This month’s experts:
CASSIE PATTERN – British freestyle swimmer and Head Coach at Wavecrest Swimming. Cassie won bronze in the 10km open-water event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
SIMON GRIFFITHS – Founder and Publisher of Outdoor Swimmer, Simon is also a coach and competitive swimmer.
DR MARK HARPER – Consultant anesthetist at Sussex University Hospitals. He is a leading expert in the prevention of hypothermia in surgical patients and the therapeutic uses of cold-water adaptation and open-water swimming
DR HEATHER MASSEY – Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Science and member of the Extreme Environments Laboratory and Clinical, Health and Rehabilitation Research Team (CHaRT) at the University of Portsmouth