The first mention of an attempted swim from Robben Island to the mainland is found in a short article in the Cape Times of ...

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

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 ...

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 body.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Jumping into an outdoor pool may sound like the 'polar' opposite of what you'd want to do on a chilly January morning but ...

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