The “wild swimming” trend — aka open-water swimming, or taking dips in lakes, rivers, streams or even the sea — isn't exactly new. Still, it has been increasing in popularity over the past decade, ...

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.

Next time you’re thinking about pond swimming, look for signs of beavers. A new study shows that these industrious rodents improve water quality, making wild swimming safer. Many conservationists are ...

Last year, open water swimmer Amy Appelhans Gubser became the first person to swim from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands, a craggy, mostly uninhabited archipelago off the ...

The Christmas period is a time of giving – whether that’s buying gifts for your nearest and dearest, or donating or volunteering for charity. But far from chucking spare change into the nearest ...

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

Charlotte Brynn winter swimming in Lake Willoughby. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Brynn/CNS Kate Kampner is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & ...

You can listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify each week. Follow this link if you're listening on Apple News. Author and wild swimmer Freya Bromley returns to tell Lale why the ...

It started with a cold-water plunge, and now outdoor, natural swimming is an obsession of mine. With 15,000 lakes and a robust water-quality testing system, Wisconsin is great for wild swimming. It ...

I am about shin-deep in the Irish Sea, my hands flapping about like hummingbird wings, as I question my judgement. I’m gasping for air, as the shock of the chill 50 degree Fahrenheit water laps at my ...

Leicester, England – As the allure of wild water swimming rises, concerns about water safety and unregulated water standards in the UK have surged to the forefront of conversations. Ponds by Michael ...

Wild swimming may be coming to the Old Kent Road at Southwark’s Grade II listed gasworks, writes Rich Brann. Plans ...