Category: Winter Swimming

Ger Kennedy is an Irish cold swimmer. He arrived in Yakutsk, Russia’s Siberia, on March 5th, 2016, in the early morning and we went to the place called Elanka on the Lena River. 2,5 hr by car. After, he swam 52 m under the ice. The temp of water under the ice was -1C. Air…

Join Nils and Per when they get out in the archipelago in the middle of winter. It is possible to do swimrun all year round however, in the winter warmer equipment and a little more planning is required.

El International Winter Swimming Festival 2015 fue organizado por SWIM ARGENTINA. https://youtu.be/8__C0ue1n2c

Yesterday (february 13) Scandinavian Winter Swimming Cup was held in SkellefteÃ¥ and this year there were about 300 participants. The winter swimming was organised by ”Dark & Cold” which is one of the five organizers in the world to receive approval from the International Winter Swimming Association, IWSA, to hold a competition that is part of the…

Cold swimming in Novosibirsk, January 2016 https://youtu.be/E7MRgVf8qIY

Polish Open Winter Swimming Championships Silesia Winter Swimming 2016 January 23, 2016 Katowice

Ice-hole swimming is a traditional Russian fun. Winter swimmers are called “walruses” here. “Lipetsk Walrus Club” exists for over 60 years and since then a lot of people have joined our healthy lifestyle community. Winter swimming is popular not only among seniors but also among young people. Lipetsk ‘walruses’ enjoy the cold water as well…

Now in its forth year the Big Chill Swim has over 1000 competitors from across the UK & around the world. Taking place at the Low Wood Bay Hotel Resort Marina, Lake District. UK then event is part of the International Winter Swimming Association World Cup with races from 30m through to 1km. No wetsuits…