Benefits Of Cold Water Swimming (AKA: maybe she's not that crazy afterall)

I don't need justification for swimming through the Winter months without a wetsuit, but these links just might help my friends and family understand my need for **naked swims. 

• Acclimatising to Open Water (or cold water, depending on how you view it)
• 5 Health Benefits of Cold Water Swimming
• Winter Swimming: The Often Overlooked Health Benefits
• Improved Antioxidative Protection in Winter Swimmers 
• Winter Swimming: Healthy or Hazardous? Evidence and Hypotheses
• Ice Swimming Cure-All Claims

**Naked swims refers to swimming without a wetsuit.  But enjoy the visual in your mind.  :o)