Scared to swim alone

[Dontwantsummertoendreally]

Is anyone else?

We live near the beach. I’m starting a new job mid September, so I have a couple of weeks to myself at the start of September when Dc are back at school.
Very excited and decided to make the most of it and do some things I really enjoy.
These include going to the cinema alone, coffee at the beach, reading at the beach and morning swims in the sea.
I do this when we all go to a beach as a family. Dh sometimes comes in, but if not, is still there on the sand.
Lifeguards don’t start until 10, there will probably be some people around, but not many.
Would you swim out in the sea alone? Am I being a big baby?!
Did all these things when younger, without even thinking about it.

I swam alone at the beach last night. There were quite a few people about, but no one with me. I'll do the same this evening if the conditions allow.

I'm single. If I didn't do things alone, I wouldn't do anything.

Following on from my previous post, I wouldn’t say any beach is safe and also it being busy counts for nothing. The beach I was at was a popular beach which was quite busy but most other people won’t notice you as they are concentrated on their own people.
after my fright I refused to go back in the water but made myself as I didn’t want to be put off totally.
I also wasn’t out very far could still touch the bottom (just). A few days later I saw a little girl of about seven in quite far alone with her dad sat a long way up the beach. People including myself ( previously) are quite blasé and don’t treat the sea as such a dangerous place

Where?

i swim in the sea with a group every morning. It’s a strong no to swimming alone. As a group we keep an eye on each other but I’ve seen really strong swimmers unknowingly be turned by the tide and unwittingly be pulled out of their depth. One group member was caught in a rip tide and very nearly drowned. Many swimmers swim with a tow float even in group …

A simple moment on Google my dear:

"The UK has over 70 Blue Flag and hundreds of Seaside Award-winning beaches recognized for high environmental standards, clean sand, and excellent water quality."

Also I soggest you check this: https://www.gov.uk/quality-of-local-bathing-water

You're welcome.

Oh I don’t trust that kind of data. I follow Surfers against Sewage.

And no need to be condescending is there “my dear”.

If you read up on this properly, you will realise that Blue Flag beaches are definitely not immune from disgusting pollution

Follow surfers against sewage

And if you are swimming in any English sea or coastline you need to be cautious. Definitely don't swim if anyone is at all vulnerable health-wise

after 10 when the lifeguards start is still a morning swim just switch your activities around

If it is was beach resp. part of the ocean I knew, I would go swimming. however, whenever I go in any open waters alone without any lifeguards nearby I take one of these ‚dry bag tow floats with me. Some are more dry bags thst float and create visibility, others are more buoy- like. For example:share.google/D4AOTQLkWM8PTDdE1

And rip tides. I live in a coastal area and we were not educated about them which we should have been. The only kids educated around here are surfers.

Not everywhere has riptides or the need for life guards

Check out SAS app - tells you when sewage pumped into sea and rivers