Cold Water, Clear Mind, Healing PTSD, One Swim at a Time

This is Once a Warrior: Life Beyond the Uniform.

In this episode, we meet Anthony McToal, known across Northern Ireland as the Cold Water Warrior. A Royal Irish veteran who faced debilitating PTSD after Afghanistan.

Anthony found healing where many wouldn’t dare go - the freezing waters of Ballygally Beach.

300 days of sea swims. One mission: mental health awareness.

Hear how discipline, discomfort, and cold water saved his life - and inspired a movement.