THE
THE PLUNGE TO A NEW LEVEL. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN
SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN TOGETHER
SINCE LAST SPRING.
>> IT IS SO COLD4@4@. WE THOUGH
WE COULD START EARLIER AND GET
ACCLIMATED THAT WOULD EXTEND
THE SWIM SEASON.
>> Reporter: ARE YOU CLIMATE
TIES TO?
TIES TO?
TIES TO? TH4@EIR BODIES COULD4@ TOLERATE
COLDER WEATHER BUT THEY FEEL
IT.
IT.
IT. WATER
IT. WATER AS 4@COLD AS4@ 33 DEGREES
>> WE NEED MORE PEOPLE.
IT IS SOMETHING ABOUT -- WE4@ C
GET OURSELVES IN. THERE IS
SOMETHING ABOUT A MASS OF 4@
PEOPLE MOVING INTO THIS OCEAN
THAT HELPED A LOT. 4@
>> Reporter: THEY PUT THE WORD
OUT AND MUCH TO THEIR SURPRISE,
ALL THESE WOMEN JUST STARTED
COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK.
>>4@ THE WATER IS COLD IN THE
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT SWIMMING
IN THE WINTER, 4@I THOUGHT I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS 4@FOR ME.
>> THE PANDEMIC HAVE BEEN
ISOLATING EXPERIENCE.
ISOLATING EXPERIENCE. >> Reporter: PEOPLE STARTED
SHOWING UP FOR THE SLOW DIPS.4@
>> WE ARE SHARING WITH4@ PEOPLE
IT'S HUMAN INTERACTION THAT WE
WERE CRAVING.
WERE CRAVING. >> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING THIS 4@EVERY WEEK. THEY
HAVE DONE IT SINCE IT NOVEMBER.
>> THE FIRST TIME YOU GO, YOUR
BODY SAYS GET OUT OF HERE, 4@WH
ARE YOU DOING?
YOU FOCUS ON YOUR BREATHING 4@A
FOCUS ON -- IT IS ALL YOUR BODY
AND YOUR MIND.
>> Reporter: THAT COLD HAS AN
ALERT THAT HELPS THEIR GROUP 4@
WELL. THERE ARE NOW 30.
THE SWIMMERS KEEP RETURNING. 4@
>> IT IS THE SOURCE.4@
>> NO MATTER WHAT 4@I SHOW UP
WITH, I COULD BE IN A TERRIBLE
MOOD FROM WORK OR JUST LIFE AND
OTHER STRESSES.
OTHER STRESSES. JUST TO BE IN IT IS VERY4@ -- Y
ARE SO PRESENT.
THE MINUTE YOU GET INTO WATER
THIS COLD COME YOU HAVE NO
CHOICE BUT TO JUST BE IN THE
PRESENT MOMENT.
PRESENT MOMENT. IT IS 4@CALMING.
IT'S WONDERFUL.4@
IT'S WONDERFUL.4@ EVERYTHING ELSE SORT OF WASHES
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. >>
AWAY. >> Reporter: THE GROUP IS ALL
WOMEN.4@ 4@
WOMEN.4@ 4@ MICHAEL OH, THERE IS A GUY.
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> MEN ARE WELCOME.
>> SORRY, I GOT DISTRACTED BY A
GUY JOINING THE GROUP.
>> YAY.
>> YAY.
>> YAY. >> GO.
>> GO.
>> GO. >>
>> GO. >> Reporter:4@4@ THE NAME OF TH
GROUP IS NOT ONE WE CAN SHARE
ON TELEVISION.
ON TELEVISION. >> WE ARE COLD AND EMOTIONALLY
WARM.
WARM.
WARM. >>
WARM. >> Reporter: THEY USED TO GO 4@
FOUR MINUTES.4@
FOUR MINUTES.4@ >> WE WERE IN FOR 10 MINUTES.
>>4@ Reporter: WHAT WAS THE WAT
TEMPERATURE?
TEMPERATURE? >> 38.4@
>> 38.4@
>> 38.4@ >> MANY WOMEN HAVE SEEN HEALTH
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS. >> NOW THAT WE HAVE STAR4@TED
THIS DAILY DIP, I STOPPED AND
SAID4@ 4@I DON'T KNOW THAT I HA
HAD A LOT OF HEADACHES.
THEY HAVE GONE DOWN.
>> Reporter: FOR OTHERS IT HAS
BEEN A WAY TO KEEP MENTAL
HEALTH IN 4@CZECH. 4@
>> I WAS IN A ROUGH SPOT AND
SUFFERING WITH DEPRESSION AND
PTSD.
PTSD.
PTSD. THE
PTSD. THE OCEAN WAS ONE PLACE IN MY
LIFE WHERE I COULD BE IN THE
MOMENT AND NOT THINK ABOUT THE
PAST OR FUTURE.4@4@4@
HUGE HEALTH BENEFITS FOR JUST
MY MENTAL HEALTH FORESH4@ORE.
THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN
YOU GET IN COLD WATER AND BEING
ABLE TO GATHER WITH THIS 4@
AMAZING GROUP OF WOMEN.
>> Reporter: AT LEAST ONE
MEMBER OF THE GROUP IS SWIMMING
DAILY.
DAILY.
DAILY. THE GO THERE IS A 4@STIGMA ABOU
TALKING ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS.
>> Reporter: IT COMES TO THE
SURFACE DURING SWIM SESSIONS.
MICHAEL PEOPLE WERE SHARING
STORIES WHILE WE WERE IN THE
OCEAN.
OCEAN.
OCEAN. IT
OCEAN. IT WAS PROCESSING ARE ON MENTAL
HEALTH AND 4@HAVE THE OCEAN BE
PART OF THAT.4@4@4@
THEY ARE ALSO DONATING MONEY
THAT THEY RAISE.
>>4@ LOVE AND HELPING EACH OTHE
AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.4@4@
IT DOESN'T REALLY BOTHER US.4@
>> Reporter: OR THE
DEPENDABILITY OF THIS LIVELY
GROUP OF 4@MOSTLY WOMEN.
>> IT IS COMING AND KNOWING
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW 4@UP @
RAIN OR SHINE, WIND CHILL OR
NOT.4@
NOT.4@
NOT.4@ IT
NOT.4@ IT WILL BE HAPPY WOMEN EXCITED
TO RUN INTO THE OCEAN.
>> Reporter: THE SWIMMERS FEEL
THE WARMTH OF THE COMMUNITY
THEY HAVE CREATED.
>> IT IS JOY.
THERE IS NO 4@OTHER EXPLANATION
>> GETTING IN A HOT SHOWER
SOON.
SOON.
SOON. >>4@4@ THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
HAVE NO PLANS TO SLOW DOWN.
THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR WEEKLY
SWIMS UNTIL THE SUMMER AND
RETURN AGAIN IN THE FALL.
ALL ARE WELCOME.
FOR MORE INFORMATION4@4@ HAD TO
NEWS CENTER WEBSITE FOR MORE.
>> READY TO JOIN?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. NEVER.
NEVER.
NEVER. NO
NEVER. NO THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT THERE ARE
PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN TH4@E WORLD
WHO PUT THEIR OWN FEELINGS
ASIDE FOR OTHER PEOPLE. THEY
ARE TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS
FOR 4@SOMETHING THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. BUT NO, I DON'T WANT