It’s the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and while it might not feel like the season for jumping in the water, more and more people are finding an icy plunge invigorating. William ...

“For me, swimming is all about freedom and weightlessness,” says Ella Foote, editor of Outdoor Swimming Magazine, the world’s only print publication dedicated entirely to open-water swimming. Foote is ...

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 ...

Can open water swimming in the cold enhance your physical and mental health? Increasingly, the answer seems to be yes. Certainly the positive buzz on cold water swimming continues to grow, thanks to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zhang Xin, a winter swimming enthusiast, says exercise has helped him overcome seasonal colds (Adek BERRY) (Adek BERRY/AFP/AFP) As ...

Zhang Xin, a winter swimming enthusiast, says exercise has helped him overcome seasonal colds Long-time swimmers say warming winters mean Beijing's Shichahai lake is no longer as cold as it used to be ...

Yang, a retiree, told AFP that for him it was a way to "enjoy the great outdoors" in the heart of the Chinese capital. He said he began "winter swimming" in the icy waters of Shichahai lake in 2007 as ...