Dozens of people braved the cold water on New Year's Day for a charity sea swim. The event at Greve de Leq in aid of Jersey ...

The mere thought of it might make you shiver, but outdoor swimming has long been a feature of the Christmas period. People have touted the health benefits of cold water for centuries, all the way back ...

Cold water shock, hypothermia and swim failure are the main dangers, particularly in very low winter sea temperatures, which can quickly overwhelm the body and breathing, according to the RLNI. Cold ...

Planning a traditional chilly swim over Christmas or New Year? Imy Brighty-Potts asks GPs about the immediate impact on the ...

Can open water swimming in the cold enhance your physical and mental health? Increasingly, the answer seems to be yes. Certainly the positive buzz on cold water swimming continues to grow, thanks to ...

Of the 785 women surveyed, 46.9% said swimming eased their anxiety; 34.5% said it helped their mood swings; 31.1% said it elevated their mood; and 30.3% said it reduced their hot flashes. The findings ...

It’s another gray Pacific Northwest winter morning. The kind where the water and sky blend together into one, imbued with a raw, wet cold that seeps into your bones. I could be sitting inside drinking ...

The science suggests there is a very good reason why people enjoy what others would argue is a strange thing to do in winter.

Menopausal women who regularly swim in cold water report significant improvements to their physical and mental symptoms, finds a new study. Menopausal women who regularly swim in cold water report ...

Beaches across Sussex and Kent will be welcoming sea swimmers for their mass annual dips during the festive period. Swimmers ...

Plans are moving forward to open an ambitious new outdoor swimming spot, including geothermal pools that would stay warm all ...

Menopausal women who regularly swim in cold water report significant improvements to their physical and mental symptoms, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in Post ...