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The absolute joy of wild water swimming
Wild water swimming isn’t for everyone.
It’s a plunge into the unknown, stripping away every superficial worry, leaving you with nothing but the raw, cold shock of being alive.
Wild water swimming isn’t for everyone.
Standing at the edge of a secluded lake, the water’s surface is smooth as glass, reflecting the wild scenery like a painting too perfect to be real.
The air is crip, biting at your cheeks. It’d be easier to stay teetering on the water’s edge. Safer, even.
Wild water swimming isn’t for everyone.
You look around. Should you do it? Can you do it? You take a deep breath and count down from 3.
3, 2, 1 …
You jump in, feet first, arms wrapped around your body. You hit the water and it grips you, tight and chilling. It’s shockingly cold – bracingly, beautifully cold.
You did it, you really did it.
And now, you’re in the zone. Where nothing exists except the rhythm of your stroke, and the breath in your lungs. You feel ferociously alive.
Wild water swimming isn’t for everyone … or is it?
Your surroundings – the trees, the sky, the birds chattering away in the trees above you – everything feels more vivid here.
Wild water swimming allows you to connect with nature in a way that’s mostly extinct in our daily lives.
It’s only been a few minutes, but it feels like you’ve been in the water for hours. The shock of the cold’s worn off, and you feel warm, safe in the water’s gentle hold.
You emerge from the water, and your senses feel heightened. The air is crisper, the sun feels warm, and the world seems to hold a bit more promise than it did before.
Is wild water swimming for everyone?
Maybe it is. Definitely it is.
In a world that often feels overwhelmingly complex, there’s a simple pleasure in knowing you can still feel so much from something as basic as wild water.
After all, wild water swimming isn’t just about swimming. It’s a metaphor for how we should live our lives—diving headfirst into the unknown, finding joy in discomfort, and emerging, always, a little stronger than before.
Love,
Nakie HQ
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