‘Exposure to cold water also activates the vagus nerve, which can help lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and improve ...

While wild swimming during the depths of winter might seem like a slightly mad idea, it's a pastime that's becoming hugely popular. In fact, part of the ritual of this slow living hobby often involves ...

The “wild swimming” trend — aka open-water swimming, or taking dips in lakes, rivers, streams or even the sea — isn't exactly new. Still, it has been increasing in popularity over the past decade, ...

THE summit of Ben Lawers was snow capped while the water in Loch Tay was baltic – so would you fancy a dip in these wintry ...

It was nostalgia, not a desire to clear my head that first drew me to outdoor swimming in my 30s. I’d grown up close to water and spent my childhood at the beach, neck deep in the North Sea. The ...

Over the past decade, swimmers around the world have been turning their backs on dull swimming pools in favor of the planet's almost limitless natural swimming spots. Just as surfers crisscrossed the ...

Dressed from head-to-toe in thick neoprene including hood, gloves, socks and goggles, Calum Maclean is ready for the final ...

The first pony to make landfall on Chincoteague is by tradition named the King or Queen Neptune. Following Wednesday's swim, the Saltwater Cowboys corralled the ponies for a parade which finished on ...