Category: Winter Swimming
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People in Moscow Enjoy Ice Swimming
Moscow ice swimmers are preparing the hole for an “anti-COVID” workout. A kind of “exercise” in winter clothes is quickly replaced by gymnastics in summer ones. The thermometer shows minus 20 degrees, and the group in bathing suits runs, does push-ups and squats in the open air, as if nothing had happened. Under the strict…
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Polar Bears 4 | Clevedon Marine Lake | Andy Wolf | #clevedon #marinelake #coldwaterswimming
They’re not just swimmers, they’re superheroes… cold water swimmers in Marine Lake, Clevedon UK.
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Marian Catholic Polar Plunge
Marian Catholic High School held its 8th annual Polar Plunge at Mauch Chunk Lake Park in Jim Thorpe Saturday afternoon. Swimmers took the plunge into icy water to benefit Marian.
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Lapland town of Salla highlights climate crisis with 2032 Olympics campaign
The race to host the 2032 summer Olympics looks set to be one of the most fiercely contested in history. So when the Lapland town of Salla announced its intention to vie with Jakarta, Istanbul and Seoul‑Pyongyang, it was competing against the odds. But the “coldest town in the world†had a secret weapon up…
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Cold Comforts of Winter Swimming Continue in Ireland
Sea swimming exploded in popularity in Ireland last year and that surge has continued, even as air and water temperatures have dropped.
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Bend Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Oregon goes virtual, offers variety
In a normal year, the Plunge would take place in 5 locations throughout the State (Portland, Eugene, Corvallis, Bend and So. Oregon/Medford). However, nothing about the last year has been normal. With safety of the athletes and Plunge participants as a priority, we won’t be gathering to Plunge together in 2021. Instead, the 2021 Polar Plunge…
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Why I’m ice swimming in the Lake District every day in January
Sheets of ice and layers of snow aren’t enough to deter Gilly McArthur who is swimming in Cumbria’s lakes and tarns everyday in January for charity.
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Ukrainians celebrate Epiphany with icy water dips
Orthodox Christians in Ukraine celebrated the festival of Epiphany by taking a dip in ice-cold waters and carolling across the country.
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Meet Kyiv’s Polar Bear Swimmers
Kyiv’s polar bears believe that plunging into icy water has unique health benefits that help prolong their lives. Others in Ukraine take a polar plunge for religious or historical traditions. Whatever the case, many Ukrainians just don’t fear the cold.