For many of us, New Year’s Day is spent nursing a hangover on the sofa. But for thousands of brave souls across the UK, the first day of the year is spent heading out for a freezing cold dip in ...

Having grown up by the seaside, I'm no stranger to the New Year's Day swim. Every year, I join the crowds lined up on the clifftop to watch the brave fundraisers on the beach below.

Ortmayer, 31, has been well-connected with year-round swimming in Northern Virginia. He also coaches at the York Swim Club, but that likely will end once Hydra Aquatics begins.

News; Health; Health; I took the plunge and tried New Year's Day swim for the first time - and loved it Writer Amber O'Connor has changed her mind about cold water swimming after giving it a go ...