While wild swimming during the depths of winter might seem like a slightly mad idea, it's a pastime that's becoming hugely popular. In fact, part of the ritual of this slow living hobby often involves ...

Amid war, displacement and loss, residents take to the Mediterranean each morning in a bid to reclaim hope, health and a ...

HARBIN, China — Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin. The swimmers ...

It’s the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and while it might not feel like the season for jumping in the water, more and more people are finding an icy plunge invigorating. William ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zhang Xin, a winter swimming enthusiast, says exercise has helped him overcome seasonal colds (Adek BERRY) (Adek BERRY/AFP/AFP) As ...

Winter swimming has its own festival now, and the third edition of the Ayia Napa event is approaching soon. Winter swimmers from Cyprus and abroad – as the festival has an international character – ...

M.J. Baird brings you coverage of the WFISD winter swim meet, held at the North Texas Rehab Aquatics Center on Saturday January 10, 2026. Winter Olympics 2026: Bryce Bennett didn't win a medal, but he ...

HARBIN, China (AP) — Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin. The swimmers ...

DALIAN, China, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 11, the 2026 Dalian Winter Swimming Open & Carnival, themed "Winter Swimming, Forward and Winning", kicked off at Xinghai Bay Bathing Beach ...

As the temperature in Beijing hit -7C on Tuesday, 62-year-old Yang Zi stripped down to his swimming briefs and plunged into a frozen lake, as dozens of residents do every winter. Yang, a retiree, told ...