Several inhabitants of the Marseille city will go swimming in the sea on January 1, when the temperatures will be far from freezing.
Marseilles (Bouches-du-Rhone)
On the beach of the Catalans, calves immersed, three students in swimsuits progress step by step towards the open sea. “She’s not that cold”, notes Clarisse who came in recognition with her friends, before the traditional sea bathing on January 1st. In water flirting with 16°C, it will be far from freezing. “Sunday, we will be a whole gang to swim and we will not have slept much. We taste to know what awaits us!”
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At the Cercle des nageurs de Marseille (CNM), located at the end of the beach, followers of the “trendy sport” of these Christmas holidays come out of the water after half an hour spent at sea. You can recognize the pros by their caps brightly colored bathrobes. “It allows you to be visible, but, above all, it protects your head a little from the cold. details Maxime Lieutaud, an executive who gets into the water every day before telecommuting. It has become an addiction. I need this appointment because afterwards I feel good for 6 to 8 hours.
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