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Martyn Goodwin

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Vincent Brake said:
Dear mr Banana,

My Handsome,

No i am enyoing a holyday with all my kids.
In an empty Spa resort in the Black Forrest,
Getting an immune system boost.
Wim Hof method.
Breathing and cold, exercise.

But that doesn't make me a German.
I am Dutch. ;)
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All???? or just ..........???
 
Marcus Bowden

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I know you be Dutch just hope you are not being Dutch with the kids. Being dutch in English means only paying for ones self. Don't consume too much Dutch courage while you are there,
 
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Vincent Brake said:
Dear mr Banana,

My Handsome,

No i am enyoing a holyday with all my kids.
In an empty Spa resort in the Black Forrest,
Getting an immune system boost.
Wim Hof method.
Breathing and cold, exercise.

But that doesn't make me a German.
I am Dutch. ;)
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Wim Hof, interesting guy, and some incredible claims by some of his converts, we have a Brit who does similar cold endurance feats, mainly swims in Antartica etc. Lewis Pugh, mind you after some of his world record attempts he does look like he is taking himself to the absolute edge.
 
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peter holmes said:
Wim Hof, interesting guy, and some incredible claims by some of his converts, we have a Brit who does similar cold endurance feats, mainly swims in Antartica etc. Lewis Pugh, mind you after some of his world record attempts he does look like he is taking himself to the absolute edge.
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And there is also our own handsome Banana who used to swim the Channel all year round. Still doing this Marcus? :)
 
Marcus Bowden

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Stopped long ago daily swimming in the English Channel Eric, I did love open swimming doing a mile or more daily after July weather permitting, the yearly event was Plaidy beach to Looe Island with brother Harvey giving him a ten-minute start and arriving ten minutes early on Island beach trying to fend off the aggressive female warden saying I won't walk any further on the beach just waiting for my brother to arrive. It's a nature reserve.
The longest swim is Looe to Polperro about 4.5 miles in two hours five minutes being my best time than 2 hours 35mins for RNLI four days later with a wet suit shortie 1989 then again 2005 in 2 Hours 17 mins after I returned from the annual rally at Ugthorp Park 17 years later maintaining 59 strokes a minute from start to finish Harvey's wife Ann was in the safety boat timing me. About 7,500 strokes.
My last swim in 2010 on sister Mary's birthday 9th September was a three-mile swim from Down Derry to Looe 2 hours 25mins worst swim I've ever done an N.W. wind blew up but being offshore leaving the sea reasonably calm but producing white horses, taking on so much water I felt I was peeing continuously, nearly throwing in the towel several times. But the feeling of satisfaction walking up Looe beach alongside the Banjo Pier is something I will remember when I'm dying.
The reason I did it in the first place was for sister Mary as she could swim and play in the sea all day without feeling the cold. I was jealous. The Channel was always there but the time & money required to do it was prohibitive.
September is one of the warmest sea temperature months of the year and 1981 was the last year that the day multiplying the month equalled the year in the last century. She lived in Polperro, I didn't make it that year and she died in 1984 but the dream lived on for her.
Now it's taking me 25 mins to swim 300 meters in a 23-degree Celcius 10-meter heated pool. No longer a pretty sight.
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