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 current cold snap has often brought the hardy out for a spot of winter swimming, if social media is anything to go by.

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 ...

Amid war, displacement and loss, residents take to the Mediterranean each morning in a bid to reclaim hope, health and a ...

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 ...

Sea swim group the Bluetits are heading to Finland to compete in the Winter Swimming World Championship. Georgie Rowbrey ...

Winter swimming has its own festival now, and the third edition of the Ayia Napa event is approaching soon. Winter swimmers from Cyprus and abroad – as the festival has an international character – ...

HARBIN, China — Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin. The swimmers ...

M.J. Baird brings you coverage of the WFISD winter swim meet, held at the North Texas Rehab Aquatics Center on Saturday January 10, 2026. No U.S. woman has medaled in figure skating since the 2006 ...

And on the East Meadow Patch calendar - Nova Butterfly ...

The winter swim season has reached its final stages as the Centennial League held its league meet at Capitol Federal ...

DALIAN, China, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 11, the 2026 Dalian Winter Swimming Open & Carnival, themed "Winter Swimming, Forward and Winning", kicked off at Xinghai Bay Bathing Beach ...