Dozens of people braved the cold water on New Year's Day for a charity sea swim. The event at Greve de Leq in aid of Jersey ...

Cold water shock, hypothermia and swim failure are the main dangers, particularly in very low winter sea temperatures, which ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging anyone considering taking part in open water swims or New Year dips ...

Planning a traditional chilly swim over Christmas or New Year? Imy Brighty-Potts asks GPs about the immediate impact on the ...

Everything you need to know before you partake in the polar bear imitation trend, courtesy of scientists and veteran winter ...

From tranquil pools to historic harbours, these are the best spots for a New Year’s Day dip.

The RNLI has issued safety advice to people planning to go cold water swimming over Christmas and New Year. The charity said ...

Beaches across Sussex and Kent will be welcoming sea swimmers for their mass annual dips during the festive period. Swimmers ...

The science suggests there is a very good reason why people enjoy what others would argue is a strange thing to do in winter.

Can open water swimming in the cold enhance your physical and mental health? Increasingly, the answer seems to be yes. Certainly the positive buzz on cold water swimming continues to grow, thanks to ...

Cold water therapy, also referred to as cold body therapy or cold therapy, is the practice of exposing your body to sub-zero temperatures to treat a range of health conditions. From anxiety to ...

Senses vary in their openness to language. If smells and tastes are hard to describe, the intimate somatosensory modalities may elude description altogether. A human body can sense its position and ...