Firstly, there's no need for ice at all – Greg's 12°C bath is plenty cold enough. Mike's own studies have found that “the physiological response to cold water peaks somewhere between 10-15°C”. Going ...

Cold water swimming has been popular for a while now (which is why you see so many stylish swim robes around), but are the suggested benefits real? In this article, I’ll uncover what is fact and ...

Sharon Prahl was 21 when death nearly took her. She was biking cross-country with a friend in 1986 when she hit a rough patch and flipped her bike, fracturing her skull and injuring her spine. In the ...

STURGEON BAY - If you think the waters of Lake Michigan off Whitefish Dunes State Park are a great place to wade in the water during the summer, a number of people across the country apparently think ...

Ruth Rose, 87, rallies dozens of cold water swimmers each day. BRIGHTON -- For 365 days a year, come rain or shine, Ruth Rose, 87, has taken a bracing morning swim in Seaford, a small coastal town on ...

The moment I realised my tongue wasn’t working properly, I knew I’d made a terrible mistake. I’d allotted myself ten minutes in the freezing Cornish sea which, given my level of experience, I’d ...

Swimming in the San Francisco Bay is more than a hobby or a form of exercise for the avid community of swimmers who show up regularly to take a dip. It’s practically a spiritual experience. “I work a ...

Suzy Rook is preparing to travel to swim in the Arctic and is training by going for cold water dips in Dumfries and Galloway.

(WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — Whether it be for ice fishing, ice skating, or just out of curiosity, venturing out on a frozen lake or body of water can quickly become a dangerous activity. Knowing the thickness ...