STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Swimming outdoors in winter isn’t for everyone, but for those who venture into the water they’ll tell you even a brief plunge has its own rewards: Less aches and pains, 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 ...

We took on the ultimate HOT vs. COLD pool challenge! One pool is boiling hot, the other freezing ice-cold. From popsicles to hot cocoa, see who survives the extreme temperatures and who taps out first ...

Mike Tipton is a Council member of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and a Trustee of Surf Lifesaving GB. Heather Massey is a patron of Swim the Wight CIC. With the growth in outdoor swimming ...

Regular readers will know by now that I'm a cold water swimming convert. Show the slightest interest in an icy dip, and I'll yap on at you for hours about my favourite waterfall, river and reservoir ...