Salty Swims a Community Interest Company and Blue Health Project based in Cornwall
Salty Swims, Community Interest Company is a Blue Health Project formed in September 2021. Our activities provide swimming coaching and support, through community swimming groups, with a particular focus on reaching those from disadvantaged backgrounds in Cornwall.
The project is run by a group of professionals with experience in open water swimming, business, and education, who all share a vision of improving lives and lifestyles through swimming.
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the sea for their swimming journey whether it is for physical & mental health, socialising, competing or just being able to discover the enjoyment that swimming and being in the sea can bring. We provide inclusive swimming lessons, courses and events in Cornwall. Including regular social swims and educational programmes for all ages and all abilities.
We are excited to work alongside NHS social prescribers and local community groups and we are eternally grateful for the foresight and commitment of our funders.
What is Blue Health?
Blue Health is based upon the concept, and commonly held belief, that spending time near or in water is good for us. Blue health is a popular, global topic that is fast becoming a household phrase, with more research taking place every year to uncover the benefits. Poor physical and mental health have huge negative impacts upon individuals, with the cost of treatment considerable. Over the last three decades an increasing number of scientific studies have assessed and proved that access to natural and wild spaces can have a positive impact (Green Health) and since 2010 that has expanded to cover the impacts of time spent alongside, in, on or under water (Blue Health). It has been discovered that it is actually where these two environments meet, at the coast or on the banks of rivers and lakes for example, that the greatest benefits occur. Salty Swims promote Blue Health we bring people together to share this experience. Within this people find friendships, resilience, courage, strength and community.
If you would like to know more or you'd like to join one of the groups we run please do not hesitate to contact us.
Have a look at the website, there is lots of useful information, please get in touch if you’d like a more information, we are happy to answer questions and passionate about supporting peoples health by getting them into the blue stuff!
Take a look at the video it tells the story of 3 fabulous women who’s health has been improved by Blue Health Therapy.
We Specialise in Cold Water Swimming & Cold Water Therapy
Cold Water Therapy & Swimming Sessions
Cold Water Therapy & Swimming Sessions
Cold Water Therapy & Swimming Sessions
This class is focused on cold water therapy for mental health and well-being. You may be familiar with Wim Hof, his breathing techniques and his ice baths for health, and you may have even given them a go but that’s not all there is to cold-water therapy. Cold-water therapy is a branch of cryotherapy and its aim is to improve your health. In our cold water sessions, we get into the sea and the cold water is used to stimulate the body’s responses and aid recovery. We will practice dynamic breathing techniques and that with the cold water immersion will help your mind and body reset. Cold water therapy has been around for hundreds of years. Somehow in modern day life we’ve forgotten the benefits there are being outside and engaging with the natural world. With a background in Complementary Therapies and extensive mental health experience, I wanted to be able to incorporate that into my coaching and swimming life. In this session we will focus on the health benefits of cold water, we will aim to build confidence, improve mood, reduce stress and will focus on a positive moves forward. There is a growing bank of evidence that indicates cold water immersion improves your health, gives you a natural high, reduces stress, increases your libido, burns calories and recent studies show an improvement in mood for people experiencing depression
*You do not have to be a swimmer to take this course
Cold Water Swimming for Menopause
Cold Water Therapy & Swimming Sessions
Cold Water Therapy & Swimming Sessions
Do you feel you've lost yourself and the menopause has taken over your life?
You're not alone!
Most women will experience menopausal symptoms. Some of these can be quite severe and have a significant impact on your everyday activities. Are you suffering from any of these common symptoms?
hot flushes
night sweats
difficulty sleeping
low mood or anxiety
If so cold water swimming or immersion can help! Please click to book a session with us. You're not going through this alone and more importantly you're not going mad!
Open Water Swim Safety Session
Cold Water Therapy & Swimming Sessions
Taster Sessions - Private Session All Abilities
Swim Safety Sessions are now available, in a group session or 1:1.
This session has been developed to ensure swimmers are fully educated and equipped to swim safely in cold water.
It's a chance to provide swimmers with the information needed to diminish risks related to cold water swimming including, hypothermia and enabling swimmers to identify the body's cold-water shock response, the body's physiological response to exposure to cold water.
Further to this we cover equipment, neoprene vs skin swimming, safe entry, acclimatisation, self monitoring and temperature recovery.
Winter swimming is a physical challenge. However, it is also beneficial for mental health. By immersing yourself in cold water you are taking yourself through a controlled stress, which in turn can help you manage stressful day to day life. situations.
Taster Sessions - Private Session All Abilities
Beat Your Fears - 1-1 Session Non Swimmer/ Beginner
Taster Sessions - Private Session All Abilities
Curious but unsure how to begin, not sure about joining a group?
1:1 Taster sessions are a great way to experience swimming outdoors.
You can then progress into the Open Water Swimming Skills Class for a more in-depth coaching session .
Beat Your Fears - 1-1 Session Non Swimmer/ Beginner
Beat Your Fears - 1-1 Session Non Swimmer/ Beginner
Beat Your Fears - 1-1 Session Non Swimmer/ Beginner
Does the idea of getting into cold, open water terrify you? You are not alone! Loads of people are scared of what lies beneath.
This session will introduce you to open water. We'll talk about your fears and I'll give you the tools to overcome them. I'll help you find mental and physical tools to keep you safe and happy in open water.
Don't let fear stop you!
Under 12's Safety and Swim Session - All Abilities
Beat Your Fears - 1-1 Session Non Swimmer/ Beginner
Beat Your Fears - 1-1 Session Non Swimmer/ Beginner
(wetsuit required in colder weather)
Outdoor swimming is great fun for the whole family. These sessions will cover rip currents, what flags mean, what to do if they are in trouble. It gives them swimming techniques and skills. It is the perfect session to book your child/children on to at the start of your Cornish holiday to ensure that they stay safe with the correct water safety knowledge and skills and have fun in the water.
Skills and Technical Sessions
Skills and Technical Sessions
Skills and Technical Sessions
These sessions will help you Improve your technique. If you are you struggling to swim continuously without having to stop for air And you want to improve your technique and endurance then this session is for you!
It will help you:
Improve your freestyle stroke
Learn what good swimming technique looks and feels like.
Master breathing to both sides.
Start swimming more continuously.
organisations we collaborate with who support us
Affiliated with Social Prescribing at St Austell Healthcare
Bespoke classes and prices on request
Contact me if you require a swimming teacher at your establishment. Special prices for local holiday parks and local businesses.