Right here on the Upper Cape there is a group who suit up for 30 to 40 minutes of open water ocean swimming, year-round.

My passion for cold water swimming began just before lockdown. Early one morning, while walking my dog on the beach, I saw a group of women having a great time. Known as the Salty Sisters, I was ...

WHAT: Swim Across America – Long Island Sound is one of the nation’s largest annual open water charity swimming events. This ...

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 ...

“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 ...

A group of 150 swimmers have braved icy conditions to make a splash at an annual competition. The Really Cold Swim Championship, held at Rother Valley Country Park near Rotherham, saw participants don ...

If you live near a body of water in the northern latitudes, you likely have heard of your local polar bear club — usually made up of a group of hearty swimmers who take part in cold water swimming.

Unless you’re planning on swimming the Channel under traditional rules – which which only allows a simple swimsuit for protection – then there’s no reason not to layer up come the colder months.Along ...

Peak swimming temperatures in the Great Lakes typically occur in late summer/early fall. Swimming in cold lake water can lead to cold shock and hypothermia. The official start of summer is June 20, ...

Richard Webster (age 59) a long-standing volunteer RNLI lifeguard, has successfully swam the Cadiz Freedom Swim, an extreme 7 ...