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, ...

Wild swimming has grown massively in popularity in recent times. Not only is swimming outdoors a pleasant way to enjoy the sunshine, fresh air and green leafy surroundings, it can also help to relieve ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Wet ‘N’ Wild Waterworld in Anthony, Texas will be offering a free-swimming lesson for kids and adults on Thursday. The lesson begins at 9 a.m. and will last for half an ...

The reality of COVID hit home for my family nine months into the pandemic. My husband lost his job, my kids were out of school, and I was working all hours to get my start-up off the ground. Every ...

A free wild swimming spot with a sandy beach could soon be on its way to Hackney. The old 14-acre Thames Water depot on Lea ...

Primrose Freestone, senior lecturer in clinical microbiology at the University of Leicester looks at the growing trend of wild swimmining and whether fears of germs and unwanted bacteria are founded.