A woman representing Great Britain at the Ice Swimming World Championship said her "mental strength was challenged" as she ...

Keaton Jones of the United States competes during the Men's 200m Backstroke Heat of swimming at the ... [+] Paris 2024 ...

An international ice swimming team who trained in a British lake have won a bucket-fall of medals at the world championships. The New Zealand team, known as The Frozen Ferns, prepared for the ...

Over 20 degrees separate the freezing waters of Molveno, Italy, where Pretoria swimmer Reino von Wielligh has been competing, and the much warmer KwaZulu-Natal dam.

Frozen Ferns Water at the competition in Italy (pictured) had to be less than 5C (41F) to be considered an ice water swim The team chose ... a mental and physical challenge, adding: "It was ...

Von Wielligh recently represented South Africa at the sixth Ice Swimming World ... far more forgiving, the challenge ahead remains formidable, with Von Wielligh due to swim eight miles on 6 ...