Category: Wild Swimming
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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…
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New website helps people avoid swimmer’s itch
People wondering about catching swimmer’s itch can get in the know with a University of Alberta website before heading to the lake this summer. SWIMMERSITCH.ca lets people report their own cases of the rash, alert others to problem areas around North America, learn more about the condition and fill out a survey that helps U…
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Officials: Don’t swim in South Fork River
In just the past two weeks, two teenagers have drowned while swimming in the river. A 14-year old boy died back on June 11th. Tuesday, rescuers recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl.
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Following teen swimmer disappearances, questions arise about government’s role in restricting Kern River access
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office and several other local agencies responded to a water rescue around 10:40 a.m. Sunday morning.
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Placer Sheriff To Swimmers: Stay Out Of Rivers
Deputies are searching for a swimmer who went missing at the American River confluence.
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Simon Thomas Takes Part in Cold Water Swimming | This Morning
In the second episode of our new wellbeing series, Simon and his son Ethan, visit their local lido to swim together, a place where they can get away from everything and be together as father and son. Simon then takes part in some cold water swimming in the River Ouse. The practice is hugely beneficial…
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The Brain-Eating Amoebas of Kerosene Creek
Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don’t put your head under water. It turns out that “brain-eating amoebas”, naegleria fowleri, are a real, if rare, thing.
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The Nordic Morning Routine – Ice Bath
Everyones talking about sharing morning routines. So, here you got one! ;) A refreshing ice bath/swim. Wouldn’t you all agree that this is the best way starting off the day? No more hot showers. No more comfort zone.