https://youtu.be/_96YEPAdA2Y
https://youtu.be/d0DwIp8Vk-g
http://www.coldwatersafety.org/WhatIsCold.html
Cold water shock is very real.
Paddling in shallow water then going deeper is different to jumping into a reservoir.
Again I will say please don't be a statistic. There is plenty of information out there.
My work colleagues and I do not enjoy recovering people who have drowned in reservoirs,lakes and ponds due to cold water shock and that can be at any time of the year even during the height of summer.

Indeed but there are many reservoirs where you can enter from a shallow shore and avoid the dangers of jumping in. Cold adaptation varies between individuals, and not everybody does experience the gasping reaction. The trick is to know your limits, to be sufficiently aware of your body to know when it is time to come out without having gone past the point where your judgement begins to be impaired.

Cheers WW.

I'm a bit of a softy with cold water so one toe might be as far as I get!!

Surely the water in a reservoir isn't any colder than that of a lake though? I took my kids to Lake Windermere last night and we went canoeing just at the edge (without wetsuits). Fell in a few times and it was freezing, but bareable for short periods of time.

Lake Windermere ?? There is no such place.  There is only one lake in the Lake District and that is Bassenthwaite Lake. Every other stretch of water is either a "Mere"  or a "Water"  So it's Windermere, Thirlmere, Derwent Water, Coniston Water etc.  Maps out if you don't believe me.

Surely the water in a reservoir isn't any colder than that of a lake though? I took my kids to Lake Windermere last night and we went canoeing just at the edge (without wetsuits). Fell in a few times and it was freezing, but bareable for short periods of time.

Lake Windermere ?? There is no such place.  There is only one lake in the Lake District and that is Bassenthwaite Lake. Every other stretch of water is either a "Mere"  or a "Water"  So it's Windermere, Thirlmere, Derwent Water, Coniston Water etc.  Maps out if you don't believe me.

Hmmm, I'm not sure if you are being humorous here Roger or if you are just being a bit of an arse?!! If I inadvertently called it Lake Windermere rather than Windermere water I do apologise - however my post actually wasn't a lesson in geography or about the titles of bodies of water - it was a post about swimming in an outdoor lake/reservoir/water/puddle/sea or whatever so whilst I appreciate the correction it is actually irrelevant and I'm sure no one else particularly cares if I got the title wrong.
Regarding your comment "maps out if you don't believe me" why would I not believe you? I am 100% certain you are correct so have no reason to not believe you. My Hons degrees are in music and electrical engineering - I am not a lake (water) title expert so it is quite possible I got it wrong and for that I apologise to you for my ignorance.

Anyway, maybe a "water" is warmer than a "lake" ... or a "reservoir" ... or a "quarry puddle" and maybe that is the point of were trying to make?

Sorry if I appear rude here but I'm just a bit baffled by your rather odd post on my thread that was asking for advice on the legalities of swimming in a reservoir ...

[gmod]Have to confess that we're a bit baffled as well, but let's get back on topic and remember our forum's naturist values please.[/gmod]

Just a thought.  Despite the legality of dipping in reservoirs, another point that has not been raised (unless I missed it).
A reservoir I like to visit is fed by a spur from a river.  The water is cool but there is also a current that can be dangerous, which might explain some councils prohibiting swimmers - naturist & textile - and allowing boats and fishing.
Personally, we like to find secluded area by the water and just sun ourselves and picnic nude.  No one has ever bothered us.
Thought I'd mention it. 🙂

Many reservoirs were formed by flooding valleys so not only are they deep but you could quickly become out of your depth in cold water. here may be dangerous currents especially around the outflow. Far easier to ban swimming in the whole of the reservoir than just a part of it and from their point of view maybe more legally sound. You have been warned.

In this day and age people expect this as illustrated in the attempted claim when someone injured themselves jumping off a harbour. They thought it safe because there was no warning notice.

Davie  8)

Yeah - today's society is just ridiculous in the whole 'claim for any thing' syndrome. It does my head in and explains why insurance premiums are so expensive.
It won't be long before they have to put signs on roads saying "do not attempt to cross this road with your eyes closed" because some nut job will cross one blindfolded, get hit by a car and the two try to sue the council because there was no signs warning them not to cross.  It's a crazy world.

Mind you, I have just been down to a public beach and there was no signs saying "do not take your clothes off" ... so maybe I could do it and get away with it because the sign didn't say not to!!

https://youtu.be/_96YEPAdA2Y
https://youtu.be/d0DwIp8Vk-g
http://www.coldwatersafety.org/WhatIsCold.html
Cold water shock is very real.
Paddling in shallow water then going deeper is different to jumping into a reservoir.
Again I will say please don't be a statistic. There is plenty of information out there.
My work colleagues and I do not enjoy recovering people who have drowned in reservoirs,lakes and ponds due to cold water shock and that can be at any time of the year even during the height of summer.

I remember seeing those first two videos when I joined the Royal Navy in 1991!!!!!! ;D ;D