Category: Winter Swimming
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Swimmers Brave Annual Christmas Day Race in London’s Serpentine | Sky News Australia
The UK has recorded one of its warmest Christmas days on record, making it a little easier for swimmers to go for their annual dip. Around a dozen Londoners have plunged into the freezing waters of the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park for an annual Christmas Day swim. The 91.4-meter (100-yard) course has been a…
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Traditional Christmas Swim Into Freezing Lake in Berlin With Swimmers Dressed in Santa Hats | Euronews
Members of the Berliner Seals swimming club, donning Santa hats, participated in their traditional Christmas swim in Lake Oranke, Berlin, despite the chilly water temperature of 5°C and air temperature of 11°C. This 40-year-old tradition was followed by carol singing and discussions about the health benefits of winter ice dipping and year-round swimming. Berliners embrace…
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The Euphoria of Cold-Water Immersion | Swimming Through | The New Yorker Documentary
In Samantha Sanders’s documentary short, a group of women find pandemic solace, in a death-defying ritual.
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Ice-Swimming Enthusiasts in Siberia Brave the Season’s First Freezing Dip | The Guardian
Ice-swimming enthusiasts in the Siberian city of Omsk welcomed winter with the season’s first freezing dip. Dozens of locals, who call themselves ‘walruses’, gathered at the bank of the Irtysh River to participate in an amateur race or simply to brave the 3C (37.4F) waters. The air temperature hovered at around zero (32F). The youngest…
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Swimmers Brave the Cold to Take Part in Tasmania’s Annual Nude Swim | Sky News Australia
A record number of people have braved the cold in Hobart’s River Derwent to take part in Dark Mofo’s annual nude swim. The solstice swim celebrates light after the longest night of the year.
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Louise Minchin Says Free Diving In The Dark In Finland Was “Exciting-Scary” | Virgin Radio UK
Louise Minchin came by the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with cinch and told us all about the time she went Free Diving in the dark in Finland!
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Brave Swimmers Put On Wetsuits for an Icy Picnic in Siberia | USA Today
This type of picnic is not for the faint of heart! Brave swimmers put on wetsuits to have a picnic in the middle of a frozen lake in Siberia.
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Water Safety: 3 Things to Know About Swimming as Weather Warms | WTOL11
WTOL 11 Meteorologist Matt Willoughby breaks down how to stay safe on the water this spring.