Is there anything better than diving into cold water in the summertime? Polar bears love plunging into refreshing water as ...

There’s nothing more refreshing on a summer hike than cooling off in a remote mountain tarn, lake, river or waterfall. Outdoor swimming expert Kate Rew describes how and where you can do it.

This can be found on the Red Equipment website here. One of the issues that arises when wild swimming is getting dry after exiting the water, which can be solved with a microfibre changing robe.

others in more natural bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and the sea. Any kind of outdoor swimming was associated with a wellbeing boost. However, wild swimming seemed to deliver significant ...

Wild swimming has surged in popularity across the UK, with a 70 per cent increase in Google searches for “wild swimming spots UK” since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. By 2023, the ...

Swimmers will see more flexible seasons for cold water swimming as part of the UK and Welsh Governments’ reforms to bathing rules. The system for monitoring the more than 550 designated, outdoor ...

Ministers are also looking at ending the fixed bathing seasons, which at the moment mean that water quality is only monitored by regulators during the months from May to September. More flexible ...

Ideal for those travelling with young children, the river becomes a wide lake and the entry into the water is gentle with little current. Wide shingle beach with huts to sit at. Popular wild swim ...

It's been a long and cold winter, but the sun just might be on its way out as we finally edge towards spring. With temperatures slowly but surely creeping up, Scotland will open its arms back up ...

World Aquatics has launched, for the first time ever, its Open Water Swimming World Ranking system, creating new and exciting opportunities for athletes and National Federations, it announced on ...

“With open water swimming, or wild swimming as they call it in Europe, there’s no one judging you or telling you that you need to be faster,” she says. “I find it really liberating.