Pulling on my wetsuit, as well as my neoprene gloves, socks and hat and watching the mist rise from the chilly lake, it’s ...
In just a few short months, organizers of an ice swimming competition pulled together an event that brought together a hundred swimmers from all over the world. They competed on Saturday in an ...
Watching the Baltimore Ravens play the Tennessee Titans in an NFL game in London recently in temperatures close to freezing, fans in the stadium must have felt cold, but the players must have felt ...
People run into the freezing North Sea as part of the traditional New Year's day swim in coastal Scheveningen district of The Hague, Netherlands. Call it “Viking swimming,” “freezing plunges,” "polar ...
People from the group Diptribe, who swim at South Cerney in Gloucestershire, have been waiting for temperatures to go below ...
Plunge into water at near-freezing temperatures, and your body goes into extreme distress. Your skin screams signals of pain. You can't breathe, because your chest is cramping up. Talking is nearly ...
Qing Li always wanted to compete in the Olympics. The 35-year-old grew up surrounded by swimming greats and even got to meet a few Olympic swimmers before she turned 10. From a young age, Li competed ...
Sharon Prahl was 21 when death nearly took her. She was biking cross-country with a friend in 1986 when she hit a rough patch and flipped her bike, fracturing her skull and injuring her spine. In the ...
With temperatures reaching the 90s and summer in full swing, it is time to beat the heat in Connecticut. Whether your AC is busted or you’re looking to get out of the house and have some fun, you have ...