Dozens of people braved the cold water on New Year's Day for a charity sea swim. The event at Greve de Leq in aid of Jersey ...

Everything you need to know before you partake in the polar bear imitation trend, courtesy of scientists and veteran winter ...

Cold water shock, hypothermia and swim failure are the main dangers, particularly in very low winter sea temperatures, which ...

BRAVE swimmers have taken the plunge in the freezing waters around the UK as they celebrate the first day of the New Year. It ...

Planning a traditional chilly swim over Christmas or New Year? Imy Brighty-Potts asks GPs about the immediate impact on the ...

LYME, Conn. (WTNH) — Outside, it’s a brisk thirty degrees and the water temperature is about the same. But a group of brave women are shedding their winter gear and donning different attire. “We wear ...

People run into the freezing North Sea as part of the traditional New Year's day swim in coastal Scheveningen district of The Hague, Netherlands. Call it “Viking swimming,” “freezing plunges,” "polar ...

HUNDREDS of swimmers dashed and danced into the sea for a charity dip at Helen’s Bay in Co Down today. This year’s Santa Splash started with carol singing and bell ringing before a warm-up session ...

The science suggests there is a very good reason why people enjoy what others would argue is a strange thing to do in winter.

Atlantic General Hospital is hosting its 32nd annual penguin swim in Ocean City, Maryland, on Jan. 1, 2026. Check out this ...

As swimmers, a lot of pain is endured on the path to success, both physical and mental. And yet, perhaps the most excruciating part of the swimming world is a method used for recovery. Ice baths, also ...