Beaches across Sussex and Kent will be welcoming sea swimmers for their mass annual dips during the festive period. Swimmers ...

It is crucial to stay safe when swimming in open water this winter. Here are some expert tips and resources to use.

With a festive cold-water dip becoming a popular activity at this time of year, the RNLI is issuing safety advice to those ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tamsin Brewis, owner of local baby swim school Water Babies Bucks & Beds, addresses the most common winter worries and explains why a warm pool can be the perfect place for little ones during the ...

One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River. This is an excerpt from "Brave Souls" by Eliza ...

Atlantic General Hospital is hosting its 32nd annual penguin swim in Ocean City, Maryland, on Jan. 1, 2026. Check out this ...