A summer swim in wild waters can bring escape and exhilaration. Here are six places on state and national park land across ...

Sasha Lauer loves wild swimming for the benefits it brings to her wellbeing but worries about the state of her local rivers. "We are pragmatic about it and are careful to keep our heads out of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some swimmers have also found wild swimming to be an antidote to pandemic-era loneliness and mental health struggles. Jessica J.

Cold water swimming is growing in popularity amongst women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UK, Essex, female wild swimmer standing in a lake touching the water at sunrise. Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. There’s a jewel box of a cove in the coastal Maine town where I live, and every day a small group of ...

Wild swimming is on the rise in Ireland and across the UK. As we’re surrounded by sea and the land is dotted with lakes, ...

Wild water swimming is one of the joys of summer, offering a cooling dip and a chance to reconnect with nature. But before you head to your favourite lake, river or beach, experts say there’s one ...