Scarborough Sea Swimmers take part in march and relay across South Bay to raise money for mental health charity thescarboroughnews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thescarboroughnews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Scarborough Sea Swimmers was created after the 2012 Olympics, as a project honouring both the arts and the sea.
Scarborough Sea Swimmers, who are hosting a rally July 10 raising funds for Covid heroes. Pictured are Carmel O Toole and Caroline Powell. Picture Bruce Rollinson
One member, Angie Sellers, 64, enjoys swimming most mornings as the sun rises. She used to often be alone, she said, but not any more.
“Interest has grown tremendously, and the amount of people swimming in the bay has probably trebled this past year,” she said. “A lot of them are women, which is interesting. There’s one group I often see that all wear bobble hats, even in the water.”