STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Swimming outdoors in winter isn’t for everyone, but for those who venture into the water they’ll tell you even a brief plunge has its own rewards: Less aches and pains, a ...

Lovers of winter swimming in costumes take a "bath" this month in the frigid Baltic Sea in Gdansk, Poland. Photo by Sergei Gapon Cold plunges, ice baths, polar plunges, Viking swimming...whatever the ...

Sasha Lauer loves wild swimming for the benefits it brings to her wellbeing but worries about the state of her local rivers. "We are pragmatic about it and are careful to keep our heads out of the ...

HOBART, Australia (Reuters) - So many people plunged into a frigid river for an annual nude swim on the Australian island of Tasmania on Wednesday that there weren't enough towels to go round. A total ...

A Tallinn winter swim club opened their season Sunday with a bracing dip that, as participants joked, helped clear their heads for Election Day. The water was a brisk 10 degrees Celsius — mild by ...

Guildford Lido is now open 365 days a year, meaning that come rain or shine the pool is available. Swimmers are only turned ...