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 ...

For the first time in over a century, Parisians and tourists will be able to take a refreshing dip in the River Seine. The ...

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.

People with fancy hats and caps attend the annual New Year swim with the winter swimming club 'Seehunde Berlin', on New Year's Day at the Oranke Lake in Berlin Jan. 1, 2025.

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 ...

Growing up by the seaside, I've always been familiar with the New Year's Day swim tradition. Each year, crowds gather on the cliffside to watch as brave swimmers take on the cold waves for charity.