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, ...

Charlotte Brynn winter swimming in Lake Willoughby. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Brynn/CNS Kate Kampner is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Reservoirs are often flagged as being especially dangerous for wild swimming, but the truth of ...

It started with a cold-water plunge, and now outdoor, natural swimming is an obsession of mine. With 15,000 lakes and a robust water-quality testing system, Wisconsin is great for wild swimming. It ...

A grade II listed gasholder in south London could host a wild swimming pond, Southwark Council has revealed. The new park, to ...

For over five years, the East London Waterworks Park charity has been campaigning to turn the 14-acre Thames Water depot on ...

London’s newest wild swimming pond could be built somewhere entirely unexpected – a Grade II listed gasholder in South London ...

Forget massive chlorinated swimming pools, the hottest status symbol among wealthy landowners in the UK is now natural swimming pools — or ponds, as you might call them. The purpose-built garden water ...

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 ...