Photo Gallery: Divers Deep-Freeze During Daring Dip At Forest Park Pool

Arlington TX

09 January, 2022

7:34 PM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report January 9, 2022 Swimmer Will Gammell smiled as he stepped out of the Forest Park Pool on Jan. 8. He wanted to go in a second time. "It feels good," Gammell said. "There are benefits to swimming in the cold. I don't know them yet, though." The City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation department and the Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition hosted their second annual Arctic Dip event Jan. 8 at the Forest Park Pool. About 15 of the 25 swimmers registered showed up for the dip. The first dip event was in 2020, and the pandemic prevented the coalition from having one in 2021. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.