Hannah

My story … I’ve always loved swimming outdoors, it feeds my soul. I was introduced to the daily dippers this spring, on April 12, through my friend Rebecca Houser. I’ve fallen in love with the community — this band of salty, soulful women who rise at dawn to meet the day and commune with nature in the bay. 

I don’t know if it’s related to being a Pisces, but I’ve always felt driven to strip down and dip in (almost) any body of water I come across, regardless of occasion, day or night. I surprised my Dutch husband’s family, who live near Zeeland in the Netherlands, by swimming in the North Sea in winter. I find cold water exhilarating, life affirming. It makes me feel alive. It also soothes sore muscles + joints, and sharpens my mental focus. I’m energized for hours afterwards, buzzing with ideas and possibilities.