Today the sea felt even colder than yesterday, which was very cold in itself. I think the sea temp is about bottomed out now and will probably stay this temperature for the rest of the winter. I am resting my body and not playing volleyball until I am better. I’m hoping that I will be good enough to play again by May if I end up getting this shoulder surgery done soon. I have a torn pectoralis tendon which will need rest for another month before it is healed. I pulled it while doing my skyball serve one too many times. Now I like to heat it up against the space heater after my cold swims. When I get home from my cold swim I put my shoulder against the heater and let it get nice and warm. I also take a hot shower after my cold dip to regulate my body temperature and stop the shivering. I have a good heating system in my flat but I like to use my space heater to quickly warm up certain parts of my body that are in pain. It’s supposed to be good to cool down and then warm up the joints that are in pain to help reduce the swelling and aid in blood flow and healing. I usually just set my wireless thermostat to a high setting before going on my swim so the house is nice and warm for me when I come home. Then I turn it off and use the small space heater to do the finishing touches on my body.