Category: Winter Swimming
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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.
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Australian Breaks the Ice for a Record-Breaking Loch Ness Swim | 7NEWS
Melbourne marathon swimmer John Van Wisse has embarked on a unique training regimen for one of the world’s most grueling events. He’s toughening up his body in a bid to break the record for swimming Scotland’s freezing Loch Ness.
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Free-Diver David Vencl Plunges to Record Depth in Frozen Swiss Lake | Guardian Sport
David Vencl emerged from the depths of Switzerland’s Lake Sils after a record dive of 52.1 meters beneath the ice without a wetsuit. The 40-year-old Czech diver’s record vertical plunge in a single breath follows his entry into the Guinness World Records book for swimming the length of a frozen Czech lake in 2021. Vencl dived through a hole in the ice then retrieved a sticker…
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Is Cold Water Swimming Good for You? – BBC News
Cold water swimming has grown in popularity in recent years, with many participants claiming it has physical and mental health benefits. Now scientists at Portsmouth University, UK are testing these claims with surprising results. The university’s Dr. Heather Massey says studies have shown that cold water immersion has some “therapeutic effect” on conditions such as…