This bold two-piece swimsuit is a great option for plunges where you really want maximum cold water contact that a one-piece might hinder. Even when your swim is brief, and on darker, more ...

On a frigid, 17-degree Sunday in early February, a group of swimsuit-clad Harpswellians gathered at Tide Mill Cove Neck to do the unthinkable. The group, known as Harpswell Open Water Swimmers, took ...

Readers and viewers of Amy Liptrot’s memoir, The Outrun, and Nora Fingscheidt’s film adaptation, will recall the powerful scenes of cold water swimming. The book and film engagingly depict ...

Cold plunges Here are the benefits and drawbacks of this trend.

He was a world-class endurance athlete, and then Pugh decided he could use attention-grabbing swims to persuade governments to think differently about marine ecosystems.

A Thurston County park has ranked as the top cold-water plunge spot in Washington state, according to a new survey. AMFM, a mental healthcare company, surveyed 3,105 cold-water enthusiasts about their ...

Those braving the waves may not realise they could be putting themselves at risk of hearing loss – from a condition known as surfer’s ear.

Water Minister Emma Hardy has said there will be a more flexible approach to monitoring wild swimming spots outside of the traditional bathing season from May to September, with safety and cleanliness ...

Swimmers will see more flexible seasons for cold water swimming as part of the UK and Welsh Governments’ reforms to bathing rules. The reforms include an end to fixed bathing season dates – from May ...