In a new BBC documentary, six fearless women take on a huge challenge drawing on their sisterhood, resilience and unbreakable ...

FILE - Revelers enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, file) (Andres Kudacki ...

It’s 8am and I’m standing at the edge of my local lake at Beckenham Place Park in London, the early morning sun just beginning to peek over the trees. A layer of mist is rising from the cold water and ...

Cold water, face scratching otters and dangerous currents didn’t stop Midland resident Carly Nelsen from recently accomplishing an item on her bucket list: the 1.7-mile Alcatraz Swim in San Francisco ...

If you live near a body of water in the northern latitudes, you likely have heard of your local polar bear club — usually made up of a group of hearty swimmers who take part in cold water swimming.

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has issued a stark warning to those planning festive open water swims, urging ...

You can listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify each week. Follow this link if you're listening on Apple News. Author and wild swimmer Freya Bromley returns to tell Lale why the ...

When temperatures drop in open water, many triathletes will head back to the pool. But that’s a shame, because cold-water swimming has many benefits for our physical and mental health – you just need ...

The charity said the effects of cold water shock, combined with weather conditions, pose a risk. | ITV News West Country ...