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 ...

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 ...

NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — Plunging into a frozen lake and swimming laps may not be everyone’s good time but for winter swimmers who return year after year to a northern Vermont lake near the Canadian border ...

It’s 6:45 a.m. and cold — in the mid-30s — when I step onto the Bethesda-Chevy Chase YMCA’s outdoor pool deck, a towel wrapped around my shoulders. Pink streaks punctuate the sky, and I can still see ...

People run into the freezing North Sea as part of the traditional New Year's day swim in coastal Scheveningen district of The Hague, Netherlands. Call it “Viking swimming,” “freezing plunges,” "polar ...

Sunday, May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. It’s a day to take action and support the news organizations you value. Will you help keep us fiercely independent? Swimmers celebrate upon finishing the hat ...