the sea all year round, every day and without a wetsuit, regardless of whether it was too cold, too warm, raining or snowing; regardless of jellyfish (who despite their stings, could be...
by Mental Health Swims | Feb 3, 2022 | Blog
Amber Fillary – Free Diver & Record Holder I’m Amber Fillary. I swim, I free-dive and I ice-dive. My life is messy. I struggle. I have severe depression and will battle my life long with addictions and eating disorders. I have good days, I have bad days,...
by Mental Health Swims | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Katie I did my first Mental Health Swim on a Sunday in Whitstable with Hayley. (@hayley_yoga). I was nervous 😬 but excited to meet new likeminded people. It was well organised: I spotted the pink pirate flag straight away and the...
by Mental Health Swims | May 24, 2021 | Blog, My First Mental Health Swim
My First Mental Health Swim – Sally I am 53 and was always an absolute dud at exercise through school. Overweight for most of my life which brought with it a lack of body confidence or any desire to try physical activity apart from the odd burst of jogging. I...
