Category: Winter Swimming
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Polar Bear Club Swimmers Plunge Into New Year | WANE 15 News
Polar Bear Club Swimmers plunge into New Year
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German and Italian Swimmers Enjoy Cold Water With Traditional New Year’s Dips | Arirang News
In Germany and Italy, people celebrated the arrival of 2025 with unique traditions like frigid water swimming and dives. In Berlin, brave swimmers marked the new year with their annual ice bath tradition. Members of the Berlin Seals Club swam and danced in the icy waters, where the morning water temperature was 6 degrees Celsius,…
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How B.C.’s Polar Bear Swim Tradition Evolved | CBC British Columbia
New Year’s Day is right around the corner, and for some, that means a cool dip in cold water. We talked to Dave Horton and Lisa Pantages about the annual tradition — how it started and what it’s become today.
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Christmas Eve Swim in Helen’s Bay: Swimmers Brave the Cold for Charity | Mail News
Among those who braved the elements on the Christmas Eve swim in Helen´s Bay were a couple who first met at the event last year.
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The Serpentine Swimming Club’s Christmas Day Race | Sky News
The 100-yard race has been held every year since 1864 – making today the 160th anniversary. Swimmers will be competing for the Peter Pan Cup.
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Swimming Beneath Finland’s Icy Waters | Gordon, Gino, and Fred’s Road Trip
Gordon, Gino, and Fred get ready to brave the freezing waters of Finland for an icy swim.
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Melbourne Swimmer’s Obsession – 1000 Days in a Row | 7 News Australia
A bayside swimmer is turning heads after a morning milestone, 1000 days in the making. He started his dawn ritual during lockdown and kept it up, whether it be rain, hail or shine.
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Swimming to Antarctica – Daniel Slosberg on Lynne Cox’s Cold Water Swims | Unpacking The Problem
Daniel talks about his teammate and friend Lynne Cox’s swim to and around Antarctica, and rules that follow from English Channel Swim rules, and how to prepare.