Humans of Swimrise — Conor Brown
I swim because it heals me spiritually and physically because for the first time in my life I feel alive, and that life is worth living.
Read moreI am taken with the idea of the sea being both reliably predictable and inherently unpredictable with its unknown depths, drags and currents. It is...
Read moreComparing myself to highly athletic male role models has had a considerable effect on my confidence since I began training. This is where swimming ...
Read moreI love how the sea transforms how I feel, how after a swim I feel present, calm and pulsing with life, its like the saturation has been turned up.
Read moreI swim to escape, to recharge, to reconnect. Both with nature and with the many kindred spirits I find on the beach each morning. I think we are a...
Read morePeacefully refreshed. Connected with nature and my tribe of sea swimmers. Happy and set up for the day. Grateful.
Read moreThe initial plunge, coming up from that moment and seeing all the happy heads around you and the exhilarating feeling thereafter.
Read moreEven during the colder seasons there is never a hint of regret for getting in the water.
Read moreI don’t ask or expect. I don’t crave the glorious summer sunrises over glassy seas. I don’t spurn the freezing February mornings with their numbing...
Read moreI have no doubt that this energy is contagious and I can take it with me for the rest of the day and hopefully share it with others.
Read moreFresh like frisky, no better feeling in the whole world. I am ready to conquer the day and share my experience with everyone throughout the day and...
Read moreGreystones is arguably the spiritual home of Swimrise, a phenomenon which has grown fins and become a global occurrence. For our group in Greystone...
Read moreWinter Sun, a short film of a sunrise swim in late December, was shown during the recording of a live podcast at The Whale Theatre in Greystones, ...
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