As the practice has become more popular, it's important to note that 'deaths from cold-water immersion are not uncommon.' ...

Sharon Prahl was 21 when death nearly took her. She was biking cross-country with a friend in 1986 when she hit a rough patch and flipped her bike, fracturing her skull and injuring her spine. In the ...

These days it seems everyone is diving into the cold plunge trend, soaking in ice-cold water to reduce post-workout soreness, boost immunity, rev energy and more. But we're most intrigued by the ...

Watching the Baltimore Ravens play the Tennessee Titans in an NFL game in London recently in temperatures close to freezing, fans in the stadium must have felt cold, but the players must have felt ...

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a ...

You can barley scroll Insta these days without stumbling across an idyllic early morning shot of a neoprene-clad woman pacing purposefully into a lake, or a snap of flushed-cheeked friends clutching ...

In the late 1980s, a research scientist in Canada named Gordon Giesbrecht placed a notice hoping to recruit volunteers for the first in a series of experiments that, no matter how he framed them, ...

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Accomplished marathon swimmer Melissa Kegler attempts a new record in ice swimming. Follow the inspiring journey of accomplished marathon swimmer Melissa Kegler, whose technical obesity leads her to ...

In just a few short months, organizers of an ice swimming competition pulled together an event that brought together a hundred swimmers from all over the world. They competed on Saturday in an ...

FILE - Canda-Leigh Habonimana dips in the waters of Gatineau Park's Meech Lake in Chelsea, Que., during a polar bear dip on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2025. (Justin Tang /The Canadian Press via AP) FILE ...