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'Wild Swimming' Does Something Amazing to Your Mind, Study Reveals

Perhaps the main takeaway though is in how wild swimming delivers its mental wellbeing benefits – essentially through enhanced feelings of freedom. Perhaps, in a world of growing external pressures, this is the reason wild swimming is becoming so popular.

I agree...As a kid, I grew up swimming in lakes and rivers. I don't like swimming pools at all. There's no connection there.

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ScienceAlert · 'Wild Swimming' Does Something Amazing to Your Mind, Study RevealsOn Perranporth beach in Cornwall, UK, a local outdoor swimming group called the Perranporth Bluetits is out in force.