Q: I keep hearing about the benefits of swimming in cold water. Is it actually good for you? A: There is intriguing preliminary evidence that swimming in cold water may have antidepressant effects.

Mike Tipton is a Council member of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and a Trustee of Surf Lifesaving GB. Heather Massey is a patron of Swim the Wight CIC. With the growth in outdoor swimming ...

There is nothing worse than one of those first outdoor summer practices in May when the air has not touched 80 degrees yet. The pool sits there cold. Colder than cold. Jumping in feels like punishment ...

When temperatures drop in open water, many triathletes will head back to the pool. But that’s a shame, because cold-water swimming has many benefits for our physical and mental health – you just need ...

WASHINGTON — The postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are underway, and fan-favorite events include the men's and women's swimming and water sport competitions. According to the International Olympic ...

Unless you’re planning on swimming the Channel under traditional rules – which which only allows a simple swimsuit for protection – then there’s no reason not to layer up come the colder months. Along ...

An aerial view of the Crystal Lagoon serving as centerpiece of the Epperson master-planned community in Wesley Chapel, Fla., a suburb of Tampa. Up until recently, cold plunge pools and Crystal Lagoons ...