Brave swimmers who planned to take on a cold challenge on Super Bowl Sunday by plunging into Long Island Sound for Swim Across America have been forced to postpone due to the extreme weather. Long ...

Travellers are ditching heated pools for icy lakes and wild swims, as a new global ranking reveals the world’s most ...

One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River. This is an excerpt from "Brave Souls" by Eliza ...

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a ...

Claire Ryan completed the feat beneath a frozen Finnish lake wearing only a swimsuit, holding her breath for two minutes and ...