Re: [Paddlewise] Cold water adaptation - Part II

Here are the particulars of the New Yorker article:
Cox, Lynne, "Swimming to Antarctica," New Yorker (Feb. 3, 2003) pp.
66-75.
I found it fascinating.  Evidently Cox had an inherently high tolerance
for cold, which she developed to a high degree through a brutal
acclimatization regime, and strategic weight gain.  Once again, the
answer to the question, "Is it nature or nurture?" is:  "Both."
Dan Harrison
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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 21:06:49 -0800
From: Robert Livingston & Pam Martin <bearboat2_at_attbi.com>
Subject:  Cold water adaptation - Part II

You should read the article in the New Yorker that appeared about a
month
ago about a cold water swimmer with unusual physiology who is able to
tolerate more cold exposure than the rest of the population. [snip]

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