Each year, in the freezing provincial capital of Harbin, in China, people plunge straight into near freezing water. What's ...

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Across Europe, winter swimmers marked Epiphany by plunging into icy rivers, a long-held Orthodox tradition symbolising Christ ...

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More Swedes are returning to the 19th-century tradition of cold bath houses, and visiting them in winter is particularly ...

Time for a breakout. These boys swimmers and divers are MetroWest and Greater Milford's best. Though the area graduated some of its longtime standouts and reigning state champions, a new wave of ...

The 2025 Oregon high school swimming season has began and girls swimmers across the Willamette Valley are back in the pool aiming for successful winters. West Salem is fresh off a Central Valley ...

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What’s the best way to encapsulate what the 2025-26 girls swim season could look like? To paraphrase Larry Bird before the 1986 NBA 3-point contest, “Who’s coming in second?” The Barrington girls swim ...