San Francisco is home to a legendary divide, between those who wear wetsuits to swim in the bay and those who don’t. Wetsuit wearers once chanted, “We’re here, we wear gear. Get used to it!”
Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty ImagesSAN FRANCISCO—A year ago, Adele Gower used to cherish daily 90-minute swims in the frigid Bay here. Now she can only stand it for 30 minutes.
She abandoned her wetsuit after being shamed by fellow San Francisco Bay swimmers—a peculiar, zealous breed, who jump off boats near Alcatraz Island and swim with seals in the city’s Aquatic Park.
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