ice swimming

Lifestyle

Croatian diver breaks freediving under ice record with 140-metre swim

Croatian diver Valentina Cafolla reclaimed the apnea ice diving world record with a remarkable 140-metre swim under ice, shortly after Japanese diver Yasuko Ozeki set the previous record just 36 hours earlier.

27 February 2024

Moments

Watch: I took an ‘ice dip’ in the North Sea and survived

Forget about Finland, go to Northumberland to try 'ice dipping' this winter.

21 January 2024

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WATCH: Swedish children take the plunge in icy lake survival lessons

In Sweden, PE teachers are instructing children how to survive in case they fall into a freezing lake

9 February 2023

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Watch: Ukrainians and Russians mark Epiphany as fierce fighting rages

Ukrainians and Russians stripped off and plunged into icy pools and bodies of water to mark Epiphany as fierce fighting rages on.

20 January 2023

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Europe braves the plunge on New Year's Day

The Netherlands' New Year's Dive has grown into one of the biggest events of the year.

1 January 2023

Moments

Hate cold water but want to wild swim? Here’s what you’ll need

Whether swimming close to home or on a winter sun holiday, get prepared for an endorphin rush by investing in some good kit.

31 October 2022

Travel News

Ice swimmer breaks 2 world records crossing dangerous Antarctic waters

Barbara Hernandez is the first person ever to swim three nautical miles in the world’s ‘most feared waters’.

20 June 2022

Moments

Why are people floating on a frozen lake in the Arctic?

With tourists returning to Lapland after last year’s cancellations, a new experience is proving popular - arctic ice floating.

20 December 2021

Moments

Would you brave the temperatures of the coldest village on earth?

With temperatures reaching minus 71 degrees Celsius the Siberian village has been dubbed the "Pole of Cold."

10 February 2021