The Really Cold Swim Championship, held at Rother Valley Country Park near Rotherham, saw participants don their 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 ...

Believe it or not, there are a lot of cold-water swimming enthusiasts in the area, and it's growing in popularity! Dena Marshall, founder of water-strong and cold-water swimmer, joined us to share how ...

Come winter, there’s nothing I love more than a chilly, supervised swim at Ponty Lido, the buzzing community hub everyone ...

Dozens of people braved the cold water on New Year's Day for a charity sea swim. The event at Greve de Leq in aid of Jersey ...

Cold water shock, hypothermia and swim failure are the main dangers, particularly in very low winter sea temperatures, which can quickly overwhelm the body and breathing, according to the RLNI. Cold ...

While wild swimming during the depths of winter might seem like a slightly mad idea, it's a pastime that's becoming hugely popular. In fact, part of the ritual of this slow living hobby often involves ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging anyone considering taking part in open water swims or New Year dips to be aware of the dangers.

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 Highlands ...

Senses vary in their openness to language. If smells and tastes are hard to describe, the intimate somatosensory modalities may elude description altogether. A human body can sense its position and ...