A wild swimmer who suffers with chronic pain has said regular winter dips have helped calm her symptoms. Mel Pardoe is part ...

Korla, Northwest China - December 30, 2024 Winter swimming enthusiasts enjoy winter swimming in the Dujuan River in Korla, ...

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

Dozens of swimmers have taken the plunge in Bristol's Harbour today, for the city's first ever Winter Solstice swim. Swimming ...

A man swims in Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 21, 2024. Vladivostok held a winter swimming festival on Saturday and attracted many ...

Forget dashing through the snow. How about splashing through frigid ocean waters? It's a century-old tradition.

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 ...

A man swims in Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 21, 2024. Vladivostok held a winter swimming festival on Saturday and attracted many local residents and tourists to participate. (Photo by Guo Feizhou ...

The Lido Club, a Victoria-based ocean cold water swimming club, is advertising a polar bear dip that starts at noon at ...

Native to West Africa, pygmy hippos are an endangered species, with only 2,500 estimated to remain in the wild.