Team Outdoor Swimmer at the Cold Water Swimming Championships
There is something about putting on a superhero cape that gives you a sense of invincibility. You stand taller, breathe deeper and stride forth with a confident swagger, while your cape billows photogenically behind you. I found this out for myself, when I and three other members of the Outdoor Swimmer team (Jonathan, Alice and Joanne) dressed up in Batman costumes to take part in a relay at the brilliant but bonkers bi-annual Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido. I needed the confidence boost as, unlike the others, I am not a regular cold water swimmer. In fact, I don’t think I’ve been in water below 13 degrees for more than two years, and I was unreasonably worried about it.