The sport is no stunt, as swimmer Mackenzie Koeck and her support crew learned in the yearlong runup of preparation.

Pulling on my wetsuit, as well as my neoprene gloves, socks and hat and watching the mist rise from the chilly lake, it’s ...

Swimming in the San Francisco Bay is more than a hobby or a form of exercise for the avid community of swimmers who show up regularly to take a dip. It’s practically a spiritual experience. “I work a ...

It’s 8am and I’m standing at the edge of my local lake at Beckenham Place Park in London, the early morning sun just beginning to peek over the trees. A layer of mist is rising from the cold water and ...

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 ...

BUTLER, Tenn. (WJHL) — Donald Winters probably broke a world record Tuesday, but the 66-year-old went through several minutes of agony in the process. “The first, oh, three-fourths of it went real ...

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 ...

In Samantha Sanders’s documentary short, a group of women find pandemic solace, in a death-defying ritual. [Helen] Careful. It's super slick. [Deirdre] Oh my god, look at the lake. and you move ...

To call this girl a daredevil would be an understatement. After all, how many people swim in ice-cold water on a daily basis?

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 ...