Wild Swimming Cornwall

We’re a wild swimming community. Our aim is to encourage more people to take part in wild swimming and to experience its benefits in order to lead a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life. What is wild swimming? A wild swimmer is someone who actively seeks out wild places to swim, places where nature is all around you. In Cornwall we are lucky to have an abundance of these places but they can be found all over the UK and in other countries as well. Why do we love wild swimming? It’s all about finding community, self-care and an affinity with nature through cold water. Finding community by utilising the water as a place we can make and maintain the connections we have to each other in a healthy way and to build upon new and existing friendships. Investing in self-care through the unification of body and mind and the sense of being present that we experience as a result of submerging our bodies into cold water. This improves both our physical and mental resilience, making us braver, stronger and on the whole more prepared for whatever life throws our way. Building an affinity with nature by immersing ourselves in the ocean and our natural surroundings, making us more environmentally conscious individuals. For more information on the full range of wild swimming benefits, please visit wildswimmingcornwall.co.uk/about How it began Originally from Cornwall, we are a group of friends for whom wild swimming has had a profound impact on our lives, making it possible for us to overcome challenges and to emerge from the other side of them as stronger and more contented versions of ourselves.