The cold of the sea did not discourage the bravest, who came in swimsuits and wetsuits for the first swim of the year 2022 on the beach of Houlgate (Calvados): about fifty of them got into the water, which read just 10 degrees on the thermometer!
A very cold sea so, then Flavien and Clémence have their technique : “We put our things down and ran straight into the water! It was very cold, we have trouble breathing in our legs in the sea, but it was funny, and it’s a good way to start the year. “
No way, despite the cold, to miss this tradition of January 1. “I bathed in a wetsuit, so I have no merit, jokes Stéphanie, it is true that it is very cold at the beginning, we do not feel our extremities any more, but we blow a big blow and we get used!“For this Calvadosienne, the first bath of the year is an opportunity to celebrate the New Year in an original way, with family and friends:”We do it every year, it’s really a very nice time. “
– Marie martirossian
The first baths of 2022 canceled in Deauville and Cabourg
Some even came from far away, on purpose, like Robert, who came from Paris with his wife and children: “It was absolutely brilliant, a great atmosphere!” On the beach, lifeguards supervise swimming. “You must be vigilant for any discomfort in the water, explains Malo, SNSM volunteer, it’s a party eve, and then the water is cold despite the mild temperatures of this season … But everything went well, we saw smiles and also beautiful grimaces on the faces of the people who entered the room. ‘water !“
Some municipalities have decided to cancel their first baths of the year as in Cabourg or Deauville. “We have decided to keep it here, but limiting the risks, which is why there is no distribution of hot drinks this year., explains Laurent Laemlé, first deputy at the town hall of Houlgate, people respected the distances by meeting only in family groups, so we are satisfied. “