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Indeed. People are unaware of the dangers of cold water shock and just because it might be a hot June day where the temperature hits 25C, the Hampstead ponds can still be under 15c. Acclimatisation is a wonderful thing and shows how the body adapts to constant exposure to stresses. But being pissed up and stoned on a summers day isn't going to help.
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Talking to the lifeguards at the ponds on the Heath, that's the typical swimmer they pull out.