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But at 16 degrees you're wearing neoprene?
On the topic of people risking drowning because life at Home is unbearable, I managed Swimmers on Netflix until the boat scene. I think it's good, probably too good for me to watch in December.
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But at 16 degrees you're wearing neoprene?
Not for a channel swim. Budgie smugglers only.
My mate swam the North Channel (N. Ireland to Scotland) in about 13 hours and that was probably a bit colder but I can't find the temperature.
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But at 16 degrees you're wearing neoprene?
No - CSA rules are trunks, swim cap (not neoprene), goggles.
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As a comparison, my mate did a Channel swim on the first swim tide of the season (early June), about 16 degrees. He's a big walrus of a guy and was in for 22 hrs. A friend who worked the lifeboats told us that for someone who'd fallen off a ferry (the greatest risk back then) they'd be looking for a body after 20 minutes.