A Little Cold Water Never Hurt Anyone?

There's long been a Christmas/New Year tradition for some UK folk to don fancy dress and plunge into the icy seas. Sometimes it's done for charity. Other times for 'a laugh'. Statistics reveal, however, that this year those swimmers will be entering waters after more than 4,500 hours of raw sewage release by the privatised Water Companies (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/23/christmas-stink-uks-traditional-festive-swims-face-rising-tide-of-sewage). Releasing untreated sewage, saves the Water Companies lots of money. Some of the release is legal but some other events have involved illegalities and coverups. The companies can't, however, be sued even if their illegal releases make swimmers ill. Government blocked an amendment that would have made them liable.