A "polar bear dip" at summer camp is one thing, but taking a dip in Brighton during the winter months is something else altogether:

"after a particularly cold winter in the sea the water is starting to warm up again. at its lowest i think it got just 4.4C or 40F for you yanks.witch is a lot colder than its was on Christmas day & boxing day"

See more of Kevin Meredith‘s fabulous sea swimming + lake swimming photos.