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Calls for cold water swimming to be made safer for women

28 August 2024

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Cold water swimming is growing in popularity amongst women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible, finds a new study led by Professor Joyce Harper (UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health).

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