Plunge into water at near-freezing temperatures, and your body goes into extreme distress. Your skin screams signals of pain. You can't breathe, because your chest is cramping up. Talking is nearly ...

In just a few short months, organizers of an ice swimming competition pulled together an event that brought together a hundred swimmers from all over the world. They competed on Saturday in an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Casey Murphy is a NJ writer specializing in swimming and diving. Jan 16, 2025, 01:23pm EST Jan 16, 2025, 01:37pm EST ORADEA, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Casey Murphy is a NJ writer specializing in swimming and diving. Jan 27, 2025, 12:52pm EST Keaton Jones of the United States ...

J.B. Lanza has searched hard for the one thing she could be great at. When she started swimming in icy water, she found it. LYNN – J.B. Lanza placed the meat cleaver on the ground and stepped between ...