After-drop is real (and how to deal with it)

Simon Griffiths discusses the realities of “after-drop” and how swimmers can manage it.

If you have spent any time hanging around open water swimmers you may have heard the term “after-drop”. If you’ve done any swimming in cool water, you may have experienced it. For the uninitiated, after-drop refers to the decline in your core body temperature after you have got out of the water.

This often manifests itself in a bout of shivering that starts shortly after exiting the water, typically after between 5 and 10 minutes.

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