Sara Barnes

Author & wild swimmer. The Cold Fix (Vertebrate Publishing) 1/11/22. Debut fiction The Winter of Our Lives 11/23

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

I’m 58. This is my 1st short 🎥
I lost my mum to cancer 5 wks after diagnosis: I swam out my grief & loneliness. So much loss for all in 2020. Crummock Selkie inspires hope & healing. #MentalHealthAwareness #Cancer #coldwaterswimming #outdoorswimming #shortfilm @BBCWomansHour

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

So well deserved, go you!!!

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

We had an AMAZINGLY cold swim in the River Tweed! 🥶. Thank you for being one of my 60 x

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

An amazing accomplishment for all of us, dreams can come true at ANY age!

[Jo Moseley @Healthyhappy50]

@SianAMurphy Definitely! And more recently…. I was 57, @sarabandco was 60 and @shuvonshuvoff 63 when our first books were published & selling super well. All in the adventure world with @VertebratePub 📕

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

Such an honour to be on the iconic Woman’s Hour, thank you!

[BBC Woman's Hour @BBCWomansHour]

🗣 ‘I chose 60 different people and 60 different places… to get out of my comfort zone’

🏊🏻‍♀️ In her 60th year, Sara Barnes @sarabandco set herself the challenge of 60 outdoor swims in 60 different locations with 60 different people 🙌 She told @BBCNuala why.

Listen here ⬇️

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

An absolute honour to talk with ⁦@BBCNuala⁩ re my challenge of swimming with 60 different people in 60 different places in my 60th year & why I want “to be as strong as I can be going into my 60s”. ⁦⁦@VertebratePub⁩ @0neMoreChapter_⁩ https://t.co/bLblNSHL43

[Glorious @glorious_sport]

StoryDrop🔥
WTF is a foot archer?! @AnnaDotHart meets Orissa Kelly to find out, @RosieFitzmauric explores the relationship between skating & fashion with @stefnurding, artist Anastasia Korsakova showcases her new work & @sarabandco takes us for a cold dip!
https://t.co/hJoZx0wZRn

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

This is the first tweet I’ve looked at for days and it warmed my heart - I would LOVE to swim with you @PoshPedlar - thank you for the suggestion and intro @katho333

[Kathleen Hart @PoshPedlar on Insta & Substack @PoshPedlar]

What lovely feedback, thank you @katho333 ...and @sarabandco is welcome to take the plunge any time!
#Wigtown
#Seaswim
#wildswimming
#ScotlandIsNow

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

It was chilly in the tarn but you gave me a very warm welcome, thank you Kim!

[Witchmountain @KimTillyer]

Lovely to meet @sarabandco at @SReadBooks this morning when she came in to sign copies of #TheColdFix after #swimming in Loughrigg Tarn.
#LakeDistrict #WildSwimming

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

It was pretty cold fixing too 🥶🥶🙏

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

@UnderwaterMedia @joncolman Thank you 🙏

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

Thanks @joncolman 🎉. I’m so thrilled for The Cold Fix to be nominated- the first book and up against some huge names in OWS - proud of it!

[Jon Colman @joncolman]

🥶Big congrats to Cumbrian author @sarabandco, whose book on cold-water swimming/immersion has been shortlisted for a major award. Details and how to vote 👇 @newsandstar
https://t.co/YnSGVoc7ge

[Aquatics GB @Aquatics_GB]

Swimming and other aquatic sports have a hugely positive impact on people's physical and mental health

We want to see them open to as many people as possible at all levels #saveourpools 💙

[BENEATH BRITISH WATERS Our Freshwater Planet @UnderwaterMedia]

@sarabandco @VertebratePub Well done Sara.

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

I’m over the moon and proud to be in this line up of female authored books along with you, a great year! Let’s help make 2023 even greater with @VertebratePub 👌

[Jo Moseley @Healthyhappy50]

Proud that my publishers of #SUPGB @VertebratePub published so many titles by women in 2022! Great to be amongst such a line up including @shuvonshuvoff @sarabandco @staceholloway @writtenbyrach @HannahMReynolds @mcgregor_renee #WomenWriters #BookRecommendations

[Rachel Hore ✍️🦮📚🌺 @Rachelhore]

Oh, this is sad. She was a wonderful feminist writer and a great storyteller in her time.
https://t.co/1itGqAIGdY

[Jesus Green Lido @JesusGreenLido]

Good morning from the Lido, the pool is currently at 7.2°C! If you're still working on our winter challenge we are extending it until the end of February to allow people to finish.

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

I tend to swim further north like Derwent or Bass but would be happy to come down and swim with you in Windermere one day?

[Dr Kirsten Atherton @katho333]

@sarabandco @BBCWomansHour It was an interesting read! I’ll keep my eyes peeled for you swimming in Windermere!

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

Wonderful summary of what I was hoping to achieve by writing this book - thank you for your perception 🙏 @BBCWomansHour

[Dr Kirsten Atherton @katho333]

If you’re looking for a deep dive (🙈🤭) into the psychology of cold water swimming, this is the book for you! @sarabandco discusses with others the almost essential need for exposure to vulnerability, deeper self awareness and the huge benefits of the process
@VertebratePub

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

If you enjoyed that then you might enjoy my book The Cold Fix, published by @VertebratePub all about the touchy feely aspects of cold water immersion 🥶

[Nigel Thompson @MrNigelThompson]

A great day - just about thawed out!🥶#morecambebay

[Sara Barnes @sarabandco]

https://t.co/pwmXNVS0yI

Well worth a listen while you have the last slice of Christmas cake 😋 @OutdoorsSt @VertebratePub