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Group of cold water swimmers uses practice to raise awareness about mental health

Group of cold water swimmers uses practice to raise awareness about mental health A group of women on MDI have been swimming weekly since Nov. 2020. During the month of March, the women are swimming every day for mental health awareness. Author: Beth McEvoy (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 2:52 PM EDT March 15, 2021 Updated: 3:25 PM EDT March 15, 2021 MOUNT DESERT, Maine There are plenty of people who won’t even dip their toes in the ocean during the summer months, let alone take a swim in winter.  But a group of mostly women from Mount Desert Island has been taking polar plunges, actually, they re not quick dips but slow immersion swims, every week since November of 2020 as a way to acclimatize to the cold ocean water and be outside and together during the pandemic. 

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