Category: Winter Swimming

Get a glimpse into the world of winter swimming in the Tallinn harbour with UK journalist Jon Cardwell. Check out his full journey: https://estonianway.com/joncardwell Watch this video on YouTube

Hundreds of revellers take part in the traditional “Bain des Givres” swim in the cold North Sea as part of New Year’s Day celebrations at Malo-Les-Bains beach in Dunkirk, northern France. Watch this video on YouTube

Almost 400 swimmers launched themslves in cold waters of Prague’s Moldau river for the Alfred Nikodem memorial race. Wednesday’s event was the 70th edition of the country’s oldest winter swimming competition. Competitors from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Argentina and Russia were cheered by dozens of spectators, as they plunged into waters of about 4…

Windy conditions forced restrictions on the annual New Year Alcatraz swim to San Francisco. Participants had to swaim inside the breakwater and cove at Aquatic Park. (1-1-19) Watch this video on YouTube

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The first official Antarctica Ice Kilometer Swim was held on 23 and 25 November 2018 at Port Lockroy, a natural harbour in front of the Antarctic Peninsula with 41-year-old Alexander Brylin of Russia, 55-year-old Yunfeng Wang of China, 44-year-old Leszek Naziemiec of Poland, 52-year-old Paolo Chiarino of Italy, 54-year-old Andrey Agarkov of Russia, 33-year-old Samantha…

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Cold water swimming is making a splash across the United Kingdom. But if you are one of those who is going to keep the hobby up during the winter, here are five tips to help keep you safe. They come from Bangor, County Down, where a group of swimmers celebrated an anniversary with a fancy…