Category: Wild Swimming
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Wild Swimming at Keepers Pond
I was out early this morning taking some sunrise photos at Keepers Pond in Blaenavon and met these very brave ladies taking a swim in the freezing water :-)
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Mud, sweat and cheers for bogsnorkelling’s triple winner
Brave swimmers took the plunge into the murky, stinky waters of the Waen Rhydd peat bog to compete in the World Bog Snorkelling Championships in Wales on Sunday (August 25)
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Can you swim in a flooded mine?
Today we are going to take you to a Centuries-old blooded Hungarian silica mine – Tarn of Megyer-Hegy. Hope you enjoy and remember, travel and discover. There are treasures everywhere.
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Henleaze Lake: Nude swimming, high diving and romance remembered
The history of a wild swimming club, hidden in the heart of Bristol’s suburbia, has been published to mark its 100th year. Henleaze Swimming Club was set up in a flooded quarry in 1919 following a spate of drownings the year before. Alumni include actor David Prowse who played Darth Vader in Star Wars. “It’s…
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Cool off with Ithaca’s favorite swimming holes
Summer in New York can be sweltering, so finding top spots to escape the heat are important. Three swimming holes in Ithaca deliver cool dips to splash the time away.
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Detroit River is a ‘speedway’ and too dangerous for swimming, report says
With water levels continuing to rise in Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River, it’s too dangerous for swimming, the Windsor Port Authority said.
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Water Safety Ireland urges people to swim at lifeguarded waterways
Water Safety Ireland is warning that there is an average of five drownings every fortnight in Ireland. As people flock to lakes and beaches during the warm weather, rescue chiefs are reminding people that while it may be hot, water temperatures are still a good deal cooler. Water Safety Ireland’s Roger Sweeney says cold-water shock…
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Looking for a great swimming hole? Shannon Bryan’s got some suggestions
Here are a few great places to hike and take a swim this summer.
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Swimming in a secret cenote in Mexico
Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is famous for many things: beaches, ancient Maya ruins, food and nightlife and of course, cenotes. You may have seen snaps of these bright blue or green natural waterholes on Instagram, and with good reason: they’re darn beautiful. Cenotes are formed when limestone bedrock collapses and groundwater fills the sinkhole. The ancient…