Niamh O'Sullivan
Midwife, all-weather sea swimmer, incurable optimist with cold hands
📍 Kemptown, Brighton, GB
🤝 Where you might know me from
Organisations
Brighton Sea Swimmers · Brighton · 6am, year-round
💭 To understand me a little better
Good to know about me
I cry at births, adverts, and dogs reunited with owners.
How I find communication easier
Just be straight with me.
What gives me energy
Cold water and a hot flask.
💛 Things I love, can't get enough of, or have been dreaming about
A proper changing robe
The big toggle kind.
A flask that actually holds heat
Most lie. This one doesn't.
🙅 Things that aren't really for me
Heated swimming pools
Where's the achievement?
⭐ A few of my favourite things
Favourite books
The Salt Path — Read it in one sitting.
Favourite places
The sea, 6.04am, October — Pink sky, no one about.
🧰 Tips & life hacks I can share
Gloves and boots for cold swims
Don't be a hero.
🧩 Problems I'm trying to solve — ideas welcome
Finding a dentist taking NHS patients
Brighton-based. Leads welcome.
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