While wild swimming during the depths of winter might seem like a slightly mad idea, it's a pastime that's becoming hugely popular. In fact, part of the ritual of this slow living hobby often involves ...

The “wild swimming” trend — aka open-water swimming, or taking dips in lakes, rivers, streams or even the sea — isn't exactly new. Still, it has been increasing in popularity over the past decade, ...

It was nostalgia, not a desire to clear my head that first drew me to outdoor swimming in my 30s. I’d grown up close to water and spent my childhood at the beach, neck deep in the North Sea. The ...

For the past ten years Kim Hilton has been a regular and enthusiastic 'wild' swimmer, often taking dips along the banks of the River Wye near where he lives. 'There's something wonderful about wild ...

Over the past decade, swimmers around the world have been turning their backs on dull swimming pools in favor of the planet's almost limitless natural swimming spots. Just as surfers crisscrossed the ...

A quick splash, a sleek fin cutting through the surface, and then—gone. Dolphins don’t perform on cue, but when you spot one, ...