Brackish Marsh Swimming: What Slow, Tannin-Rich Water Does to Your Skin
What happens when you swim in slow, tannin-stained marsh water? The chemistry is stranger and more interesting than you'd expect.
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Estuary Swimming: What Tidal Water Actually Does to Your Skin Over a Full Day
Estuary water changes salinity, temperature, and sediment load with every tide. Here's what that shifting chemistry actually does to your skin.
J. ReevesTidal Flat Skin: What Exposed Seabed Water Does to Your Body
Discover what happens to skin when you walk, swim, and linger in tidal flat water: warm brine, sediment minerals, and a world between ocean and shore.
J. ReevesGlacier Melt Water on Skin: What the Coldest Water on Earth Actually Does to Your Body
Glacier meltwater is among the coldest, purest water you can swim in. Here's what that extreme cold and mineral clarity actually does to your skin.
J. ReevesSaltwater Pools vs Freshwater Lakes: What Your Skin Actually Experiences
How saltwater pools and freshwater lakes create completely different sensations and effects on your skin, from osmosis to texture and beyond.
J. ReevesLake Swimming: How Still Water Reads Your Skin Differently Than the Sea
Still freshwater lakes interact with your skin in ways the ocean never does, here's what's actually happening when you swim in glassy, silent water.
J. ReevesSwimming at Night: How Darkness Changes the Way Water Feels on Skin
Night swimming strips away the visual noise and leaves only sensation. Here's what actually happens to your skin, and your mind, when you swim in the dark.
J. ReevesThe Long Water
Open water swimming and the beauty of bodies in motion through deep blue nothing.
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