Meet the cold water swimming group from Co Antrim that started with just one or two members but now has hundreds dipping their toes into the sea every week
A cold water swimming group in Co Antrim that started with just one or two members has grown massively in recent years.
After about three years of doing this challenge every New Year's Day, Elspeth said the group began to get tired of it so she was about to hang up her swimsuit, when one of the girls plucked up the courage to say she wanted to do it. "I started doing that with them, then after about three years, I said I wasn't going to do the dip anymore as the members were getting a bit fed up, then one of the girls plucked up the courage to say she was ready to do it. A few more friends asked if they could come too."
The group has now grown to have 1,300 people on their Facebook page, with a regular group of around 20 swimmers who meet each morning for a swim, year round. When the warmer weather arrives, from around spring onwards, the numbers attending the daily swims steadily increases. "It's the whole camaraderie of the group too, and the friendships I see building, I get emotional every time I think about it.
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