Swimming is a cool activity, right? For many the image of paradise is being surrounded by a cloud of sunscreen while lazing by the ocean or pool before slipping into the water to escape the sweltering ...

Katja Pantzar hears her friend call out encouragingly as she stands on a wooden dock in central Helsinki on a cold, dark and snowy winter evening. It’s 14 F (-10 C), but all Pantzar is wearing is a ...

A frigid swim is set to take place at Tony Schmidt Regional Park in Arden Hills this weekend. The inaugural MN Ice Swim, a competitive race through a "pool" cut into the ice of Lake Johanna, will take ...

Ice swimming is the fastest growing extreme aquatic sport. Tens of thousands of swimmers now hit the cold water daily and before the COVID restrictions, thousands traveled to events from Siberia to ...

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In early 2014, Ram Barkai took a trip to Antarctica. There, Barkai and five others did what most would deem unthinkable: They swam in the Southern Ocean, which was 30 degrees F. Yes, that is below the ...

Qing Li always wanted to compete in the Olympics. The 35-year-old grew up surrounded by swimming greats and even got to meet a few Olympic swimmers before she turned 10. From a young age, Li competed ...

Longtime Juneau resident Cheryl Fellman has run a marathon, hiked the Appalachian Trail, climbed large mountains and completed challenging open-water swims. Now, this mother of two is on the verge of ...

Fit Nation: Around the World in 8 Races will air three times on Saturday, April 21, between 1 and 6 p.m. ET and one time between 5 and 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 22. Plunge into water at near-freezing ...

Vencl said he felt great after emerging from his minute-and-half swim in water measured at 37 degrees Farenheit (3 C) and pumping his fist in celebration. The 38-year-old changed the location for the ...

HARBIN, China (Reuters Life!) - It may be several degrees below zero and there may be a thick layer of ice on the water, but for some hardy souls in the frigid northern Chinese city of Harbin, it's ...