If I'd stay here I'd enjoy hypothermia - Documentary about Ice Swimmer Maari
People who walk on the Eira beach often stop to watch swimming Maari. They stop because it looks unnatural how much time she spends in the water, which has floating blocks of ice in it. It really looks like she is swimming in ideal water temperature which for most of the people is 29 °C. But this water is freezing cold. The water that is touching her skin is 1-4 °C. And that is ideal water temperature for her. "I must come up before it feels too good. That's when I'm on the brink of hypothermia. That's when swimming would feel the best but also the most dangerous." - Maari Fabritius
Documentary about Ice Swimming in Finland, Helsinki.
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If you’ve ever taken a wintry dip, you’ll recognize cold water shock. First, you gasp involuntarily, then hyperventilate. Adrenaline courses through your body. Your heart races. You panic. Although you can’t sense it, your blood pressure is skyrocketing, and glucose and fats are being released into your bloodstream, providing an energy source should you need to make a quick escape. This is the classic ‘fight-or-flight’ response.
– Excerpt from Science Focus article Cold water swimming: Why an icy dip is good for your mental and physical health, 24.6.2020.
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Benefits of Cold Water Swimming are:
1. It boosts your immune system. The effects of cold water on the immune system have been studied widely.
2. It gives you a high, which is natural, not chemical. Just look how happy Maari is.
3. It improves your circulation.
4. It increases your libido. Makes you more sexy.
5. It burns calories. You'll be more fit!
6. It reduces stress. Tuuli talks about this effect in her documentary • Ice Swimming makes you STRESS-FREE - ... .
7. It is a great way of socializing and making new friends. Mikko found lots of new friends and introduced them to us in this documentary • People warming up the frozen sea by s... .
8. Acclimatize. You don't feel bad for shitty weather.
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Subtitles in English, Finnish and Russian*.
(Also automatic translation to Korean, Portuguese, France, Japan, German, Spain and Hindi.)
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Filmed and directed by Konstantin Nikkari:
/ konstantin.nikkari
Ice Swimmer
Maari Fabritius
/ maarifab
Music:
Little Drunk, Quiet Floats by Puddle of Infinity
Cover image and still photography:
Alessandro Rampazzo
/ alessandrorampa
https://alessandrorampazzo.com
Filming location:
Helsinki Finland, Eira beach
Thank you, Valeria ( / poutintseva.valeriia ) for helping to translate Russian subtitles.
Production:
Raccoonbox - good story inside
www.raccoonbox.com
