Jeff Rubin of Madison once swam in Antarctica. He was a tour guide on a ship with a Russian doctor who swam regularly so Rubin joined him one day. The water temperature was 29 degrees. “It’s not ...

There was a time when I shunned the suggestion of wild swimming and even the thought of open-water swimming in winter made me shiver and zip up my down jacket. Then I moved to the Scottish Highlands ...

It’s the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and while it might not feel like the season for jumping in the water, more and more people are finding an icy plunge invigorating. William ...

Please check your inbox for your confirmation. There are things in life we just can’t fathom doing or think we might want to do. Then, things change. That’s how I came to winter swimming in Lake ...

Two swimming pontoons are to be removed for the winter months.Plymouth Sound National Marine Park said they would be removed during the week of the 6 October depending on weather conditions.The ...

NEWPORT, Vt. — Plunging into a frozen lake and swimming laps may not be everyone's good time but for winter swimmers who return year after year to a northern Vermont lake near the Canadian border, ...

POTOMAC, Md. — Throughout the winter months, with temperatures below freezing, in windy conditions, sometimes during a snow storm and cold rain, you'll find the St. Andrew's Episcopal School swim team ...

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