Four swimmers from Northamptonshire are braving the wintry conditions in Finland.

Taking a freezing dip in a lake or the sea is a valued well-being practice in the world's happiest country. In Finland, over ...

A Washington ice swimmer spent 18 months preparing to break a national record. Then Puget Sound stopped cooperating.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Casey Murphy is a NJ writer specializing in swimming and diving. Jan 16, 2025, 01:23pm EST Jan 16, 2025, 01:37pm EST ORADEA, ...

In just a few short months, organizers of an ice swimming competition pulled together an event that brought together a hundred swimmers from all over the world. They competed on Saturday in an ...

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 ...

Sharon Prahl was 21 when death nearly took her. She was biking cross-country with a friend in 1986 when she hit a rough patch and flipped her bike, fracturing her skull and injuring her spine. In the ...

Her friends were incredulous, but Koeck found the colder water exhilarating — and familiar. Her push into new territory prompted one of her friends to send her a web link to explore the Ice Mile, a ...

Ice swimmers are searching are cold water to train and compete, but warming oceans and air makes finding those low temperatures bodies of water difficult.

Estonian swimmer Merle Liivand kicks through the waters of Lake Johanna in Arden Hills, Minn., during the inaugural MN Ice Swim on Feb. 22.