The first mention of an attempted swim from Robben Island to the mainland is found in a short article in the Cape Times of ...

Each year, in the freezing provincial capital of Harbin, in China, people plunge straight into near freezing water. What's ...

BRAVE swimmers have taken the plunge in the freezing waters around the UK as they celebrate the first day of the New Year. It ...

LYME, Conn. (WTNH) — Outside, it’s a brisk thirty degrees and the water temperature is about the same. But a group of brave women are shedding their winter gear and donning different attire. “We wear ...

The 40 th -annual “Polar Bear Swim” took place at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport, Door County, on Thursday morning. On the ...

On a chilly afternoon along the picturesque shores of Loch Lomond, Scotland, the sound of bagpipes pierces the air as competitors in swimsuits, caps and goggles line up. The audience, clad in warm ...

Jan Rigby, 43, from Wavertree, is a seasoned open-water swimmer with eleven years experience, and is a regular at Princes ...