Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some swimmers have also found wild swimming to be an antidote to pandemic-era loneliness and mental health struggles. Jessica J.

There was a time when I shunned the suggestion of wild swimming and even the thought of open-water swimming in winter made me ...

If, like many, you've recently embraced the many mental and physical health benefits of wild swimming, you'll likely also know how important it is to wear the right gear (read: find the best wetsuit ...

People have been swimming in bodies of water since the dawn of time. Whether it’s a lake, ocean, or river, it’s human nature to want to take a dip. But be honest — when was the last time you actually ...

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 ...

Cold water swimming overlaps with wild swimming or open water swimming, which is quite simply swimming outside in a natural body of water, as opposed to an outdoor pool or lido. Rivers, lakes and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waterfall selfies, river dips and dawn swimming in the ocean, it seems like wild swimming is exploding across Wales. This ...