A total of 150 competitors took to the lake at Rother Valley Country Park, organisers say.

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 ...

Including water socks, swim caps, and cozy fleece-lined sweatpants for post-dip. One chilly winter morning in my early twenties, I decided to trek across London’s Hampstead Heath to the Ladies’ Pond ...

While cold plunges have seen a major resurgence in recent years—praised for reducing inflammation, aiding muscle recovery, and boosting mood—the practice is far from new. Cold-water immersion dates ...

If you plan to continue your open-water swimming through the winter, then aside from a cosy swim robe to warm you after your dip, a cold water swimming hat is an absolute essential. Here are our ...

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 ...

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 ...

A mother from Rotherham has revealed her struggle with a rare allergy to cold temperatures, which causes her skin to erupt in painful, itchy hives that she describes as making her want to "rip it off" ...