Hailing from a tiny town in regional NSW, Peta Bradley is an unlikely ice swimming champion. She says the pain is what motivates her.
Peta Bradley grew up swimming in the Gulargambone pool down the road from her family’s farm in Armatree, a small town in regional NSW. Four hours from the ocean and an hour’s drive from Dubbo, Armatree recorded a population of 153 in the last census.
“I’m very proud of where I come from and that I can compete in the sport. I actually think it’s contributed to my success in the sport more than anything. I appreciate every time I get to use a pool, I appreciate the fact that dams were full this year and I had full bodies of water to swim in,” she said.IICA
In the water, Bradley loses feeling in her hands, feet and mouth. This is the result of blood rushing from the body’s extremities to keep the heart, and other vital organs, warm. Just as as the body recirculates warm blood from the extremities to the core when she enters the icy water, the cold blood returns to the extremities when she gets out.
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