The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging anyone considering taking part in open water swims or New Year dips to be aware of the dangers.

Cold water shock, hypothermia and swim failure are the main dangers, particularly in very low winter sea temperatures, which can quickly overwhelm the body and breathing, according to the RLNI. Cold ...

At 05:30 on Tuesday, world record swimmer Howard Warrington took his first strokes in the cold False Bay waters as he started ...

It’s 8am and I’m standing at the edge of my local lake at Beckenham Place Park in London, the early morning sun just beginning to peek over the trees. A layer of mist is rising from the cold water and ...

Lincolnshire residents are being urged to stay away from frozen ponds, lakes, rivers and other open water sources as the cold ...