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Hi, I’m Frog Mom a.k.a Laure Latham. The “Frog” in Frog Mom comes from my being French but also from my love for nature. I have two daughters born in 2003 and 2005 and I’ve taken them on outdoors adventures since they were babies.
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On 23 August 2023, I swam the English Channel in 1

On 23 August 2023, I swam the English Channel in 19 hours and 16 minutes. This is my journey from Dover into the Channel, across the full 21 miles and untol my landing at Cap Gris Nez.

Lovely Shepperton Lake acted as substitute to the

Lovely Shepperton Lake acted as substitute to the Serpentine (closed because of blue green algae) for my last long-ish swim before my attempt to swim solo across the English Channel in less than 2 weeks.
This taper swim was a 3-hour swim without feed. Had a gargantuan bowl of porridge at 5.15am to keep me full and fueled up most of the swim. It mostly worked. I killed a pain au chocolat after the swim.
Water too warm at 22C. Oh well.
##englishchannelswim #Englishchannel #swimming #extremesports #endurancetraining #enduranceathlete #swimming #health #fitness #healthylifestyle

This morning, I went to the Serpentine for my seco

This morning, I went to the Serpentine for my second swim this week. After swimming all winter in a 29C pool, it's time I start building some cold water endurance for my English Channel swim attempt this summer.
I won't lie, it's not coming easy, but I'm taking baby steps. I swam 15 minutes in 8.5C on Wednesday, 17 minutes in 9.5C today. I did shiver during 30 minutes afterwards (cheap Friday thrills on the bench of the changing room, says @imac_thefoot ) but the shivers will go down as my brown fat kicks in and I acclimatise.
Please donate to The Nature Conservancy, I'm raising funds for them through this swim
https://www.gofundme.com/f/dxp9xn-swimming-the-english-channel
#englishchannelswim #endurance #endurancetraining #enduranceathlete #openwaterswimming #coldwaterswimming #coldwater #Serpentineswimmingclub #London

How do you #swim when it's bitingly cold outside a

How do you #swim when it's bitingly cold outside and there's #snow on the ground?
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Let me preface this by saying that I am used to cold water swimming and have been doing it for over 10 years. It takes a lot of time for your body to acclimatise to winter swimming and should always be done responsibly and safely. I never swim with a wetsuit and this is my regular outfit, regardless of temperature. Ice swimming is a dangerous activity that I never practice alone. I also know my limits and the signs of hypothermia, so I can get out before it's too late.
Now, SNOW ❄
We've had punishingly low temperatures in London this past week but the day it snowed, the water was actually not as cold as I thought it would be. Probably around 3C, and certainly less cold than today when it's hovering above 1.5C and the lake is iced over, with patches of snow still on the ground. Regardless, it's all extremely cold and #iceswimming territory.
Swimming in the snow means...
⏱ I don't stay long, 5 to 10 minutes tops.
⛄ I wear a nice bobble hat that keeps my head warm, because you lose a lot of heat from your head.
👣 I've got slider flip-flops at the ready when I exit, because cold feet burn.
🧥 I get dressed within 5 minutes after exiting the water, because of the after-drop factor and the fact that my body gets colder before it gets warmer.
🧣🧤🧦 I dress is so many layers, I look like Mr Puft. Winter swimming is not the time to display a fashion-forward wardrobe.
🍵 I drink a big cup of hot tea when I'm dressed, to rewarm from the inside.
🥶 Sometimes I shiver and that's fine. Shivering is my body's natural rewarming mechanism.
😁 Mostly, I always make sure it's a fun activity. If I don't enjoy it, there's no point.
What about you, how do you swim when it's cold outside?
#outdoors #Winter #Fitness #Health #extremesports

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