Health experts, however, have emphasised that swimming can boost children’s energy, immunity, and respiratory health, making it an excellent year-round activity. Doctors BM spoke to highlighted the ...

There was a time when I shunned the suggestion of wild swimming and even the thought of open-water swimming in winter made me shiver and zip up my down jacket. Then I moved to the Scottish Highlands ...

Jeff Rubin of Madison once swam in Antarctica. He was a tour guide on a ship with a Russian doctor who swam regularly so Rubin joined him one day. The water temperature was 29 degrees. “It’s not ...

The winter swim season drew to a close this weekend, where the popular Estonian hobby was celebrated at Pärnu Beach with a festival and the season's last official dip in the sea together. On Saturday ...

While wild swimming during the depths of winter might seem like a slightly mad idea, it's a pastime that's becoming hugely popular. In fact, part of the ritual of this slow living hobby often involves ...

Winter cold water swimmers, particularly middle-aged women, have been warned it can lead to a dangerous lung condition A healthy woman in her 50s, who is a triathlete and experienced outdoor swimmer, ...

For the past ten years or so, Joakim Lundqvist and Mikael Westerberg from Asfalt Nord & Bergvärme have been cutting the course for the annual winter swimming competition. The Winter Swim competition ...

As the weather gets chillier, this time of year can feel especially tough – especially for those who love being active or spending time outdoors. The cold temperatures and biting winds add an extra ...

The thermometer showed around minus twenty degrees, and the water was zero degrees as the participants competed for the first time at Kurjoviken in Skelleftehamn, the new venue for the winter swim ...