Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A frigid swim is set to take place at Tony Schmidt Regional Park in Arden Hills this weekend. The inaugural MN Ice Swim, a ...

Jeff Rubin of Madison once swam in Antarctica. He was a tour guide on a ship with a Russian doctor who swam regularly so Rubin joined him one day. The water temperature was 29 degrees. “It’s not ...

There are thousands of devotees around the world who swear by swimming up to a mile in water below 41-degrees Fahrenheit.

J.B. Lanza has searched hard for the one thing she could be great at. When she started swimming in icy water, she found it. LYNN – J.B. Lanza placed the meat cleaver on the ground and stepped between ...

People run into the freezing North Sea as part of the traditional New Year's day swim in coastal Scheveningen district of The Hague, Netherlands. Call it “Viking swimming,” “freezing plunges,” "polar ...

The United States’ hopes for extending its long Olympic medal streak in the men’s 200-meter backstroke rest on the shoulders of an ice swimmer. Keaton Jones, a 19-year-old Olympic rookie, is the last ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --A Polish city announced it broke a world record when nearly 200 people took turns immersing themselves in a small pool filled with water and ice. The City of Międzyzdroje did not ...

Qing Li always wanted to compete in the Olympics. The 35-year-old grew up surrounded by swimming greats and even got to meet a few Olympic swimmers before she turned 10. From a young age, Li competed ...