Only a swimsuit, goggles and a silicone cap stood between Mackenzie Koeck and a lake swim last Saturday morning. The water in McCarrons Lake in Roseville was as cold as 39 degrees. With snow falling, ...

The 32nd annual Penguin Swim will take place on Jan. 1, 2026, in Ocean City, Maryland. Participants must register online or in person to take part in the cold plunge into the Atlantic Ocean. The event ...

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a ...

One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River. This is an excerpt from "Brave Souls" by Eliza ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karl Fitzpatrick said he was keen for the event to become an annual tradition in Jersey [BBC] Dozens of people braved the cold ...

Long before ice baths became a trend, people were taking the dip just for the joy of it. Join us for a look at these vintage photos from an era when an icy swim was just part of the winter fun ...

A Team GB ice swimmer who became the first British man to complete a gruelling 0.6-mile (1km) swim in the Baltic Sea, with a water temperature of -0.3C, has described himself as "just some daft bloke ...