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Cycle, swim or sweat it out in Germany’s financial hub
...The thing I’d dreaded my whole life in the mountains. Then a bomp and a whoosh. A wall of white engulfed me, a freezing cold wave. “Try to stay on top and swim” is what they tell you....
...It has deep sections where we swim in dark, peaty water and rapids running fast over rocks....
...For evening drinks, I like fancy things, but I also like where the truck drivers go....
...I go for 22-minute swims twice a day. Tell me about an animal you have loved.I have a lead-coloured cat named Arkadaş, which means “friend” in Turkish....
...If we have time, and especially if it’s summer, a weekend should include a dash to Hampstead Heath for a swim in the mixed pond; it has become a real ritual for us both and a magical way to end a warm day...
...I practise yoga, I like walking, and I swim. I’m a believer in everything in moderation. I like drinking champagne and margaritas, although not at the same time....
...regalia — and swim across the ice-cold River Limmat to raise money for charity....
...But fuelled by the seemingly unstoppable wave of AI, things could finally be different....
...In 2011, I went on a river swim at a summer festival called Port Eliot....
...“I hope they can swim.”...
...Freediving — diving as deep as you can on a single breath — has probably been around for as long as humans have been able to swim....
...“A population obsessed by the monarchy, of all things.” Within a year the Baileys were building a new boat and planning their next trip....
...It’s a beautiful hike through redwood forests to swim there. It’s quite a spiritual place. What would you have done differently?My two big passions have always been music and the cinema....
...Potsdam, a very small city just outside of Berlin, is also worth a visit: it has lakes you can swim in and a park with lots of old monuments....
...The Eadses go long on the five-star experiences, from helicopter and hot-air-balloon tours to private tastings at the surrounding châteaux and a day’s escape to Cap Ferret for oysters, Atlantic-ocean swims...
...It makes the whole thing much more appealing.” But now the neighbours have built one even further west — proof that the sea swim-sweat craze is only just heating up. jude.webber@ft.com...
...Arriving on the island, a swim was the first impulse. The sea — cold and fierce — met the challenge....
...With a wealth of information to swim through online, where should new gardeners start?...
...Nearby is La Banchina, an unsuspecting-looking hut right next to the sea that is home to a big open deck where you can catch the sun and take a dip (if you’re brave enough to swim in the winter) and a sauna...
...Those things, and its supreme solitude, are what drew the writer Patrick Leigh Fermor to it in the 1960s. He built his stunning house at Kardamyli, one of the most atmospheric of its towns....
...The 11-mile-plus distance might sound daunting, so it’s worth keeping a few things in mind. Trail running tends to be slower in pace and longer in distance....
...Some words I’ve allowed myself to swim in over years past have included “courage” and “reclaim”. This time around, I’ve found myself thinking about the word “treasure”....
...I was born within sight of it, it’s where I learnt to swim and scuba. What would you have done differently?Every decision is imperfect and has imperfect consequences....
...“When I got to Germany, the first thing I did was swim. That was the only thing that felt like home,” she says. “Sport can give you relief – it’s therapy.” The project is planned to roll out in 2024....
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